Card creation challenge
Custom Cards forum
Posted on Aug. 28, 2015, 4:15 p.m. by TheNextRedDude
Ok, heres how this works. You create a card to the specifications of the person above you, then list your own card idea for the next person. I'll start.
Variety XX
Sorcery
If X is 2 or lower, draw X cards. If X is 3, put X +1/+1 counters on X target creatures. If X is 4, return X target creatures from your graveyard to the battlefield. If X is 5 or more, Variety deals x damage to target creature or player. If X is 10 or more, you win the game.
Create a life gaining multicolored Turtle with power twice it's toughness or vice versa.
griffstick says... #2
Sky Spy Sovereign
Creature - Sphinx (rare)
Flying, Hexproof
Top secret - (when ~ enters the battlefield, exile at the top card of your library face down with a spy counter on it).
When Sky Spy Sovereign attacks, gain 1 life for each card you own in exile with a spy counter on it.
At the beginning of your end step each opponent guesses what type target card is in exile with a spy counter on it. For each opponent who guesses wrong draw a card then scry 2.
5/5
Wildcard
May 5, 2023 7:38 a.m. Edited.
griffstick says... #3
Oops. I should have added "reveal the card" then draw a card and scry 2 for each opponent who guessed wrong.
May 5, 2023 7:45 a.m.
Ninjad
Vectis Foundrykeeper
Creature - Human Artificer
Observation - Whenever one or more nonland artifacts you control become tapped for the first time during your turn, create a 2/2 white Construct artifact creature token with vigilance.
1/4
Choose one of the mechanics created for the cycle and put it on another card.
As a reminder, we have:
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Observation - Whenever one or more nonland artifacts you control become tapped for the first time during your turn, (...)
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Gravequake X (Exile X cards from your graveyard: Create a token copy of this creature, then sacrifice the token.)
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Apex - As long as you control no other creature with power greater than this creature, (...)
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Feed (When this permanent enters the battlefield or attacks, you may sacrifice a creature and/or exile a creature card from your graveyard. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter onto it for each creature sacrificed this way, then gain 2 life for each card exiled this way.)
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Unity. (A creature with Unity gets +1/+1 for each other creature you control with Unity.)
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Top secret - (when ~ enters the battlefield, exile at the top card of your library face down with a spy counter on it).
May 5, 2023 8:03 a.m.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #5
I won't post a link to not interrupt the flow, but I wanna mention I created a thread showing my designs for Apex.
May 5, 2023 8:45 a.m.
Those Who Defend
Instant
Convoke
Create three 1/1 Citizen creature tokens. If two or more creatures with Unity were tapped to pay this spell's cost, those tokens also have Unity.
"Goblins want to defend their homes against Phyrexians just as much as we do. And it looks like they have more fun doing it too."
Excited to make a Unity card, I love the mechanic. Creating multiple tokens with Unity is tricky, because it can get real big real fast. This started out as an X spell but I realized how busted that would be.
In this version of Bant, I love to think we'd see a wide variety of species in Bant's colors, so some green goblins, maybe a white dragon, etc. The citizen creature type would be excellent for this too.
Repeat!
May 5, 2023 9:11 a.m.
griffstick says... #8
I really like Gravequake, Apex, and Unity. I also of course like Top secret because it's mine. I think that observation is busted and feed is wordy. No offense to the creators of those mechanics just adding my opinion. Not that my opinion matters.
May 5, 2023 9:47 a.m.
Made_Compleat says... #9
United stand
Sorcery
Spells targeting United Stand while it's on the stack cost an additional to cast.
Creatures you control gain Unity and Trample until end of turn.
"Alone, we would be defeated. Together, we stand tall!
This one's supposed to be a chonky finisher, like Triumph of the Hordes. Probably too expensive for anything but EDH, but this would be a nightmare to play against.
Alara has all of the shards, but it also has the maelstrom. Make a maelstrom themed card that uses the following custom mechanic:
Chromatic - For each color among permanents you control, (...)
Have fun!
May 5, 2023 12:26 p.m.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #11
Maelstrom Taskmaster
Legendary Artifact Creature - Drone
Chromatic - ~ costs less to cast for each color among permanents you control.
First Strike, Flying, Lifelink, Haste, Trample
: Shuffle target nonland permanent you don't control into its owner's library. Its controller reveals the top card of their library. If they reveal a permanent card this way, they may put it onto the battlefield.
5/5
Create a creature that can gain very high power with just a little effort.
May 5, 2023 1:56 p.m. Edited.
TypicalTimmy says... #12
Aspect of Calamity
Enchantment Creature - Avatar
Faith 10 (As long as your devotion to black and / or red is at least 10, you may cast this spell as though it has flash. It can't be countered.)
When Aspect of Calamity enters the battlefield, destroy all other nonland permanents. Aspect of Calamity enters the battlefield with that many +1/+1 counters.
The citizens of Theros desperately prayed for peace and an end to all wars. Mogis was more than willing to answer for them.
0/0
Make another card, any colors, showcasing the malevolent nature of the Theros Gods in the flavor text.
May 5, 2023 4:26 p.m. Edited.
Smite
Sorcery
Choose 1 or both
Destroy target enchantment
Destroy target creature
_The gods of Theros were unhappy of their worshipers... _
Next person has to make a card based of google
May 5, 2023 5:26 p.m.
I just want to say that TypicalTimmy your card that is above mine kind of sounds like Calamity Ganon from Zelda.
May 5, 2023 5:28 p.m.
insert The Grand Calcutron here.... JK!
Query Quarry
Legendary Land - Waste
~ enters the battlefield tapped.
, Discard a card: Shuffle your library, then Scry 1. You may reveal the top card of your library. If it shares a type with the discarded card, you may draw it. If you don't, untap ~.
"I'm feeling lucky, eh? Ok, lets see what we get..."
I'd love to see a card that makes Snakes!
May 5, 2023 7:26 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #16
Zdnadra of the Coils
Legendary Creature - Naga Warlock
Deathtouch, reach, ward
When Zdnadra enters the battlefield, choose a nonland card type for each time you've cast her this game.
Whenever you cast a spell of the chosen type, create a 1/1 black Snake creature token with deathtouch, a 3/1 green Snake creature token with reach, or a 2/2 blue Snake creature token with Ward .
3/4
Wild
May 5, 2023 7:48 p.m.
TheoryCrafter says... #17
Forger's Mold
Artifact
Uncommon
: Sacrifice the number of artifacts with total mana value equal to target artifact. Create a token copy of target artifact.
, : Sacrifice a artifact card named Iron Ingot. Create a token copy of target artifact where X is its mana cost.
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Iron Ingot
Artifact
Spells and abilities that would copy ~ cost an additional to pay.
Create another MDFC where at least one side mentions the other and both sides have synergy. It cannot transform.
May 6, 2023 6:30 a.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #18
Artwork borrowed from Naznamy. Please support their content if you like it.
May 6, 2023 6:45 p.m.
Predestination
Creature - Incarnation
At the beginning of your upkeep, choose land or nonland. Reveal the top two cards of your library and put all cards of the chosen type revealed this way into your hand and all other cards on the bottom of your library in any order.
6/5
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Trust in Fate
Sorcery
Draw a card, then put a card from your hand on top of your library. If you control a creature named Predestination, you may shuffle up to two target cards from your graveyard into your library.
The flavor's maybe a touch off, but I'm not going to dig through a thesaurus of philosophy to find the right word. Might come back to this idea.
For the challenge, take one of those "What is your spirit animal?" or "What fantasy animal am I?" online quizzes and create a card for your result. (I apparently have a bear spirit, or unicorn for the fantasy side.)
May 6, 2023 8:18 p.m.
griffstick says... #20
The Eagle and Satyr for me.
Party trick
Instant (uncommon)
Destroy up to one target artifact or enchantment then create a 2/2 red and green Satyr creature token
Eagle strike
Enchantment - Aura (uncommon)
Enchanted creature gets +1/+0 and when it attacks it deals 1 damage to up to one target creature with power and/or toughness 1 or less, that creature can't block this turn.
Repeat
May 6, 2023 10:41 p.m. Edited.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #21
My spirit animal obviously is a "weird chameleon". Which is weird. But hey, let's go, I guess...
Stormeleon
Creature - Weird Lizard
Flash
Reach
When ~ enters the battlefield, it deals 4 damage to each creature with flying and each other creature that entered the battlefield this turn. For each creature dealt damage this way, tap that creature and put a stun counter onto it.
3/5
The Izzet have a tendency to mess with things they don't understand. Sometimes, they understand even less after the first results.
Create a tech card for a commander you have not played, but consider interesting.
May 7, 2023 4:33 a.m.
Iamme10000 says... #22
Eldrazi Mischief
Instant
Choose one:
-Choose a counter on a card in exile. Put another one of those counters on another card in exile.
-Remove all counters from a card in exile.
-Counter target spell cast from exile.
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I made this card thinking of Tasha, the Witch Queen, as a way to put a page counter on another card exiled from a different effect, and then cast it yourself. However, there are plenty of Commanders that like to put marker counters on cards in exile, so there's plenty of opportunities to use this effect.
Repeat, or create a planeswalker with no way to gain loyalty counters.
May 7, 2023 11:35 a.m.
TheoryCrafter says... #23
The Unluckiest
Legendary Planeswalker
Mythic Rare
If ~ were to gain loyalty counters, remove that many instead.
-1 Flip a coin. If you win the coin flip, until the beginning of your next upkeep, you may exile ~ instead of putting him in the graveyard until end of turn. Then return him to the battlefield tapped.
-4 move all curses attached to you to ~. You lose that much life.
5
Wild
May 7, 2023 2:24 p.m.
mudkipdude says... #25
Take Shelter
Sorcery
Heal 2 and tap target creature you control. Reduce the amount of damage taken this turn by one.
you may only cast this card during your first end step
create a Legendary Snow Enchantment Land Artifact Creature - Viashino Warlock Dragon Demon
May 8, 2023 1:53 a.m.
mudkipdude says... #26
Extra challenge - Make it good in a Tribal deck of any of its subtypes
May 8, 2023 1:53 a.m.
Iamme10000 says... #27
Maro-Sorcerer Robo-Rivaz of the Claw and the Corrupted Draconic Incarnation of the Ice Age
Legendary Snow Enchantment Land Artifact Creature - Viashino Warlock Dragon Demon
Flying, Trample, Menace
Spells you cast cost less to cast for each type and each creature type they share with Maro-Sorcerer Robo-Rivaz of the Claw and the Corrupted Draconic Incarnation of the Ice Age.
Maro-Sorcerer Robo-Rivaz of the Claw and the Corrupted Draconic Incarnation of the Ice Age isn't a creature unless you control another Viashino, another Warlock, another Dragon, and another Demon, another Legendary permanent, another snow permanent, another enchantment, and another artifact. (They must all be different permanents)
Whenever Maro-Sorcerer Robo-Rivaz of the Claw and the Corrupted Draconic Incarnation of the Ice Age attacks, choose Legendary, Snow, Enchantment, Land, Artifact, Viashino, Dragon, Demon, or Warlock, then reveal the top six cards of your library. Put any number of cards of the chosen type into your hand, then put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
Maro-Sorcerer Robo-Rivaz of the Claw and the Corrupted Draconic Incarnation of the Ice Age has power and toughness equal to the number of permanents you control that share a subtype or supertype with it.
: Maro-Sorcerer Robo-Rivaz of the Claw and the Corrupted Draconic Incarnation becomes a copy of another target Demon, Dragon, Warlock, or Viashino or land permanent you control until end of turn, except it's legendary, and its name is Maro-Sorcerer Robo-Rivaz of the Claw and the Corrupted Draconic Incarnation of the Ice Age.
There is no way we have room for flavor text on this.
x/x
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...this is such a cumbersome card. The cost reduction on your big demons and dragons is useful for those tribes, because they're generally quite expensive, and if you have robot dragons, they're double-discounted! There's even the activated ability to give it a color identity, because it can't have a mana cost, because it's a land!
Unless Maro-Sorcerer Robo-Rivaz of the Claw and the Corrupted Draconic Incarnation of the Ice Age is a creature, most creatures you cast are not discounted, except for the ones that are Viashino, Warlocks, Dragons, or Demons.
Maro-Sorcerer Robo-Rivaz of the Claw and the Corrupted Draconic Incarnation of the Ice Age is great in demon piles, dragon piles, viashino piles, warlock piles, or heading supertype tribal!
Challenge: create a supertype tribal card. Bonus points: it's not Snow.
May 8, 2023 5:36 a.m.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #28
Tribal Choir
Tribal Enchantment - Shapeshifter
Changeling
When ~ enters the battlefield, choose a creature type. For each creature you control of that tribe, create a 1/1 colorless shapeshifter creature token with changeling.
Creature spells of the chosen type you cast without an X in their casting cost cost less to cast, where X is the number of creature types among creatures you control.
Remember guys: No hydras!
Give me...a Mythic rare baloth. Remember, Baloths are beast types.
May 8, 2023 5:49 a.m. Edited.
markbeloit says... #29
Revered Baloth
Creature — Beast
Whenever Revered Baloth is put into a graveyard from anywhere, shuffle it into its owner's library.
When Revered Baloth dies, create a 4/4 green Beast creature token.
Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
When you cycle Revered Baloth, create a 4/4 green Beast creature token.
4/4
Even this probably isn't good enough to be a mythic rare. Power creep.
Make me an instant, sorcery, or battle that costs exactly .
May 8, 2023 8:15 a.m.
ArmageddonPanda13 says... #30
Before A Council of Jurors
Sorcery (Rare)
When you cast this spell, choose target creature you control and target creature an opponent controls. Each player votes for one of the two creatures. The creature with the most votes or tied for the most votes gets that many +1/+1 counters. If the target creature you control did not get or tie for the most votes, instead draw a card for each vote it did receive. Then both target creatures fight each other.
Make a card that cares about how many cards you own in exile at the beginning of your end step. Pray for no ninjas.
May 8, 2023 1:11 p.m.
Otherworldly Insights
Sorcery
~ costs X less, where X is the number of different card types among cards you own in exile.
Search your library for a card with mana value X, and shares a type with a card you own in exile, and set it aside. Put a card you own in exile that shares a card type with the chosen card, and put it into your hand. Exile the chosen card.
At the beginning of your endstep, if ~ is in your graveyard, you may choose a card you own in exile at random. Shuffle it into your library and return ~ to your hand.
"Ah yes...the spirits... they are speaking to me..."
Make me a battle that depicts Gisa and Geralf from Innistrad!
May 8, 2023 2:16 p.m. Edited.
Friendly Sibling Rivalry
Battle - Siege
When ~ enters the battlefield choose an opponent, that opponent becomes a Penpal.
When ~ enters the battlefield, destroy target creature a Penpal controls. You may choose a creature you control if it shares a creature type with that creature. If you do, that creature gains Undying.
Battle of Bits (U/B)
Instant
Return target creature from a Penpal's graveyard to the battlefield under your control. If that creature does not have flying, put a flying counter on it. If that creature does have flying, put a shield counter on it.
"If mother saw your sad excuse for necromancy she'd- Oh I know her corpse is around here somewhere, there! Mother do you see these lackluster abominations brother calls zombies?!" - Gisa
LOVED this challenge, but that might just be because I am obsessed with these two local numbskulls. Especially proud of the pun on the backside. I tried to lean hard into the flavor on this one, and I hope y'all enjoy.
Gisa and Geralf made an abomination together during the Phyrexian invasion. It was a reanimated kraken/giant elk combination that sounded pretty grotesque, give it a name and make it into a legendary creature!
May 8, 2023 4:11 p.m.
markbeloit says... #33
It Came From the Sea
Legendary Creature - Elk Kraken Horror Zombie
As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may sacrifice any number of Zombies. This spell costs less to cast for each Zombie sacrificed this way.
As long as it's not your turn, It Came From the Sea has protection from blue.
Whenever a Zombie you control dies, you may pay . If you do, draw a card.
6/9
Wild
May 8, 2023 6:05 p.m.
mudkipdude says... #34
Red Lizard
Legendary creature - Lizard
First strike, reach
Whenever a counter is removed, this creature gets +1/+1.
: remove one counter.
This creature ignores deathtouch.
8/8
loved having just a guy, a little guy be absolutely broken. also, anti-poison synergy! i'm not sure, but tell me your thoughts on this, i would love to hear feedback
challenge - create a tag team (as in the zurgo and ojutai/ghalta and mavren etc. cards) with elder dragons. not ugin and nicol bolas because they're famous enough. do like, dragonlord + dominarian elder dragon
May 8, 2023 7:26 p.m.
markbeloit says... #35
Piru and Lorehold
Legendary Creature - Elder Dragon Legend
Flying
Hideaway 6 (When this creature enters the battlefield, look at the top six cards of your library, exile one face down, then put the rest on the bottom in a random order.)
When Piru and Lorehold dies, if the exiled card is an instant or sorcery with mana value 6 or less, you may cast it without paying its mana cost. If you do, Piru and Lorehold deals damage equal to that spell's mana value to each creature your opponents control.
6/6
From Piru, the Volatile and Velomachus Lorehold.
Make a dragon.
May 8, 2023 9:22 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #36
Guardian of the Growth
Creature - Plant Dragon
This spell costs less to cast for each different basic land type you control.
Flying, vigilance, lifelink
Throughout the endless marches of time, nature will prevail. Although sometimes, nature can not wait.
5/5
Pushed draft bomb. Basically if you crack this, you slot it in and make it work.
Make another card that when you draft it, you pivot and make it fit.
May 9, 2023 1:14 a.m.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #37
TypicalTimmy: My Herd Migration domain deck would want to talk to you about how to make this card reality o.O That design is magnificent, feels like a terrific uncommon.
Escalation Elemental
Creature - Elemental Avatar
Haste, Trample
~ costs less to cast for each different mana value among permanents you control.
8/5
"You know what? I'll say it! That escalated quickly!"
Create a big green creature.
May 9, 2023 1:40 a.m. Edited.
Eclipsing Titanosaur
Creature - Dinosaur
Trample
~ costs less for each Dinosaur you control.
Enrage: ~ deals damage equal to its power to each creature your opponents control.
"Eh? Night time already? What a second...it's only 2PM... Oh."
20/20
May 9, 2023 8:01 a.m.
Solstice Wolfir
Creature - Wolf Warrior
You may cast ~ from exile.
, Exile ~ from your hand: Create a 2/2 green Wolf creature token. It becomes night.
I always thought the Wolfir were an interesting idea in the lore that I wish were explored a bit more. Make a legendary Wolfir.
May 9, 2023 10:35 a.m.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #41
Emerald, Wolfir Secretkeeper
Legendary Creature - Wolf Warrior
Wolf creatures you control have Trample.
Warrior creatures you control have Menace.
: Choose a permanent type. Until end of turn, each permanent you control of that type becomes a 3/3 Wolf Warrior creature in addition to its other types.
4/5
Wild
May 9, 2023 11:09 a.m.
Darth Vader, Dark Lord of the Sith
Legendary Creature - Vader
Whenever Darth Vader, Dark Lord of the Sith enters the battlefield destroy X creatures or planeswalkers, where X is the number of mana paid to cast this spell.
If Darth Vader, Dark Lord of the Sith was paid with mana, deal X damage to 3 creatures or planeswalkers where X is the number of spent to cast this spell.
"The circle is now complete. When I left you, I was but the learner; now I am the master.
Darth Vader (A New Hope)
May 9, 2023 3:17 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #45
Imposter
Creature - Shapeshifter Horror
When Imposter enters the battlefield, it becomes a copy of target creature except it's name is still Imposter and it's a black Horror in addition to its other colors and types and it gains the ability below.
Pay X life: X is the mana value of the creature Imposter copied. Transform it.
It waits among us...
0/0
Uncanny Horror
Creature - Horror Nightmare
Deathtouch, vigilance, lifelink
When Uncanny Horror is turned face up, destroy the creature it was copying. Put a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the destroyed creatures power. If that creature was attacking you when this ability resolved, draw two cards.
0/0
I tried to give you incentive to simply not kill on command, and instead wait for the ideal opportunity (when you are under attack). If you can wait, you get cards as a reward. Otherwise yes you could pay and X life to just cast-copy-kill something and get a nice X/X creature from it. Your call.
I'm at work and we just had a false fire alarm.
Go to New Capenna and make a card denoting a fire alarm. Bonus points if it's a false fire alarm.
May 9, 2023 4:43 p.m.
Divert the Guards
Instant
Target creature can't be blocked this turn. At end of combat, if it dealt combat damage to a player this turn, it connives and that player discards a card.
A pull of a lever, and the path to the files became clear.
Create a card that would show a cheering crowd.
May 9, 2023 6:19 p.m.
markbeloit says... #47
Jubilant Celebration
Sorcery
Each player gains life equal to the number of creatures they control. Then if you gained more life than each other player, draw three cards.
Wild.
May 9, 2023 8:17 p.m.
mudkipdude says... #48
Lucky Survivor
Creature - Elf
At the start of your upkeep, put one luck counter on ~. If this card has three luck counters on it, remove all luck counters and give it +1/+1.
2/2
Intentional wording there, so it can trigger multiple times if the game goes on long enough.
Challenge - create a card that goes with the story of Rin and Seri, Inseparable
May 9, 2023 8:53 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #50
Rin, Loyal Guardian
Legendary Creature - Dog
Haste, vigilance
At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may tap any number of Dogs you control. If you do, Rin deals that much damage to any target.
Partners with Seri, Playful Scoundrel.
3/3
Seri, Playful Scoundrel
Legendary Creature - Cat
Land cards you control have Cycling .
Whenever you cycle a card, create your choice of a 1/1 red Dog creature token with haste or a 1/1 white Cat creature token with vigilance.
Tap X cats, : Search your library for a card with mana value X or less, reveal it and put it into your hand. Shuffle your library.
Partners with Rin, Loyal Guardian.
2/2
:)
Make another card that makes you smile :)
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #1
Apex - As long as you control no other creature with power greater than this creature, (...)
This feels like it would be a fine Naya ability. Also, it's in line with og Naya having no actual keyword ability, but simply wanting creatures with power 5 or greater. I like it because it's very open design-wise. Turning it into a harsh downside on a massively undercosted chonk works just as well as putting it on a champion beast who wants to lead your pack. And it could even work like this:
Taunting Invader
Apex - As long as you control no other creature with power greater than this creature, creature spells with power 5 or greater you cast cost less to cast.
It came as a leader. It stayed as a part of the pack.
4/2
Esper is left.
May 5, 2023 6:38 a.m.