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.
Beckett Brass, Fugitive
Legendary Creature - Human Pirate
Hunted - When Beckett Brass, Fugitive enters the battlefield, target opponent creates three 2/2 black Pirate creature tokens with menace.
Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, create a tapped Treasure token.
4/4
Create a enchantment that doesn't create creature tokens, hand out +1/+1 counters or keywords, or interact with Equipment.
May 17, 2023 11:34 p.m.
wallisface says... #3
Blazing Justice
Enchantment
Whenever an instant or sorcery you control deals damage to an opponent, you can that much life.
Whenever a creature you control causes you to gain life, XXX deals that much damage to target opponent
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Seems like it should be a fun-but-awkward build-around, if nothing else. Might need to cost 1-more mana if the intention is to have it be standard-legal.
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Create a non-creature artifact that doesn’t mill cards, counter spells, discard cards, or destroy creatures.
May 17, 2023 11:51 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #4
Infiltrator's Spyglass
Tribal Artifact - Rogue Equipment
Equipped creature has skulk and "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to an opponent, you may Scry X, Surveil X or Fateseal X where X is the amount of combat damage dealt to them by this creature this turn."
Equip
Attach to Rogue . Activate this ability only once each turn.
Make another tribal equipment. I'll award you 2x bonus points if it's for Minotaur, and 4x bonus points if it's also not some form of a battleaxe.
May 18, 2023 2:04 a.m. Edited.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #5
Kragma Headgear
Tribal Artifact - Equipment Minotaur
Equipped creature has Menace and gets +1/+1 for each minotaur you control.
Equip
Equip minotaur
"Horns good! Metal horns more good!"
- Thyrogog of the Ashlands
Create Thyrogog of the Ashlands.
May 18, 2023 3:59 a.m.
Thyrogog of the Ashlands
Legendary Creature - Minotaur 4/4
Trample
Whenever a creature dealt damage by Thyrogog of the Ashlands is put into the graveyard this turn, put a +1/+1 counter on it.
Whenever Thyrogog of the Ashlands attacks and is blocked by exactly one creature, create a copy of Thyrogog tapped and attacking that isn't legendary. It becomes blocked by target creature defending player controls with power less that or equal to the creature currently blocking Thyrogog.
Let's see something from Segovia next, but it can't be legendary.
May 18, 2023 7:17 a.m.
Segovian Giant-slayer
Artifact - Equipment
Equipped creature gains +1/+1 and Skulk.
Equip:
"The mightiest blade in the history of Segovia is roughly the size of a toothpick, and nearly as lethal."
Wildcard!
May 18, 2023 8:29 a.m. Edited.
TypicalTimmy says... #8
Vaporize
Instant
Exile target nonland permanent.
Heliod, angered by the vast disregard for his dominion, rose his spear high into the sky. Higher than any building or tree or mountain or cloud. High enough to block out all but a single ray of light. Then, he focuses that ray into a singular beam. In an instant, none were left to oppose him.
Make a mono-black protagonist (good guy)
May 18, 2023 12:47 p.m.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #9
Toshiro Umezawa, Kanji Mage
Legendary Creature - Human Samurai Shaman
Whenever you cast an enchantment spell, target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
Discard a card: You may cast up to one enchantment card from your graveyard this turn. Only use this ability once each turn.
2/3
Create a Gruul legend with flash.
May 18, 2023 1:24 p.m.
Enallis Blue-Hair
Legendary Creature - Elf Wizard Druid
Flash
When Enallis Blue-Hair enters the battlefield, draw two cards, then discard a card.
, Sacrifice Enallis Blue-Hair: Each player shuffles their hand into their library, then reveals that many cards from the top of their library. Each player puts all land and creature cards revealed this way into the battlefield and all other cards revealed this way into their hand.
2/3
Create a five-color card.
May 18, 2023 2:14 p.m.
markbeloit says... #11
Wind on the Horizon
Sorcery
Each opponent reveals the top two cards of their library. Put all permanents revealed this way onto the battlefield under your control.
Make a wand.
May 18, 2023 3:11 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #12
Wand of Feathers
Artifact
Wand of Feathers enters the battlefield tapped.
, sacrifice Wand of Feathers: Exile target nonland permanent. It's controller creates a number of 1/1 white Bird creature tokens equal to its mana value.
Lol make a Simic Lobster Hydra from Ikoria.
Just imagine like, a REALLY BIG lobster, with dozens of legs and claws haha
May 19, 2023 2:03 a.m.
Crusted Hydra
Creature - Lobster Hydra
Crusted Hydra enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it.
Crusted Hydra has hexproof if it has 4 or more +1/+1 counters on it.
Crusted Hydra has trample if it has 6 or more +1/+1 counters on it.
If damage would be dealt to Crusted Hydra while it has a +1/+1 counter on it, prevent that damage and remove that many +1/+1 counters from it. Then create that many 0/3 blue Crab creature tokens.
0/0
A giant lobster that dissolves into crabs as it takes damage.
Now let's make a another strange combination: A squirrel dragon (should at least be red and green)
May 19, 2023 5:48 a.m.
Spell_Slam says... #14
Sulfur Glider
Creature- Squirrel Dragon
: Sulfur Glider gains flying until end of turn. Activate this ability only as a sorcery.
: Sulfur Glider gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
4/4
I'm imagining a dragon that has those arm flaps like the flying squirrels (sugar gliders?).
Next: Make a vehicle that is made from the remaining scraps of Phyrexians from the failed invasion.
May 19, 2023 8:07 a.m.
Ovalchase Scrap-Heap Speedster
Artifact - Vehicle
Trample
Whenever ~ attacks, create two tapped 0/1 Black Phyrexian artifact creature tokens.
Sacrifice X other creatures: If you do, ~ gains +X/+0 until the end of the turn, and ~ deals damage equal to its power to target creature. Activate this ability only once each turn.
Crew 3
"Kaladesh is always looking for more innovation. Phyrexians, as it turns out, are quite recyclable."
So, almost all the planes are connected via Realmbreaker. Make me a Legendary Traveling Merchant, with a penchant for peddling trinkets around all the planes!
May 19, 2023 8:39 a.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #16
The Blind Merchant
Legendary Creature - Advisor
When The Blind Merchant enters the battlefield and at the beginning of your upkeep, You get an experience counter. Then, search target players library for a card with mana value equal to or less then the number of experience counters you have and exile it. They shuffle their library.
You may play cards exiled by The Blind Merchant and spend any color mana to cast them.
2/4
I'd like to imagine that this thing vaguely resembles a Humanoid-like figure, but the reality is it actually manifests a close approximation to what it views, in order to make itself more approachable. It actually has no physical form - and may not actually exist at all.
I don't think there is a subtype appropriate for that idea. So, it's simply an Advisor.
This next one may be a little rough.
So when we play Magic: The Gathering, we ourselves as players take upon the role as a Planeswalker. The library represents our repertoire of spells to call upon and we are in a battle to the death against one or more enemy Planeswalkers.
Given that, make a spell that showcases when we had our own spark ignite - or a spell showcasing us Planeswalking.
May 19, 2023 9:58 a.m.
I know this I already did a challenge before this one, but I feel that many people can hop on this one.
So here we go.
Lost
Sorcery
Discard your hand. For each different card type among cards discarded this way, each opponent discards a card of that card type. If they cannot, you draw a card and that opponent loses 2 life.
"There isn't a soul who shares my pain. Suffer, as I have."
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Found
Aftermath:
Instant
Create an X/X White Angel creature token with Flying and "As long as you control ~, spells and abilities your opponents control cannot cause you to discard cards or sacrifice creatures." X is equal to each card type among cards in your graveyard.
"Happiness. Peace. At last. I can rest."
I met my wife 4 years ago, I was in a pretty rough spot. Lost my only real job, broke asf, living with a friend of mine, and lacking interests in life in general other than Magic. I met her at FNM one night. Ever since, I haven't been happier, more peaceful, or eager in life. I am truly blessed to have in her my life. With her I feel like nothing can stop or hurt me. Love her to death.
Sad sap aside, please continue. Don't be afraid to lay your heart out if you want to.
May 19, 2023 10:50 a.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #18
I'm confused, were you doing my challenge?
Oh, I think I see. She "ignited your spark"?
So you went for more of a symbolic take, and not a literal sense. Okay gotcha.
May 19, 2023 11:31 a.m. Edited.
markbeloit says... #19
Planar Tear
Sorcery
Search your library for a land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. Each opponent may do the same unless you pay .
"You never really know where you're going to go when you planeswalk."
Repeat.
May 19, 2023 6:03 p.m.
My interpretation of this challenge is my in-depth introduction to the game trying to decide between two precons, Unraveling Mind or Rituals of Rebirth, from Planar Chaos.
I had explored a Portal to other worlds, and knew a little about a great Tempest and some other bits and pieces, but I consider that decision between the precons to be the moment my spark ignited. Pulling some inspiration from that event and the deck themes, here's this bit of weirdness that might fit into the Planar Chaos set.
Instability
Enchantment
: Each player discards a card. Activate this ability as a sorcery.
: Return target creature from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate this ability only as a sorcery.
I eventually went with Unraveling Mind, the Madness one. I still don't own a Teneb, the Harvester.
This one sat for a while, and weekends tend to be slower, so the challenge is wild card.
May 20, 2023 3:27 a.m.
Spark Ignition
Sorcery
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a nontoken creature you control. Search your library for a Planeswalker card with the same colour identity as the sacrificed creature and put that card onto the battlefield. Shuffle your library.
In a blinding flash, the young mage was transported. Not across space, but across reality.
I liked the idea of planeswalker sparks igniting and wanted to see what a more literal approach might look like. Also I think Indomitable Creativity is a cool card.
May 20, 2023 3:50 a.m.
Oops! Forgot to leave a challenge. Create something hungry that grows when you feed it.
May 20, 2023 5:03 a.m.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #23
Voraciosaurus
Creature - Dinosaur
Devour 3, Menace
, Sacrifice a creature: Choose one:
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~ fights target creature you don't control.
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Put a +1/+1 counter on ~.
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You gain 3 life.
3/3
A giant maw and way too many teeth make most creatures afraid. Except for those with a bigger maw and even more teeth.
Wild
May 20, 2023 6:50 a.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #24
Going Viral
Sorcery
You may cast Going Viral as though it had flash if you take a picture of you casting it and it's target and post it online as you cast it.
Destroy target creature, enchantment or planeswalker.
"Whassup!! It's us boi here about to get that baaaaag!!!"
Idk, I don't follow shitty internet trends. But felt like a fun unset card.
Artwork would be an influencer crouching over a body bag with the typical :0 face, lol
Make another unset card.
May 20, 2023 11:06 a.m. Edited.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #25
Bearer of Messages
Creature - Bear
She's the bearer of good news.
2/2
//
Good News
Instant - Adventure
Put a +1/+1 counter on up to one target creature. If that creature then has power and toughness 3/3, draw a card.
You know why it wants to make a 3/3.
Create a legendary creature that costs .
May 20, 2023 1:19 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #26
Goreclaw, Bane of Tarkir
Legendary Creature - Bear Berserker
Trample, haste
Whenever Goreclaw enters the battlefield or attacks, you may have it fight up to one target creature. If Goreclaw survives, draw a card.
5/5
Repeat but four pips of
May 20, 2023 1:29 p.m.
Svyelun of the Boundless Deep
Legendary Creature - Merfolk Leviathan God
Indestructible, islandwalk, ward
Whenever Svyelun of the Boundless Deep attacks, you may draw any number of cards up to the number of attacking leviathans you control. Then discard that many cards minus 1.
At the beginning of combat on your turn, choose up to one non-leviathan merfolk creature you control. Put three +1/+1 counters on it. It is a leviathan in addition to it's other types.
Other leviathan and merfolk creatures you control have islandwalk.
4/5
I thought it would be cool if Svyelun traveled to another plane and became more powerful.
Make either a saga depicting Svyelun becoming a more powerful god, or continue the original challenge and create a legendary creature with as it's mana cost.
May 20, 2023 3:05 p.m.
hiddengibbons says... #29
Gadrak, Servant of Bolas
Legendary Creature - Dragon
You may sacrifice four permanents instead of paying ~’s mana cost
Flying, Haste, ward
5/5
There are only 5 creatures with subtype “bringer” in MTG. Make another one
May 20, 2023 4:14 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #30
May 20, 2023 4:15 p.m.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #31
TypicalTimmy: Ok, Imma need that card yesterday, please.
May 20, 2023 5:50 p.m.
Bringer of the Blind Eternities
Legendary Creature - Bringer 9/9
When Bringer of the Blind Eternities enters the battlefield, if you cast it from your hand, exile all other creatures.
When Bringer of the Blind Eternities enters the battlefield, choose each planeswalker and give control of them to a player chosen at random.
Activated abilities of planeswalkers on the battlefield cost more to activate.
I wanted something colorless that wasn't an artifact or eldrazi.
This was just my idea, so let's see another bringer creature.
May 20, 2023 8:20 p.m.
markbeloit says... #33
Bringer of Endless Dawn
Creature - Elder Bringer
Flying, lifelink, vigilance, trample
At the beginning of your upkeep, exile target creature, then you lose 1 life for each creature card in exile.
All creatures are white.
All lands have ": Add ."
5/5
Wild.
May 20, 2023 8:47 p.m.
TheoryCrafter says... #34
Enter Tezzeret
Image: Tezzeret in his darksteel body arrives through a Planar portal. Two individuals look on in amazement and fear.
Legendary Enchantment
Rare
Flash
When ~ enters the battlefield, search your library for a Tezzeret Planeswalker card and put it on the battlefield with an additional Indestructible counter.
Tezzeret Planeswalkers are Artifacts in addition to their other types.
Create a Land that doesn't make Mana, but would make an Oops, All Lands deck a high-risk, high reward and very popular popular deck in standard.
May 20, 2023 9:35 p.m.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #35
Distortion Grounds
Land
When ~ enters the battlefield, you may put any number of lands from your hand onto the battlefield tapped.
You can't cast spells or activate abilities of non-land cards or permanents.
, Return another land you control to its owner's hand: Choose one:
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Each opponent loses 2 life and gain 2 life.
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Each opponent discards a card and you draw a card.
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Return a land card from your graveyard to your hand, then discard a card.
Create a card you'd want to play in a standard feck with this card.
May 21, 2023 3:16 a.m.
mudkipdude says... #36
Magister of Control
Legendary creature - human wizard
If you would tap a land for mana, you may instead discard any number of cards and add one mana of any colour for each different colour in the discarded cards identity. You may then exile any number of those cards and add one mana of any colour. This mana may only be used to put permanents into play from exile. This does not count as being cast and ETB effects do not trigger.
1/3
I did it, kinda. Hard challenge. It was either that or a landfall burn card, I think.
Create a card that really cares about all the mutations, not just the one super creature that you made from 20 cards using the mutate mechanic.
May 21, 2023 6 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #37
Ozolith Spires
Legendary Artifact
At the beginning of your upkeep, put an ability counter at random on Ozolith Spires.
Whenever a creature you control mutates, you may put up to one ability counter from Ozolith Spires onto it. If you don't, put a +1/+1 counter on it instead.
Creatures you control with Mutate get +1/+1 for each other creature you control with Mutate.
Mutate is a fun mechanic but was garbage in its execution. One of the biggest problems is color diversity. It's so difficult to make a "good" deck, without being forced into or excluding useful colors.
Correct this with a WUBRG Mutate Commander so that all cards can be in their deck.
May 21, 2023 6:26 p.m.
Tondix Kaw, Exiled Scientist
Legendary Creature - Human 2/2
Whenever you cast a spell for it's mutate cost, create a 3/3 beast horror. Then mutate a copy of that spell onto the beast horror.
Creatures you control get +1/+1 for each individual creature you control with mutate.
I was putting this together for the previous challenge, but it works for this one as well. Let's keep the mutate train going and see a 2 color legendary creature with mutate that isn't just a companion with a mutate cost.
May 21, 2023 6:44 p.m.
I just had the thought that a living human can't mutate, but as soon as that human dies, they're fair game.
Chevill, but Dead (and Probably Partially Eaten)
Legendary Creature - Zombie Rogue
Mutate
Whenever this creature mutates, put a bounty counter on target creature you don't control.
Whenever a creature an opponent controls with a bounty counter on it dies, gain 3 life and draw a card. If that creature was a Human, put two +1/+1 counters on this creature.
2/2
"I met my match once. Now, I am the monster."
I punted on the name, I know. I apologize.
Create an instant or sorcery that cares about mutate.
May 21, 2023 7:15 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #40
Shards of the Ozolith
Sorcery
Create X Ozolith tokens. (They are colorless artifact tokens with ', sacrifice this permanent: The next spell you cast with an alternative casting cost, or your next activated ability costs less.'.")
After nearly two and a half decades, the citizens of Ikoria have finally managed to destroy every last one of the Ozolith spires in hopes to end the rampant mutations across their plane. Unfortunately, they soon realized it made little to no difference.
Make Garruk one one of the following planes:
- Ixalan
- Ikoria
- Kaldheim
- Tarkir
Or, if you'd really like a difficult challenge:
- New Capenna, where basically every "animal" is some Humanoid race. Good luck if you choose this one.
May 21, 2023 8:05 p.m.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #41
Garruk, the Hunter
Legendary Planeswalker - Garruk
Creatures you control have ": Put a loyalty counter on target Garruk planeswalker you control."
-3 Destroy target creature. You and target opponent each create two treasure tokens.
-6 Destroy target nonland permanent. If its mana value was 4 or greater, you draw two cards.
4
Garruk as a Hitman? Yes, absolutely.
Btw, he kinda protects the twins now, I guess. Give us the Kenrith Twins with him on Capenna, either as one or two cards.
May 21, 2023 11:57 p.m. Edited.
TypicalTimmy says... #42
Heirs of New Capenna
Legendary Planeswalker - Rowen Will
Flash
When Heirs of New Capenna enters the battlefield, you may copy target spell. If you do, you may choose new targets.
+1 Deal 2 damage to target creature and tap it. It doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
0 Draw two cards, then discard two cards. If both discarded cards are lands, Heirs of New Capenna deals 4 damage to any target.
-7 You get an emblem with "Whenever you cast a spell, target opponent may have this emblem deal damage to them equal to that spell's mana value. If they don't, copy it. You may choose new targets."
3
"Do you take the damage?"
God that would get real old, real fast. I love it.
Alright alright, we saw legendary creatures pair up for the events of March of the Machines.
Pair up Planeswalkers. For example, Samut and Teyo or Angrath and Daretti. Just as examples, don't feel compelled to actually use them.
For their typeline, do just like above - which was adapted from The Royal Scions.
May 22, 2023 3:11 a.m.
markbeloit says... #43
Twin Hunters
Planesalker - Ajani Garruk
+2: Create a 3/3 green Beast creature token, then put a +1/+1 counter on up to one target creature you control.
0: You gain life equal to the greatest power among creatures you control.
-11: Distribute X +1/+1 counters among creatures you control, where X is your life total.
5
Repeat.
May 22, 2023 5:29 p.m.
Huatli and Saheeli, Reunited
Legendary Planeswalker - Huatli Saheeli
Metalcraft - Creatures you control get +1/+1.
+1 Create a 1/1 colorless Dinosaur Thopter artifact creature token with flying.
-2 Target creature gets +1/+0 for each artifact you control and gains trample until end of turn.
-4 Scry X, where X is the greatest power among creatures you control. Huatli and Saheeli, Reunited deals X damage to any target.
3
Create a land card showing a location from a book, video game, movie, or other media.
May 23, 2023 1:42 a.m.
TheoryCrafter says... #45
The Deadly Desert
Legendary Land- Desert
Mythic Rare
Whenever a creature an opponent controls attacks you, if it doesn't have Desertwalk or Flying, destroy that creature.
: Add to your mana pool.
Those who try to cross the desert, become part of the desert.
The idea came from the Oz books by L. Frank Baum. It made its film debut in Return to Oz.
Repeat
May 23, 2023 6:22 a.m.
The Shattered Plains
Legendary Land - Plains
: Add to your mana pool.
, Sacrifice a creature and a land: Create an 8/8 green and blue Chasmfiend token with Trample and Ward .
"They must have an interesting life cycle. They haunt these chasms, but I doubt they actually live here." - Shallan Davar
Hopefully you can guess the book! Reading through TSA for the second time. Repeat.
May 23, 2023 1:08 p.m.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #47
King's Landing
Legendary Land
Whenever ~ enters the battlefield or you cast a legendary spell, you become the monarch.
Whenever an opponent becomes the monarch, you create a 3/2 white rebel creature token with vigilance.
Create an artifact enchantment creature - construct.
May 23, 2023 1:44 p.m.
markbeloit says... #48
Clear Wind Scaffolder
Artifact Enchantment Creature - Construct.
When Clear Wind Scaffolder enters the battlfield, gain 3 life.
Equipped creature has lifelink and "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, draw a card."
Reconfigure (: Attach to target creature you control; or unattach from a creature. Reconfigure only as a sorcery. While attached, this isn't a creature.)
2/2
Wild.
May 23, 2023 2 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #49
Animated Structural Support
Artifact Creature - Construct Elemental
Trample, Ward
After the Riveteers' Ironworkers Guild realized they built the framework on the wrong side of the street, they decided to call in some favors and animate the structure so it could just walk across to its original location. Needless to say, that wasn't approved by Safety.
8/8
Never assume, because you'll make an Animated Structural Support out of you and me. ;)
Make another creature, limited to only 2 keyword abilities, that has a compelling flavorful lore behind it.
May 23, 2023 6:17 p.m. Edited.
Kieshah, Community Relations
Creature - Cat Bird Citizen
Backup 2
Flying
Other Citizen creatures you control get +1 +1.
2/3
"Every Brokers contract was put into place to prevent the apocalypse. Now that that's come and gone, we can get back to helping people, and Spara can huff about it all he wants." - Kieshah
Backup was an interesting mechanic and I'd love to see more of it. It works especially well for these colors, where your creature can also be a pump/combat spell.
So the Omenpaths are open, and anybody can walk through them and onto another plane. Show us what an enchantment creature from nyx would look like on another plane!
TypicalTimmy says... #1
Wvvelzanthrot, Demon of Sires
Legendary Creature - Demon
Flying, haste
You can't cast Wvvelzanthrot unless you control a nontoken Human.
Hunted - When Wvvelzanthrot enters the battlefield, each opponent creates 5 token copies of a nontoken Human creature you control.
6/5
Repeat
May 17, 2023 10:36 p.m.