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.
Steam Behemoth
Creature - Leviathan
Ward
Arcane Sublimation --- Whenever Steam Behemoth attacks, you may destroy up to one snow permanent. If you controlled that permanent, add and Steam Behemoth gains flying until end of turn. Until end of turn, you don't lose this mana as steps and phases end.
Visions in the Mist --- : Exile the top card of your library, you may play it until the end of your next turn.
6/6
March 13, 2024 7:06 a.m.
Heat Spawned Leviathan Show
Vent Idol Show
Depths Idol Show
Sacrificial Summoning Show
Riptide Guard Show
Seawall Warrior Show
Isleswallower Show
Serpent of Endless Tides Show
Scalding Seabeast Show
Had a lot of ideas, so I decided to throw down some support. With the variety of ways we've been avoiding the traditional for this set in terms of color identity and creature types, I decided to introduce Eelfolk as a slight twist to merfolk as the oceangoing species alongside the leviathans.
The challenge is to keep this plane going, so lets see some enchantments for any of the factions.
March 13, 2024 7:43 a.m.
griffstick says... #7
We are building cmdr decks for Matzoth. We're also kinda light on enchantments. This is going to be an ongoing theme til we complete these decks. Black green cmdr deck I'm working on that one with TypicalTimmy and Asder. And anyone who makes card for it that fit also
March 13, 2024 4:35 p.m.
How many original cards are you looking for? Five hundred original cards will take up ten full pages, not including other commentary. Not necessarily a bad thing by itself, but it would make it harder for people who aren't regulars to join in.
Unlife I like the Eelfolk idea, but are they mechanically different from Merfolk?
Guided by Light
Enchantment
Whenever a creature you control attacks, it deals 1 damage to target creature. If that creature was snow, it can't block or activate abilities until end of combat.
The brilliant light of the sun on a clear day lets a griffin see for miles. The only thing sharper than their eyes are their talons.
Trapped by Light
Enchantment
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you by creatures with flying.
Whenever a creature with flying blocks, tap it and put a stun counter on it.
The searing shine of sun on fresh snow can blind a griffin. Their sharp eyes are no match for the sharp glare.
Create a mono-green ramp card for Matzoth.
March 13, 2024 5:16 p.m.
griffstick says... #9
No about 25 per deck, the rest will be altered art reprints. For reference
March 13, 2024 5:27 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #10
Something we should all take a moment to discuss are set abilities. We need to reign in central themes for each clan so build around.
Snow is really more of a global principal, but I believe the Yeti should benefit the most from it. The inclusion of using Ice and Shield counters makes sense to me as it showcases their ice based magic and unbelievable stature and durability. Counters also work wonders in the Bant colors, too.
The Rangers, I opted to try out Mark, which should have plenty of room to expand upon. Marking feels like a very Ranger thing to do, and I feel it works great in Golgari because green could be seen as ties to nature and hunting while black has ties to stalking and killing.
I think another wonderful idea for Rangers could be the reintroduction of Trap cards.
Thoughts? What else could we look toward?
March 13, 2024 6:05 p.m. Edited.
The first couple Ranger cards had the survival ability word, which wanted you to have four or more nontoken creatures (my creation), and Revenge (When this creature dies while it's blocking, create a 1/1 colorless Spirit creature token with flying that can't block) (sergiodelrio's creation), so I'm going to push for a little more of that. As the originator of the Rangers, my initial mechanical concept was for building up their resource flow and cutting off the opponents' resource flow.
Marking is good. Traps fit thematically, but how many should there be?
March 13, 2024 6:30 p.m.
sergiodelrio says... #12
Do the and go in one deck so we get 4 precons, or do they go in 2 decks and we get 5?
March 13, 2024 7:57 p.m.
I'm not sure about any specific keyword abilities for the leviathans, but I think leaning towards damage and destruction would be the way to go. I'd had one of them leaving behind Ash tokens after card types are destroyed, as well as turning lands into wastes/destroying them depending on their type. Leaning into that with a variety of keywords that fit both leviathans in general as well as seems like a good direction.
legendofa A lot of the decisions for eelfolk was based on falvor. Merfolk usually fall into bant, which is currently occupied, though I know we could have had monoblue. I was actually considering an ocean naga race akin to sea snakes, but eel felt more at home in the depths. With most of the other tribes fighting for control of the leviathans, having a race that is more symbiotic in their relationship, and trying to prevent the control felt like a good addition. Mechanically, I thought brining in an ocean based tribe with some more aggressive abilities, such as first strike, double strike, menace, etc, would help support the low end of the tribe as levaithans tend to be large.
March 13, 2024 8:15 p.m.
Unlife That's really good reasoning for the mechanics and flavor. I was more wondering if it could add to the Merfolk type. Have them be flavored as as eel people, give them eel bodies, but the typeline says Merfolk to give them some utility outside of this set.
Basically, why make a new creature type? No wrong answers, just my own curiosity. If you just want them to be mechanically distinct from Merfolk, I'm all good with that.
Current challenge: Create a mono-green ramp card for Matzoth.
March 13, 2024 8:35 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #15
I think Izzet Merfolk or Eelfolk works. Really showcases the bloodlust nature of those types of beings.
March 13, 2024 9:28 p.m.
sergiodelrio says... #16
Toll of Winter
Snow Enchantment Artifact
When Toll of Winter enters, search target opponent's library for two land cards. That player chooses one of them and puts it onto the battlefield tapped. Put the other one onto the battlefield tapped under your control.
: Target creature loses flying and landwalking abilities until end of turn
Still need to figure out if we merge or split and ... I vote merge actually. We can have more tribes than factions and more factions than decks. It's ok if they cooperate in one deck. We have to go Partner Commander anyway imho, since my OG Bridgette design was supposed to be a commander originally. I officially give her errata to partners with ???
Next challenge: Make a partner for Bridgette! Consider the color identity and mechanical themes. Should probably be a Yeti, maybe their queen or sth.
TypicalTimmy wanna take a shot at it yourself, maybe?
March 13, 2024 10:29 p.m.
TypicalTimmy It means something.
Well, yeah, it means something. But what does it mean?
No, seriously, it's an abbreviation for the word "something".
Either that, or "somatotropic hormone" which is another name for human growth hormone, if you're into biochemistry or bodybuilding.
March 14, 2024 2:31 a.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #19
Oooooh
Listen, I'm 35 in May. My internet lingo stopped at "lol" and I only just recently added "tbh" to my repertoire, because of my fiance. Lol
So, Eelfolk huh? Okay. So eels in real life hunt from holes and cracks because it makes them less likely to also be eaten, especially by other eels. Having said that;
Deep-Reef Lurker
Creature - Eelfolk Assassin
Flash
When you cast Deep-Reef Lurker, you may counter target creature spell. If you don't, Deep-Reef Lurker deals 4 damage to any target when it enters the battlefield.
The loudest sound is always the silence just before death.
3/3
I would like to see a creature who has both subtypes Eel and Leviathan.
Essential, a colossal Eel that is like an enormous 30' long.
March 14, 2024 2:43 a.m. Edited.
mudkipdude says... #20
So, about traps. I actually made a cycle in my free time, for each colour, that were traps but also kinda like Force of Will in their casting, but hopefully more fair. I like the trap ideas for the rangers tho. I’ll post them later, probably. I like the idea of marking for rangers, but I’ve seen kind of a pattern in some of the leviathan cards, which is “whenever you deal 5 or more damage”. Did we get to a decision on hideout tokens for the rogues? On merging the rogues and rangers, we’d have to choose maybe two or three mechanics out of: marking, hideouts, recursion, survival, artifacts and traps. Given that snow and most of the things we are talking about are mainly new mechanics (with the exception of artifacts, recursion and big creatures) so maybe more like 30 new cards for each deck would be more likely. As some of you may have noticed, I’ve been more invested in matzoth than I have in this forum for the past year or so, so I’d really Like to see it prosper and maybe print the decks. I vote for merging the rogues and rangers, personally, and the mechanics being artifacts (hideouts as kinda part of that), marking and traps. I’ll post a couple cards later. The challenge is still to create a 30 foot eel leviathan.
March 14, 2024 4:23 a.m.
Vent Lurker
Creature - Eel Leviathan 20/20
Sense It Coming: As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may return any numbers of creatures you control to their owners hand. This spells cost less for each creature returned this way.
Whenever this creature attacks, you may put a shatter counter on up to 3 lands. They become wastes and lose all other land types. If they are snow lands, destroy them instead.
If a creature is dealt 5 or more damage greater then its toughness by vent lurker, exile it instead of putting it into its owners graveyard.
This feels pretty big. Matzoth continues, and if people can't survive in one place, maybe them move around. Lets see some big transport sleds or caravans, and some interesting pack animal options to pull them
March 14, 2024 10:29 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #22
Toboggan
Snow Artifact - Vehicle
Snowlandwalk
Whenever Toboggan deals combat damage to an opponent, you may search your library for a snow basic land and put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle your library.
Crew 4
3/5
:)
Let's see an equipment now!
March 14, 2024 11:03 p.m. Edited.
TypicalTimmy says... #23
I understand this isn't a Planeswalker-centered set, but I saw this artwork and just had to make a card for my beloved little girl ^-^
Foraging magic!
She's my friend :3
Continue with whatever the challenge was above (I forgot what I posted)
March 15, 2024 2:51 a.m.
mudkipdude says... #24
Ambush!
Instant – Trap
If there are two or more creatures attacking you, you may cast this spell by exiling a green card from your hand and paying .
Create a 2/2 green ranger with reach and 1/3 black ranger with deathtouch.
Snap shut!
Instant – Trap
If four or more of your opponents creatures are tapped, you may cast this spell by exiling a red spell from your hand and paying .
Gain control of target creature. Tap it. It doesn’t untap during your untap step for as long as you control it.
Flash freeze!
Instant – Trap
If your opponents control ten or more snow permanents, you may cast this spell by exiling a blue spell from your hand and paying .
Put two stun counters on each creature you don’t control. (if they were previously untapped, they stay untapped)
Swooping strike!
Instant – Trap
When an opponent casts a snow spell, yohgu may cast this spell by exiling a white card from your hand and paying .
Reveal a creature card with flying with mana value 5 or less. It deals damage equal to twice its power divided among any number of target creatures.
Hidden Spy!
Instant – Trap
If two or more permanents were put into the graveyard from the battlefield this turn, you may cast this card by exiling a black card from your hand and paying .
Put target permanent from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.
Cycle!
March 15, 2024 5:21 a.m.
Beast of Burden
Creature - Yeti
Trample
If ~ would crew a vehicle, that Vehicle gains Haste and Trample until the end of the turn. At the beginning of the next endstep, if ~ crewed a vehicle, sacrifice ~ and that vehicle.
"Sure, it needs twice the food and space, but it does twice the work, twice as fast as a mule or oxen. No, the sled is not covered for repairs."
3/2
More equipment, vehicles, or interesting bits for Matzoth!
March 15, 2024 8:55 a.m.
Qilghal, Yeti Titan
Legendary Creature - Yeti
Partners with Bridgette, Arctic Lawmage
Tapped creatures you don't control get -2/-0.
Tapped creatures you control get +2/+0.
At the beginning of each upkeep, if you have at least 10 life more than your starting life total, you may tap or untap target permanent.
4/5
I've lost track of which factions need support and focus. Create a card for a faction you think needs help right now.
March 15, 2024 4:35 p.m.
Made_Compleat says... #29
I will always be a Leviathans person at heart, and the deck either needs ramp or top end. They're the "Cast a crap ton (or tonne in SI units) of big spells" faction, after all. Sooooo...
Vereth'hoth, The Ventraiser
Creature - Leviathan Shaman
Channel - , discard Vereth'hoth: Create a colorless Hydrothermal Vents land token with ": Add or and you loose two life." Shuffle Vereth'hoth back into its owner's library.
Whenever Vereth'hoth would die, shuffle it into its owner's library and create a Hydrothermal Vents token.
7/7
Create a Matzhoth card with the typeline "Griffin Phoenix."
March 18, 2024 10:02 a.m.
Roaring Firebeak
Creature - Griffin Phoenix
Flying
At the beggining of combat on your turn, put a warmth counter onto target creature you control.
Creatures you control with warmth counters have Haste.
Remove 3 warmth counters from among permanents you control: Return Roaring Firebeak from your graveyard to the battlefield.
4/3
Create an artifact that cares about warmth counters.
March 18, 2024 11:11 p.m.
TheForsakenOne says... #31
The Frozen Citadel
Legendary Artifact
At the beginning of your end step, put a -1/-1 counter on each creature without a warmth counter on it, then remove a warmth counter from target creature.
: Put a warmth counter on target creature. Any player may activate this ability.
Create a plane card for Old Phyrexia
March 20, 2024 4:32 p.m.
The Fifth Sphere
Plane - Phyrexia
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a -1/-1 counter on target creature.
Whenever chaos ensues, create three 1/1 black Phyrexian creature tokens with toxic 1, then sacrifice a creature.
The Fifth Sphere is the Boiling Sea, which is an ocean of glistening oil used to create proto-Phyrexians called newts.
Create an Elemental Wizard card.
March 20, 2024 4:57 p.m.
TheoryCrafter says... #33
Aeromancer Elemental
Creature- Elemental Wizard
Uncommon
Flying, Vigilance, Ward
: X target creatures you control get flying where X is the number of instant and sorceries you cast this turn.
1/3
Wild
March 21, 2024 8:54 a.m.
The Lia Fáil, the rock at the center of the universe
Legendary Land
~ Enters the battlefield tapped unless and doesn't untap during your untap phase
Sacrifice 2 creatures with combined power 4 or greater: Untap the Lia Fail and transform it and you become the monarch
"On top of the hill of Tara, the Lia Fáil stood, for millennia, waiting for the high king of Ireland to return...
Tara, the walking hill
Legendary creature - Elemental Ancient
Trample, Indestructible
: Add
6/6
"...and When he did and offered up the correct sacrifice, the rock itself let out a roar"
Just missed st.Patricks day but I read about this Irish myth recently and I thought it was fairly nifty
Anyway next challenge: Make either the welsh flag dragon , or the Bhutan flags dragon (Which would win in a fight???)
March 21, 2024 11:08 a.m.
Made_Compleat says... #35
Clash of Nations
Enchantment
When Clash of Nations enters the battlefield, choose an opponent. Put a war counter on each land you control and each land that opponent controls.
Lands with war counters on them are 4/4 red and white dragon creatures with flying and haste in addition to their other types.
More war counters, please!
March 21, 2024 11:25 a.m.
Imminent Escalation Enchantment
Whenever a creature deals combat damage to a player, that player puts a war counter on up to three creatures controlled by that creature's controller.
Whenever a player puts a war counter on a permanent, that player goads that permanent.
Creatures with three or more war counters on them attack each combat if able.
What if Skysovereign, Consul Flagship made its way to Amonkhet?
March 21, 2024 9:55 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #37
I tried to look up any bit of lore about it and found nothing. But, given what a sovereign nation is and what a consulate does, and what it means to be a flagship, it should effectively be a vessel that seeks to separate itself and her people from a city-state and act as a bastion for protection, through threat of violence.
In other words; EAT PEACE, MOTHER FUCKER!!
Skysoverign, Glory of Amonkhet
Legendary Artifact - Vehicle
Flying, haste
Whenever Skysoverign attacks, choose two. You may instead exert Skysoverign when it attacks, if you do choose three instead. You may choose the same mode more than once:
- Create two 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens.
- Skysoverign deals 2 damage to any target.
- Discard a card, then draw a card.
Crew 5
6/8
I love how if you exert it the first time, it can effectively crew itself thereafter :3
Feels uncharacteristically Ravnican, so I added the bit about exert to blend it into Amonkhet a bit more.
Challenge!!
Uuhh, idk wildcard I guess?
March 21, 2024 10:43 p.m. Edited.
TheForsakenOne says... #38
Swarmlord Glissa
Legendary Creature - Phyrexian Elf Preator
First Strike, Deathtouch
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
At the beginning of each opponents upkeep, put a -1/-1 counter on each creature they control.
3/3
Make a card for another named Phyrexian being promoted to Preator, following the Preator ability trend.
March 22, 2024 12:02 a.m.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #39
Legendary Creature - Phyrexian Cat Praetor
Vigilance
Whenever an artifact or creature you control enters tapped, untap it.
Artifacts and creatures your opponents control enter tapped.
3/4
I'd rather not make this a cycle. Instead, create a pillow fort card.
March 22, 2024 12:40 a.m.
Malcatro the Maker
Legendary Creature - Phyrexian Elephant Praetor
Ward
Artifact spells and creature spells you cast cost less to cast.
Artifact and creature spells your opponents cast cost more to cast.
5/5
And ninja'ed.
Quill Barrier
Enchantment
Whenever one or more creatures attack you, you may reveal the top card of your library. If you do, Quill Barrier deals damage equal to each creature attacking you equal to the revealed card's mana value.
Create a card that shows a giant stack of rocks.
March 22, 2024 12:56 a.m.
TheoryCrafter says... #41
Cairn of Days and Nights
Image: A tall mound of rocks in a spiral form sticks out on a rocky plain.
Artifact
Uncommon
: Add one mana of any color.
, : Shuffle all cards in your graveyard into your library. Then, if it is neither day or night, it becomes day. Otherwise, it becomes day.
Several Giants led by Rosheen built it to mark Oona's Defeat-- and as a failsafe.
Create a card you can use to planeswalk without a die. It must be Omenpath flavored and playable in Legacy/Vintage.
March 22, 2024 7:46 a.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #42
This challenge seems to be asking us to make a card that works with the Planechase decks, without using the Planar die, yet allows us to use the Planechase decks in Legacy and Vintage, which to the best of my knowledge would become immediately unplayable as that would require using a deck that is too slow for formats that literally see people win just by their opening hands alone.
So... shrug?
March 22, 2024 10:20 a.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #43
Sudden Ignition
Instant
If this card is in your opening hand, you may reveal it and cast it without paying it's mana cost at the beginning of your upkeep.
Choose a Plane from among the Planechase deck and planeswalk there. If there is no Planechase deck, create one. If you can not, add instead and this spell deals 7 damage to you instead.
Chandra did not notice she had traversed worlds for several hours, because it is that difficult to discern one type of ash and molten rock from another...
Able to be cast for free (Legacy, Vintage), and allows you to Planeswalk without a Planer die.
Added ramp because why not. You can start the game with six red mana. Possibly nine if you can also creep up to 22 life and sustain 21 damage.
Wild
March 22, 2024 10:26 a.m. Edited.
Civilized Swamp
Land- Swamp
~ Enters the battlefield tapped.
Whenever a human enters the battlefield under your control for the first time each turn, if you control 3 or more humans, untap ~
, : Create a 1/1 white and black human citizen creature token with vigilance and lifelink
Make a card in which allows you to pay resources to get negative effects for yourself.
March 22, 2024 5:38 p.m.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #45
Phoenix Zealot
Creature - Viashino Shaman
Haste
: Add . Only activate this ability if you control a phoenix.
Discard X cards, pay X life: Create an X/X red phoenix creature token with flying and haste.
1/3
Create a white legendary creature with an activated ability that costs .
March 24, 2024 6:49 a.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #46
Maru, Blades of Sand
Legendary Creature - Human Sand Warrior
Vigilance
, : Reveal the top card of your library. You may exile it. If you do, Maru gets +3/+0 until end of turn. Otherwise draw it and Maru gets +0/+3 until end of turn. If the card is exiled, you may play it until end of turn and spend any color mana when casting it.
3/3
Call this set: "Amonkhet: Judgement" (AKJ)
The idea is Hazoret, now able to freely traverse the multiverse, has sought out planes with other gods in an effort to ask them to restore her world.
Most Gods ignored her pleas.
Some Gods fell on emotion and agreed. Gods such as Karametra, God of Harvests and Athreos, God of Passage who agreed to make Amonkhet flourish with life and end the damning of the bodies in the sands. And Halvar, God of Battle Flip who was enthralled by the stories of the Trials and wants to rebuild and train a new breed of warriors.
But, one God in particular saw an opportunity to seize a new world for subjugation, and brought with them Gods who seek destruction and dominion.
In this Amonkhet set, Gods from across the multiverse inhabit this one world, with one God leading the cause for their own destructive purposes.
Create that new God.
March 24, 2024 7:52 p.m. Edited.
Sempatz, the Coming Storm
Legendary Creature - God Warrior
When Sempatz, the Coming Storm dies, put it on top of your library.
If a creature would deal damage to one of your opponents, it deals twice that much damage instead.
At the beginning of your end step, if you control a creature that could have attacked but didn't, each opponent discards a card and sacrifices a permanent.
4/4
Create another god with a "class" subtype.
March 24, 2024 8:33 p.m.
Wippy, God of happy
Legendary creature - God Cleric Pig
Defender, Lifelink
As long as your devotion to white and green is less than seven, Wippy lose defender and gain Deathtouch.
If damage would be dealt to any creature, planeswalker or player that damage is dealt to Wippy instead
2/8
Everybody friends? Everybody? soo you kill my friends YOU WILL DIE!!!!!!!!
Make that one card that dont exist and you will love thats real because it will fit in your deck, them explain your deck
March 26, 2024 3:45 p.m.
TheForsakenOne says... #49
Omaxin, The Endless Story
Legendary Enchantment Creature - Saga God
Indestructible
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter)
I: Draw a card for each Saga you control.
II: Sagas you control cost less to cast until the end of your next turn.
III: Remove all Lore counters from Omaxin, the Endless Story, then it becomes a copy of target Saga you control except its name is still Omaxin, the Endless Story, it's still a creature, and it has "If this saga would be sacrificed, instead exile it and return it to the battlefield under its owners control".
7/7
Good old Tom Bombadil Sagas if you couldn't tell. Though this guy could be the commander in his own right
Create another weird saga that covers new ground.
March 26, 2024 6:36 p.m.
markbeloit says... #50
Winding Song
Enchantment — Saga
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
: Put a Song counter on two target permanents.
: Tap all permanents your opponents control with Song counters on them. Untap all permanents you control with Song counters on them. Then remove all Song counters from all permanents.
Wild.
sergiodelrio says... #1
Shadow Agent
Creature - Cat Ranger
Spells with a supertype your opponents cast cost more to cast.
Revenge
3/1
Iceberg Leviathan
Creature - Leviathan
Iceberg Leviathan's power is equal to the number of snow permanents you control and its toughness is equal to the number of snow cards in your graveyard +1.
n/n+1
Magmatic Fallout
Sorcery
Magmatic Fallout deals damage to target creature or planeswalker equal to the number of permanents with a supertype their owner controls.
If you control a snow permanent, it also deals 1 damage to each creature without flying your opponents control.
Do we have enough stuff for the leviathan faction? In my mind, that deck/faction can both synergize with AND hose snow. Let's see more of that
March 13, 2024 6:47 a.m. Edited.