new avatar (commander)
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Posted on May 18, 2021, 12:30 a.m. by heraldofkrenko
ok new idea for a legendary creature. it is a 1/1 for cmc - human avatar.
when this creature dies or is exiled return it to its owners hand.
when this creature is on the battlefield spells with X in its cost, costs X less to cast, where X is the number of times this card was cast this game.
I have been thinking of this as a custom commander and was wondering what others would think of this?
plakjekaas says... #3
(I also think circumventing commander tax like this will feel too powerful, which is an issue Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow and Derevi, Empyrial Tactician have touched on, that will probably be worse for even cheaper creatures)
May 18, 2021 6:22 a.m.
heraldofkrenko says... #4
i am sorry but i meant it as a 3 cost commander not a one. it is a {{one}} {{red}} {{blue}}
May 18, 2021 11:39 a.m.
plakjekaas says... #5
{Cardname}
Legendary Creature - Human Avatar
When {cardname} dies or is exiled, return it to its owner's hand.
Whenever you cast {cardname}, you get an experience counter. Spells you cast with X in their cost, cost less for each experience counter you have.
1/1
Yeah that would make a lot more sense. The never really being gone is still powerful, it's a lot better than for example Squee, Goblin Nabob because it mentions exile and it actually does something when you cast it, but the ability is a lot harder to break or abuse if the mana value is 3, not 1. It would actually give you a late game plan. It's easier to trigger, but harder to use than Mizzix of the Izmagnus . It looks interesting now! :D
May 18, 2021 1:54 p.m.
Mtg_Mega_Nerds says... #6
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May 18, 2021 4:45 p.m.
heraldofkrenko Interesting card. Could definitely be possible to see something like this in a future Commander product. I think plakjekaas accurately sketched the card's wording.
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plakjekaas says... #2
I think you'd need to word it a bit differently, because right now, you're using X twice for different things. Also, the "when this creature is on the battlefield"-line is redundant, static abilities in cards always just work when the permanent is on the battlefield.
Maybe work with experience counters? They seem made for an idea like this (like Mizzix of the Izmagnus )
{Cardname}
Legendary Creature - Human Avatar
When {cardname} dies or is exiled, return it to its owner's hand.
Whenever you cast {cardname}, you get an experience counter. Spells you cast with X in their cost, cost less for each experience counter you have.
1/1
I personally think 1 mana is a little too little, too much benefit for too low costs, with a Phyrexian Altar this card would immediately be able to enable X spells where X is arbitrarily large. I think a cost of would be much more fair to use than just , but I tried to create exactly the card you described.
May 18, 2021 6:14 a.m.