Planeswalker enchantments
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Posted on Nov. 7, 2013, 1:49 p.m. by Jappards
Faster casting - 1G
Enchantment - Aura
Enchant Planeswalker
During your turn, you may activate an adittional activated ability enchanted Planeswalker has.
Mana shield - 3U
Enchantment - Aura
Enchant Planeswalker
Whenever a spell your opponent controls targets Enchanted Planeswalker, you may pay U, if you do, Enchanted Planeswalker gets indestructable until end of turn.
Faster casting seems absolutely broken - waaaaay too cheap. Also it seems like it should be a white / red ability. Maybe if it cost 4 or 5 mana and it specified that you could only gain devotion once per turn.
Not sure about mana shield.
I'm just trying to think what green could do for a planeswalker thematically. Maybe something like -
1GG
Enchantment - Aura
Enchant Planeswalker
If one or more creatures attack enchanted planeswalker put two 1/1 wolf tokens into play. Exile these at the next end step.
Would that work? Then the only way your planeswalker could die would be to flying or trample or 3 or more creatures.
November 7, 2013 2:03 p.m.
The first one seems fine, though I think its wording is improper and it might be better in blue. I have one word for the second one: Indestructibility .
November 7, 2013 2:04 p.m.
spacecoyote1313 says... #5
The second one wouldnt work because even when you have Elspeth, Knight-Errant emblem if all the counters are removed from a planeswalker you sacrifice it.
November 7, 2013 2:18 p.m.
MagnorCriol says... #6
The first one should probably be blue (that's the color that accentuates spellcasting - see Quicken , for example) - and it should be far more expensive. So much of a PW's aspects - starting loyalty, loyalty with each ability, ability effects, etc. - are balanced on the back of only being able to do the abilities once per turn. Breaking this effect has the potential to crack so many PW cards sooooo wide open. A quick look at the existing planeswalkers show that most of them would be able to ultimate the turn after you play them.
November 7, 2013 2:23 p.m.
How would indestructable work for a planeswalker? I know it would prevent things like Hero's Downfall from working but when a creature attacks the planewalker does it still lose loyalty counters?
November 7, 2013 3:40 p.m.
Aneximines says... #8
I like that the fist one speaks to an issue of Planeswalkers specifically (though the cost needs to be carefully considered). I don't like the second one because there's nothing Planeswalker-y about it; any permanent would like Indestructibility .
How about,
Demiplane Sanctuary 2W
Enchantment - Aura
Enchant planeswalker
Creatures can't attack enchanted planeswalker.
raithe000 says... #2
The first one seems very undercosted. I can't see it as less than 4 mana, especially since it halves the time til the ultimate hits the board.
The second is slightly undercosted, I think it would work better at 5 cmc. More importantly, it seems like an odd choice. White usually gets indestructible, blue gets hexproof. I'd change it to match color expectations.
Interesting idea, though. Probably hasn't been done because it would be a cycle of dead cards in limited.
November 7, 2013 1:59 p.m.