Team Challenge #4 Set Challenge

Rednaxela

I'm making this challenge in order to get more ideas for my set.
Info on that is here:
http://forums.mtgcardsmith.com/discussion/1287/the-great-empire-custom-card-set-help-needed#latest

My set has six groups/factions and in this challenge you will be making cards for one of them.
But the catch is, you will not be able to choose which one. You have to pick randomly from the following list. If you are unhappy about your pick I will let you have one re-pick.

http://mtgcardsmith.com/user/Rednaxela/sets/7903
http://mtgcardsmith.com/user/Rednaxela/sets/7826
http://mtgcardsmith.com/user/Rednaxela/sets/7872
http://mtgcardsmith.com/user/Rednaxela/sets/7823
http://mtgcardsmith.com/user/Rednaxela/sets/7805
http://mtgcardsmith.com/user/Rednaxela/sets/7822

You can only enter new cards made specifically for this contest. Unless you have a pre made card that you think would fit perfectly in your chosen faction.
No legendaries or Mythics please.
Try to include lots of commons and uncommons too.
Any type of card is allowed, make sure your card fits well into your chosen faction.
All cards entered in this contest might be remade into my set. You will be credited.
End date: March 30th.
Winning team gets 3 favorites each
Second place team 2 favorites
Third place team 1 favorite
4th, 5th, 6th placed teams: I will favorite the best entries.
And leave links to the art if you can.

Anyone who pick Catacombs, don't make a card with the Mining ability because it will soon no longer exist.

MrRansom

@Rednaxela, nicely done!

Rednaxela

@MrRansom thanks, fixed it

Faiths_Guide

I rolled a 4... I'll get on it shortly

ningyounk

I rolled 6, so i'll try to make something for Certa if i have time ^^

Rednaxela

@ningyounk and @Faiths_Guide ok great. And just so every one knows, rolling dice isn't necessary, since you don't know which each link is, just clicking on one is random enough. But if you want to use a dice that's fine.

Faiths_Guide

Everybody clicks the first one bro

I clicked 1, then 2, then 3 before I read it was random.

ningyounk

Unlike Faiths-Guide, i am well trained and always read the rules before clicking on anything ;p But I still rolled the dice because... well i like rolling dice - don't judge me >.<

Faiths_Guide

I'm well trained... wait, wha?

My problem is being overly organized. I have to do first... first. I imagine most people trying to do things in order like myself. I guess not everyone is perfect, like me. :P

ningyounk

More seriously i have some questions about my faction (Certa):
- Do you mind a few twitches on Tax? (I'd like to make it an actual keyword ability, à la Exploit, but i also consider using it as an activated ability instead of an enter-the-battlefield one, to distinguish it better from the other factions.)
- On flavour, do the noble Certians pay the tax themselves, or do they make the other creatures pay them? It's actually very important if i want to make it an ability keyword, and have to reference a tax being paid

Faiths_Guide

Question on Resistance,
Would they use Skulk?

Also, Coup should really state highest power twice.
"When this creature enters the battlefield, if an opponent has the creature with the highest power or tied for the highest power, [effect]"

(see http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=391782)

NicoStoner

I rolled a 1.

Rednaxela

@ningyounk Yes I realized I had wrote the tax ability wrong, but I haven't gotten around to changing it yet, so yes you can change it to a keyword.
Right now it is a "beginning of upkeep" ability not enter the battlefield. I don't think I want it to be activated because tapping is already the cost.
And I am planning to change Mining and Coup, so there will be less enter the battlefield abilities.
Also the nobles don't pay the taxes, they have the weaker creatures pay. So creatures with the Tax ability will usually be creatures of authority, like nobles, or members of the government and so on.

Faiths_Guide

I like Coup... Also I've just about finished a card that uses it :[

Rednaxela

@Faiths_Guide I didn't know Skulk existed, but I just looked it up and yes you can use it
and ok I'll keep coup. But if you want to change it up you can.

Faiths_Guide

In that case:
Ghost-Dagger Infiltrator

You did say you wanted commons right?

Rednaxela

@Faiths_Guide yes anything but mythic is good

Lujikul

Rolled a one. I'll get on it.
And here it is. I wasn't sure if this was exactly what Deepwood was supposed to do, so I based it off of Sinister Vegetation.
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/rotwood-elder-1

stormbreath

for the rim:

using this Artwork: http://digital-art-gallery.com/picture/big/21274

Evangelist of the Woods
3wg
creature-elf dryad (rare)
Propagate- whenever a creature token enters the battlefield, gain three life.
at the begining of your upkeep, if you control three or more creature tokens, populate.
"she is the guardian of the forest, and will shelter you so long as you support her"-Jarval, Rim Warrior.
2/4

Faiths_Guide

So what if we make coup read:

Coup - [Trigger], if an opponent controls the creature with the greatest power or tied for the greatest power, [Effect].

This way it wouldn't necessarily be an ETB, it could be on attacks, on player damage, at end of turn, during upkeep, on other 1 CMC dudes entering the battlefield, you get it.

Updated BTW: Ghost-Dagger Infiltrator

Sonicfan5150

I rolled 3 on the dice: http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/black-catacomb.

Rednaxela

@Faiths_Guide yes I prefer that.

Rednaxela

@Sonicfan5150 sorry but the catacombs are red and don't really have any thing to do with unblockable, that card would fit better with resistance. For the catacombs try to make cards that focus on artifacts, primarily equipment.

Faiths_Guide

Here's another you favorited in the past that works quite well here:
Wisdom Trap

AlphaOmega

I rolled a nat 20, so I'll get the Horde.

AlphaOmega

http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/volcanic-ire
art: http://monpuasajr.deviantart.com/art/Vhoughart-the-Goblin-Invoker-330331382

AlphaOmega

http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/cut-stone-crusher?list=user
Could be modified

Sonicfan5150

@Rednaxela I will make a different card friday or saturday. Thanks for pointing that out to me, I will observe the cards more. But does that mean I re-roll?

Rednaxela

@Sonicfan5150 no you don't have to reroll, once you pick a team you have to stick with it. But I did say that when you choose a team, if you don't like it you can have one reroll but after that you can't switch.

Sonicfan5150

My reroll is 4: http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/assassins-blow-1.

ningyounk

As there was no limit to the number of entries, i made 10 cards in a row xD

COMMONS
Certian Ill-Soother: http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/certian-ill-soother?list=set&set=8045
Admirer of Champions: http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/admirer-of-champions?list=set&set=8045
Shiny Guard: http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/shiny-guard?list=set&set=8045
Certian Fortune-Teller: http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/certian-fortune-teller?list=set&set=8045


UNCOMMONS
Knight of Vanity: http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/knight-of-vanity?list=set&set=8045
Champions of the Poor: http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/champions-of-the-poor?list=set&set=8045
Certian Messenger: http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/certian-messenger?list=set&set=8045


RARES
Justice Whip: http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/justice-whip-1?list=set&set=8045
Softened Aristocrat: http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/softened-aristocrat?list=set&set=8045
Guard's Offspring: http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/guards-offspring?list=set&set=8045

I hope you'll notice how the last one totally comboes with the Rim mechanic