Shortest and Longest Text Boxes.

StuffnSuch

I just created two cards, one with a three word text box, and one that I had to trim down to 80 words just to get everything to fit.  It made me laugh when I went back to review them side by side and noticed just how different they were.

Anyways, here's the challenge, create the most interesting card you can with as few words as possible, or, create the least complicated card you can while still filling the entire text box (flavor text does not count).  Old cards are welcome.  Don't feel like you have to make something new to share.

StuffnSuch

Just for fun, here are the two cards that I made back to back that inspired this discussion:

 

TheDarkKnight1234567

Not to rain on your parade, but there already is a card that reads "Creatures can't block"

StuffnSuch

Yeah, there are lots of functionally similar cards out there.  There are even some official cards that are more similar than mine.  It's not really a concern to me at all.  Maybe mine's for a mono-red devotion deck, where it would be an upgrade.  Either way, no parade rained on.  I'm just having fun thinking about how short an interesting text box can be and how simple a long text box can be.  I'm not saying the cards that inspired it are the perfect examples, just that it made me laugh that I woke up today with two very interesting ideas, and one took 3 words, the other would have taken over 80 to really get right, yet they didn't feel like they were that different in my head.

cadstar369

How does reminder text factor into the equation?

StuffnSuch

Anything that's in italics is not part of the rules text.  (Though, if you "keyword" some elaborately complicated ability just to mess with this discussion, we'll all see through that.)

cadstar369

If the objective is to be interesting // uncomplicated, then these are probably my best at the moment:

smax765

I have a card of each kind you want:

https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/gryff-the-gravekeeper

https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/eclipse-ritualist

flatmap

My first challenge entry!
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/the-sky-is-falling

https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/ravenous-compactapiller
 

smax765

@flatmap welcome!

StuffnSuch

Welcome @flatmap
I'm not going to lie, I absolutely love The Sky is Falling.  It made me laugh and yet is flavorful and simple and interesting, everything we were hoping for.

@smax765 I have to say, the Eclipse Ritualist is pretty elaborate.  The crazy thing is, as I was reading, I thought a couple times that you should probably add a word or two into the text box for clarity, or even quotes around the abilities, but then realized you probably had those things and cut them just to get it all to fit.  Wild.

smax765

Do you want to get the truth?

smax765

Just when I was very bored…

Mantis17

back on this site after long time, can't be bothered to format or flavour text lol

jaceberlin

https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/moxgolem?list=user
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/swarming-wasp?list=user

Yururu

Cards from a while back. Fateseal and Investigate already exist (though seldomly used), Submerge is a custom mechanic I did while working with others in some challenge a couple of years ago, I think.

Jadefire

I just saw All of History, All at Once and remembered I made this card.  Minus the reminder text, it's only two words:

https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/trail-of-evidence-2