It may look like the worst board wipe ever made, but actually you can deflecting palm to kill an opponent with it instead or you can play this with circle of protection to not die to yourself. You can intervention pact to gain 20 life instead, but you usually get killed turn 4 in modern so the only one of those that actually wins doesn't is too slow anyway even assuming no disruption.
@ShaperKyon I love the overall design. It's simple, elegant, and powerful. My only question is why it's Boros rather than Orzhov. To me, the effect feels more like a WB thing.
@MrRansom Yeah, but white on its own tends to see land destruction (or at least used to before they phased mass land destruction out and all), and black is the more versatile removal color, especially when paired with white or green. I'm not saying Boros is a terrible choice, I just think Orzhov seems more in flavor.
@Arceus8523 When designing this card I was thinking about colors, and I realized I didn't really need black. White can destroy all creatures, enchantments, and planeswalkers; while red can destroy all artifacts and lands. (White can destroy lands too to some extent: see Fall of the Thran.) In fact I probably could have made this mono-white if I so chose. Black is the most versatile remover when paired with another color, but only for targeted removal. I think white is the strongest at mass removal, especially when paired for another color.
@ShaperKyon Yeah fair enough. Nuanced color identity stuff like this is fascinating to me. I would've made the design WB, but it's also not out of place in WR.
Sentence: "Come with me if you want to live. No wait! Don't come with me if you want to live." Grim Conclusion: "You are terminated." Geomancer's Wrath: "I'm the party pooper."
3rd place: In Your Face @MrRansom "Talk to the ha... oh!
2nd place: Sacred Rearmament @TenebrisNemo "I need your armor, your sword and your steed"
1st place: Lost to the Deep @Lastjustice "Hasta la vi-. no... You're fired! no no. See you at the party... Put that cookie down! Gahh! You're history!
This contest was more fun than I had thought. Many different approaches and takes on the formula. Thank you all for taking part in this contest. Now, where is Sarah Connor? I have a... message to deliver, from the future.
@Jonteman93 Thanks for hosting. I am glad you like that card, as I felt like I had right inspiration come together for that one. I liked it myself, as did several others. You had some tough choices here, as I really like what @TenebrisNemo did as well. Congrats to all who placed, and thanks for playing along. Feel free to favorite any 5 of mine you like Jonte.
Loved to see an Uncommon, Standard-printable as first place. Great design. Rares usually take most of the limelight, both in MTG and in MTGCardsmith. In Your Face is amusingly subtle as well.
It was an interesting concept overall, although I didn't get all the Schwarzenegger references :P
@Jonteman93 Could you favorite this card if it is to your liking? I don't have many, so you can skim through the 2 pages thereof if you'd rather another.
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It may look like the worst board wipe ever made, but actually you can deflecting palm to kill an opponent with it instead or you can play this with circle of protection to not die to yourself. You can intervention pact to gain 20 life instead, but you usually get killed turn 4 in modern so the only one of those that actually wins doesn't is too slow anyway even assuming no disruption.
I love the overall design. It's simple, elegant, and powerful. My only question is why it's Boros rather than Orzhov. To me, the effect feels more like a WB thing.
Yeah, but white on its own tends to see land destruction (or at least used to before they phased mass land destruction out and all), and black is the more versatile removal color, especially when paired with white or green. I'm not saying Boros is a terrible choice, I just think Orzhov seems more in flavor.
Yeah fair enough. Nuanced color identity stuff like this is fascinating to me. I would've made the design WB, but it's also not out of place in WR.
First let's crash into the honorable mentioned ones
@Lowlander, @MrRansom, @Tomigon
Sentence: "Come with me if you want to live. No wait! Don't come with me if you want to live."
Grim Conclusion: "You are terminated."
Geomancer's Wrath: "I'm the party pooper."
3rd place: In Your Face @MrRansom
"Talk to the ha... oh!
2nd place: Sacred Rearmament @TenebrisNemo
"I need your armor, your sword and your steed"
1st place: Lost to the Deep @Lastjustice
"Hasta la vi-. no... You're fired! no no. See you at the party... Put that cookie down!
Gahh! You're history!
This contest was more fun than I had thought. Many different approaches and takes on the formula. Thank you all for taking part in this contest. Now, where is Sarah Connor? I have a... message to deliver, from the future.
Fave these three cards of mine, please:
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/the-wizards-revenge
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/the-old-ones-judgment
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/the-natures-gateway
@Lastjustice - Your card is pretty good, so it's no wonder you placed on 1st place. Well done!
Congratulations to @Lastjustice, and to all the mentionables!
Faves:
1) https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/flux-mastery
2) https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/speed-rabbit
3) https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/forsaken-prophesier
Evidently not...
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/elegy-to-the-void?list=user
It was an interesting concept overall, although I didn't get all the Schwarzenegger references :P
@Jonteman93 Could you favorite this card if it is to your liking? I don't have many, so you can skim through the 2 pages thereof if you'd rather another.
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/archfiends-pawn