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Mechanix Challenge - Twenty Six **Circuit Challenge**
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https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/tender-of-roots
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/aged-augurer
Couldn't find artist name, sorry
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/icy-breath-1
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/the-mad-pearl
I changed the wording of pillage a bit to reflect how recent cards have been printed with similar effects.
Also, if you really didn't get it, the flavor text is a play on the "rape, pillage, burn" phrase
I HAD to do something with this art, it felt very Izzet.
Using "Vanguard"
Reveling Cutthroat
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/reveling-cutthroat
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/verdant-chaos
Both of these mechanics fit the idea of red wizards, so I thought I would flavorfully connect them.
Restore feels like a mechanic that's better when you can do it multiple times. Flickering seems like the best way to acheive this. I added the restrictive cost and upkeep-only activation so that you can't make combat all weird or abuse the ETB to easily until the late game.
There isn't much of a story here other than I thought it would be fun to pump the dorks. I didn't want to get too many counters out of this aura boi, so I gave him a slightly larger toughness.
Manalink is just a good mechanic with pingers.
Yet another pinger. Frosttouch creatures really like to damage creatures whenever possible, so I thought implementing a way to consistently do that makes sense. Block? Your thing gets tapped. Don't block? Your thing gets tapped and you take damage. Pick your poison.
This clearly needed to be a card.
Was this mechanic designed for vampires? I'm pretty sure it was made for vampires.
To parents with unwanted children:
This card is based on my childhood friend's dad. He was a drill sargent in the army after a . R.I.P. Mister Smith.
I do have to say, there were some tough decisions because y'all made some really nice cards!
Here are top cards for each of the Mechanix...
Honorable Mentions
Mushroom Marauders by @TheCenterOfTheUniverse
So awesome! If these guys were Fungus Pirates there might be a different card here!
Tillage Elf by @sorinjace
Great art, and it almost feels like it would show up in a random pack! Nice work!
Barter in Bark by @atrus159
Great name for a card! If Crypt of Relics wasn't such a good card, this would have competed for top honors for the restore mechanic!
A bunch of cards by @KrampisZman
One third of the top cards came from the brain of this Cardsmith, and for some reason, I just want to be a Pirate!!
Third Place
Ternal, the Lionhearted by @Alchemist
I was having a hard time falling in love with this mechanic until I saw this card! Great use of Defiant, and making it become more than just a way to make the creature bigger. It brings a sophisticated level of strategy to a mechanic that has the potential to really change how the game is played.
Second Place
Crypt of Relics by @KalamMekhar
How is this not a real card? This reminds me of classic artifacts from days of yore! This could be a deck staple, it could be a sideboard savior, it could be a draft king! Top to bottom, I think this is solid and a great use of the mechanic.
First Place
Petulant Analyst by @Faiths_Guide
This one is a flavor win through and through! Art, name and mechanics all come together to make a really fun card to build a deck around, or better yet, just insert it into any Izzet deck you currently have and BOOM!
Congratulations to the @Winners and other @Mentionables!