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The object of this contest is to create a creature that replicates the effects of a powerful instant, sorcery, enchantment, or artifact from an eternal format. It must be formatted as a reasonably costed creature with the subtype Human Wizard and "Magus of the" in the title. It is up to you as what you think is the best card to bring back from the past, and how it should be costed and what its power and toughness is.
I will be judging this competition based on balance, wording of the rules text, and flavor text. For examples of Magus cards and famous magic cards "on a stick" as creature-spells are often called, check out the cycles here: http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?action=advanced&name=+[magus]. Just to avoid confusion, it is technically not a requirement to pick a card that is historically busted, but I will be less likely to award high marks to entries based on more recent cards or those that aren't that powerful.
I will award 5 favorites for 1st place, 3 for 2nd, and 2 for 3rd. Good luck to all participants, and may the best cardsmither win!
I will be judging this competition based on balance, wording of the rules text, and flavor text. For examples of Magus cards and famous magic cards "on a stick" as creature-spells are often called, check out the cycles here: http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?action=advanced&name=+[magus]. Just to avoid confusion, it is technically not a requirement to pick a card that is historically busted, but I will be less likely to award high marks to entries based on more recent cards or those that aren't that powerful.
I will award 5 favorites for 1st place, 3 for 2nd, and 2 for 3rd. Good luck to all participants, and may the best cardsmither win!
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Based off of: http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=401947
Magus of the March
3wb
Creature: Human Wizard
when Magus of the March enters the battlefield, return a number of ally creature cards with total converted mana cost 8 or less to the battlefield from your graveyard.
(Flavor Text) "they saw us, and cried. I cried too, for I saw my family among the ones gathered. I turned to thank the masked figure, and he was gone."-Unknown Member of the Sea Gate Liberation Force.(/flavor text)
3/4
Based on : The Enemy Swords Cycle.
Magus of the Sword
WBURG
creature-Human Wizard
Whenever Magus of the Sword deals damage to a player, choose two:
1. Magus of the sword deals damage to the defending player equal to the number of cards in their hand 2. you gain 3 life 3. Draw a card 4. Untap all lands you control 5. the defending player puts the top ten cards of his/her library into his/her graveyard.
(Flavor Text) "It is impossible to catch them. they are wizards of the body as well as the mind."-Unknown. (/flavor text)
4/5
Note that this is more powerful than the swords in some ways and less powerful in other ways.
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/magus-of-the-blaze
Based on:
http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=398416
My second:
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/magus-of-the-lotus-3
based off (you know what):
http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=600
My third:
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/magus-of-fortune?list=user
Based off:
http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=treasure+cruise
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/magus-of-the-plowshares
Based on: Swords to Plowshares.
My second entry:
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/magus-of-the-path
Based on Path to Exile.
My third entry:
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/magus-of-the-cradle
Based on Gaea's Cradle.
My fourth entry:
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/magus-of-the-sanctum-1?list=user
Based on Serra's Sanctum and mixed with Mesa Enchantress
My fifth entry:
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/magus-of-the-decay
Based on Abrupt Decay.
(http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=235603)
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/magus-of-the-seal-1
Based off of Imperial Seal.
http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=imperial+seal
Magus of the Ancestors
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/magus-of-the-ancestors
Based off of Ancestral Recall (sorry, but I just couldn't resist).
http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=692
Magus of The Ungiven:
3uuu
Creature-Human Wizard
Flash
when Magus of the Ungiven enters the battlefield, search for up to four cards with seperate names from your deck and reveal them. target opponent chooses two of those cards. put the chosen cards into the graveyard and the rest into your hand. shuffle your Library.
3/3
AN: very funny card to play.
Based on: http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=49009
Shaped from Giant Growth and Titanic Growth.
Shaped from Promise of Bunrei - No, not exactly an eternal format "staple" but I do know that some BW-tokens decks in Modern uses the card
Pyroclasm+Sleep - Further explanation in the comment section.
Self-explanatory.
Shaped from Grafdigger's Cage.
Why bon't you go actually comment on my carbs and tell me what you think insteab of hanging me out to bry like that over a simble misunberstanbing?!
God, kibs these bays.
kappa
And you can de a fromat yourself. Doo.
:^)
and this artwork: http://digital-art-gallery.com/picture/big/21303
Magus of the Winter
2uu
Creature-human wizard
as long as Magus of the Winter is on the battlefield, players cannot untap more than one land during their untap phases.
"she touched her staff to the ground, and the world froze around me."-unknown
2/4
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/magus-of-the-isle
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/magus-of-will
http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=159092
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/magus-of-the-edict
Based on Chainer's Edict
http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=382881
Token entry. Nothing special.
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/magus-of-the-plague
Based on Engineered Plague
http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=12944
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/magus-of-the-molten-pinnacle
Based on Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=190400
I'd consider it an important staple card in Modern. Scapeshift decks would be pretty worthless without it.
Portal Thief
(http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=235603)
I've updated him.
In third place is Magus of the Seal, by @Connor2001. This card has a clean design that reflects a powerful tutor.
Magus of the Edict takes second place, created by @CrucibleOfHate. I felt that this card explored a unique design by exporting flashback to creatures with unearth (even though it exiles, not sacrifices at end of turn).
Finally the crown goes to @Grimshac for creating Magus of the Cage. This one just resonated with me as a card that could genuinely be a playable card in eternal formats in death and taxes or similar decks. Also, this one put a clever twist on the classic Magus design, with the protection from Zombies and Skeletons.
Congrats to all the winners, and make sure to message me for what you want to be favorited as your prize!