This is likely to be very hard for even some of the more advanced players to grasp.
Basically this effect is triggered by "casting". In other words, simply copying a spell (e.g. Keywords like Storm or Conspire and cards like Fork or Melek Izzet Paragon) won't trigger the effect. Also, it's own spell copy won't trigger it, so it won't go infinite.
Cards and abilities that will work are the ones that actually copy a card and cast it (e.g. Isochron Scepter or Elite Arcanist and also the keyword Cipherwill do the trick).
Okay, here goes. Maybe just cipher was a little bland; Thank you all anyway !
@sanjaya666 Both are straightforward, useful, and easy to use. Great job !
@Faiths_Guide I am not an advanced player at all, but your explanations were very clear. In its niche, I find it very attuned with cipher and cipher-like,. But then it is a very small niche, and I guess it would be sitting ducks until the right cards come along (I may be wrong).
@pstmdrn This could be my bread-and-butter draw card, it's nice.
@DomriKade Very sweet ! The cipher interaction is neat, without being too dependent on it, and the art is great. A great design, in my opinion.
@Brainifyer Very flavorful, it gets nicely with the art and effect. But I feel it lacks some versatility.
Winner is @DomriKade ! Tell me what card(s) you'd like me to fave. next mini-challenge is: +1/+1 counters !
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PLEASE INCLUDE AN "IF I WIN..." (IIW) WITH YOUR ENTRY WHICH INCLUDES YOUR NEXT CHALLENGE SHOULD YOU WIN.
Example: IIW: Cards for a mono-green control deck.
Which, incidentally, is the next challenge.
Good Luck!
Recommended challenge:
Fateful Hour ability.
(Examples for fateful hour cards would be the images to the right.)
Edit: If I win, I'd like cards with Cipher, or that work cleverly with it.
IIW: Dragons!!!
Mono-green control is a viable strategy, thanks to deathtouch cards and cards like Prey Upon, Nature's Way and Rabid Bite.
IIW: A transform card
@ASubtleGhost This is beautiful! Flavorful, useful and I love me some green card draw.
@Faith_Guide My 90's Green decks would have loved this.
@Brainifyer I like the aggressive nature of this controlly snake.
WINNER: @ASubtleGhost
Congrats! Tell me what card to favorite.
NEXT CHALLENGE: Cipher cards or cards the interact with Cipher
This is likely to be very hard for even some of the more advanced players to grasp.
Basically this effect is triggered by "casting". In other words, simply copying a spell (e.g. Keywords like Storm or Conspire and cards like Fork or Melek Izzet Paragon) won't trigger the effect. Also, it's own spell copy won't trigger it, so it won't go infinite.
Cards and abilities that will work are the ones that actually copy a card and cast it (e.g. Isochron Scepter or Elite Arcanist and also the keyword Cipher will do the trick).
IIW: Dragon!!!
IIW: Merging Ravnica Guilds (1,2, or 3 color cards ok) Flavor should tell us what we need.
@pstmdrn - Thanks for reminding me! IIW: +1/+1 counters.
Ya! That's the other way I was thinking! Cipher by itself is a little too simple in design.
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/information-network
IIW: Enchantment creatures
@sanjaya666 Both are straightforward, useful, and easy to use. Great job !
@Faiths_Guide I am not an advanced player at all, but your explanations were very clear. In its niche, I find it very attuned with cipher and cipher-like,. But then it is a very small niche, and I guess it would be sitting ducks until the right cards come along (I may be wrong).
@pstmdrn This could be my bread-and-butter draw card, it's nice.
@DomriKade Very sweet ! The cipher interaction is neat, without being too dependent on it, and the art is great. A great design, in my opinion.
@Brainifyer Very flavorful, it gets nicely with the art and effect. But I feel it lacks some versatility.
Winner is @DomriKade ! Tell me what card(s) you'd like me to fave. next mini-challenge is: +1/+1 counters !
IIW: Babylonian, Sumerian, Assyrian myths. (let's see your Lammasu, Shedu, Annunaki, Marduks, four winged angels, etc!)
IIW: Transforming artifacts !
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/ancient-astral-1
(This may be side tracking a bit but how do you get images to appear in the forum cause i dont have any buttons or anything saying I can do it.)
IIW: Enchantments that transform to act like Yugioh trap cards. (Cause I think that would be funny to try xD).