Rezatta, the life-matters Renaissance plane — SET DESIGN PHASE

LordTachanka123 · May 2020

Quick question @ningyounk, how many more commons are needed?

ningyounk · May 2020

@LordTachanka123

I think the green land removal and the big artifact creature were the last ones! I'll post a version of the full set of corrected commons later ^^ I'm still considering pushing Breathing Waltz to 4-mana and switch it with something like Caring Sculptor though.

Image: https://forums.mtgcardsmith.com/uploads/editor/ra/ff6e8htxq6wj.jpg

The-DM · May 2020

Here's Eco, maybe. Also, I have artist credit, I just forgot.

Image: https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/complete/full/2020/5/20/1589996175012975.png

https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/eco-silent-musician

By Sasha Radulov

LordTachanka123 · May 2020

Only problem is that she's green. I don't know if there's a lot of ramp, but that would be incredibly powerful on a unblockable.
Also, unblockable is very blue. I suggest havinger her Azorius.
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LordTachanka123 · May 2020

Hey @ningyounk, MaRo says that red loves dancing, but doesn't get too. Can we do some dancing in uncommon/rare/mythic?

LordTachanka123 · May 2020

I know we have things like that waltz, but just an idea.

LordTachanka123 · May 2020

It will feel good to get to start at the beginning of a skeleton...

The-DM · May 2020

*Ahem..., @LordTachanka123 ...*

https://gatherer.wizards.com/pages/card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=446870

CassZero · May 2020

I made a skill called a bard. The human companion.

Image: https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/complete/full/2020/5/14/1589477679784955.png

https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/barbara-rune-enthusiast
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/katiar-the-charming-elf

LordTachanka123 · May 2020

Alright, I found some interesting characters. Well, not exactly found, just realized they were from the Rebirth.

Meet, the Borgias!

Alfons:
He was a pope, but quite corrupt. He also committed adultery, and simonry.

Rodrigo:
Another pope, he was put in the church by his father. He also committed numerous acts of adultery. He happened to also be a great diplomat and politician.

Cesare:
Rodrigo's son, he was a great war tactician. He was also suspected of murdering his brother, whom I share half a name with, Giovanni.He died while besieging enemy lines.

Lucrezia:
Sister to Cesare, she was married to a spanish prince. Once her father no longer cared for the guy's powers, he got the marriage annulled. While she is known as a poisoner and politician, she is what most historians call a victim to her family's deeds.

That's all I've got for now, but there were plenty more. If you want to learn about them, watch this quick song by the greatest songwriters ever, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1ADwv2A1wg

LordTachanka123 · May 2020

And @The-DM, ahem https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=tetsuko%20umezawa%2C%20fugitive

LordTachanka123 · May 2020

Oh, got some more Borgia stuff:

Francis:
Another one of the few good Borgias, he became an organizer of the church, and at death became a saint.

The-DM · May 2020

@LordTachanka123
In green, creatures can't be blocked, but they have a limitation.
*Ahem*

https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=193970

LordTachanka123 · May 2020

Anyways, blue is very much a musical thing. I would know, as a former musician(Which makes me seem old. I'm not.), that blue is about self perfection through knowledge, which is exactly what music is. Green on the other hand is instinct and "Part of the cycle", which is the exact OPPOSITE of what music is. White would make sense as you are playing to make the WHOLE feel better.
Just my thoughts, @ningyounk, all your choice.
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The-DM · May 2020

Hm. I see.

Also, popes aren't allowed to have children.

Also, IS THAT A JOJO REFRENCE?

Lujikul · May 2020

Needless to say I have a massive issue with the proposed bard mechanic, especially in light of the most recent standard set.

LordTachanka123 · May 2020

I don't think the Borgias cared. Or,
-At the time they could have children
-They are allowed to have children pre-popehood
-They murdered everyone who knew about it

@The-DM

LordTachanka123 · May 2020

I think the Borgias would be an interesting uncommon cycle, maybe pushing rare.

Alfons:Black
Rodrigo:Blue
Cesare:Red
Lucrezia:Green(For poison)
Francis:White

@ningyounk

ningyounk · May 2020

@LordTachanka123 ;
Usually Red gets most of the emotional and artistic cards, but because it's a major theme in the set we're going to amp it up so, absolutely, Red gets dancing and any other colour is allowed to get artistic and emotional expression as well in this set! I actually think that, flavourfully, Red is very core to the soul of this plane ^^

The Borgias are definitely a thing that could end up in the set, good idea! A full cycle might be a bit much, but at least a card or two.

@CassZero
At this stage we have all the named mechanics the set needs, though we could make a few one-of cards with this kind of ability without using a keyword. That being said, as @Lujikul mentioned, considering the impact of Companions on Standard right now we probably should stay very far away from cards that cast themselves from your sideboard xD I'm still not sure exactly what went wrong with Companions, but it definitely ended up a bit overwhelming as a mechanic ^^"

LordTachanka123 The-DM
Indeed, making a creature completely unblockable is a blue thing. That being said, Green gets "can't be blocked by creatures with power X or less" the most common version, nicknamed Daunt, has X = 2.

And of course Green also gets different kind of protections that make creatures partially unblockable.