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Play Standard With Your Cards on Untap.in
Untap.in is a website where you can play Magic for free on the Internet. There isn't a rules engine, but other than that it's great. But wait, there's more. It's possible to upload custom cards to the database, allowing the testing of custom cards. So here's how this is going to work.
Everyone who wishes to participate, submit to me up to two new or old cards you've created on Cardsmith that are of an appropriate power level for Standard. Upload these cards to Untap and make a Standard deck on Untap with the card code CSSTD as if those cards were in Standard. I'm not sure which cards I'll use yet; I'll have to think.
Also, make sure to post your Untap username. Accounts are free if you don't have one. Mine is Kintree.
So once you've done this, I will organize some sort of tournament with these decks to test our custom cards. This will give us knowledge about the power level and fun level of our cards, and it's the point of this. Most likely, the tournament won't have a specific time, just a list of matchups people should coordinate times to play. That could change though; this isn't set in stone.
TL;DR. Submit:
- Up to two new or old custom cards
- A Standard decklist incorporating those cards
- Your username on Untap.in
Then, we'll battle with the decks.
So who wants to play?
Everyone who wishes to participate, submit to me up to two new or old cards you've created on Cardsmith that are of an appropriate power level for Standard. Upload these cards to Untap and make a Standard deck on Untap with the card code CSSTD as if those cards were in Standard. I'm not sure which cards I'll use yet; I'll have to think.
Also, make sure to post your Untap username. Accounts are free if you don't have one. Mine is Kintree.
So once you've done this, I will organize some sort of tournament with these decks to test our custom cards. This will give us knowledge about the power level and fun level of our cards, and it's the point of this. Most likely, the tournament won't have a specific time, just a list of matchups people should coordinate times to play. That could change though; this isn't set in stone.
TL;DR. Submit:
- Up to two new or old custom cards
- A Standard decklist incorporating those cards
- Your username on Untap.in
Then, we'll battle with the decks.
So who wants to play?
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Comments
1: If anyone is interested in using it for coordinating matches, wants to discuss card designs, or generally just chat with fellow cardsmiths, there is a community Discord server up and running strong: https://discord.gg/SPUU8a6
2: If I've previously added cards to Untap.in under a different card/set code, is it alright to use them still, or do you want me to reupload a specific version with CSSTD?
1. Cool.
2. Sure, could you tell me that card code?
2. Here's my Feather + Aurélia deck with Garuda I made , I thnik I have to test it to see which modifications I have to made.
2 Garuda, Feather of Holiness
2 Samut, Tyrant Smasher
2 Aurelia's Fury
4 Samut's Sprint
3 Reckless Rage
4 Defiant Strike
3 Lightning Strike
3 Dreadhorde Arcanist
1 Iroas, God of Victory
2 Phalanx Leader
3 Tenth District Legionnaire
2 Swiftblade Vindicator
4 Clifftop Retreat
4 Sacred Fountain
8 Plains
8 Mountain
2 Aurelia, Exemplar of Justice
3 Feather, the Redeemed
3. If you want to challenge me, my name is EmolgAn but i'm not ready before the 22. But just want to make an act of presence for after ^^
Otherwise, looks good. Garuda is a great top-end for the Feather deck that looks fun!
Meanwhile, the deck I'll be playing is called Nothing Red:
Creatures (20)
4x Nothingness Elemental
4x Fanatical Firebrand
4x Ghitu Lavarunner
4x Viashino Pyromancer
4x Goblin Chainwhirler
Enchantments (2)
2x Experimental Frenzy
Instants (12)
4x Spike of Flame
4x Shock
4x Lightning Strike
Sorceries (8)
4x Skewer the Critics
4x Light Up the Stage
Lands (18)
18x Mountain
For reference
Luna (Whenever an opponent loses life for the first time each turn, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)
Sol (Whenever you gain life for the first time each turn, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)
But ok , I'll change my deck later.
I think that's magical Christmas land. There is a 0.0071775% chance that you draw all four of your Spike of Flames in your opening hand if you're on the play, and a 0.014355% chance you have all four on turn 1 if you're on the draw. That's... really tiny. Now, I agree the card is too strong, just not for the "what if" of getting them all in the opening hand.
But then again, what are the odds of drafting fraying omnipotence, then drawing four double headed giant matches in a row through Fraying Omnipotence when you have only one in you deck?
(Just solved for myself. Two times in opening hand, and one time on my team’s fourth turn, and one drew due to 3 turns, but I would of drawn FO on my team’s fourth turn anyways. Odds of this happening? 0.0023160156, or about 0.232%. Many people say... I waste my luck. Not willingly.)
#madlad
I need to know because I REALLY want to do this.
@Dom_Rocks: Yes?
@EmolgAn: I think I'll modify Spike of Flame such that the ability is Pay 6 life, Discard Spike of Flame: It deals 3 damage to target player. In that case you can't go for the T1 12 damage and it is worse for the mirror and against other aggressive decks.
Thank you.
I will let you know once I have my cards ready.
@Je_Suis_Oluwa, wait... we only get two custom cards?
However, if other people want to take the other side of this, it isn't set in stone.
Side question: What sets are still in standard?
My perspective is that we live in a standard with tons of viable decks. Just off the top of my head:
Esper Control
Esper Hero
Superfriends
White Aggro
Mono-Blue Tempo
Mono-Red
Green/Gruul Stompy
Feather
Temur Elementals
Mardu Aristocrats
Simic Ramp/Nexus
Sultai
Orzhov/Mardu Vampires
So there are many options of decks for cards to fit in. There are also plenty of viable brews. So my perspective is you don't need an entire set to create a good deck based on a mechanic or something, you can use existing support.
However, if you have a different idea for a policy, then I'm happy to consider it. Everyone else, what's your take?
Answer to side question: Ixalan, Rivals of Ixalan, Dominaria, M19, Guilds of Ravnica, Ravnica Allegiance, War of the Spark, and M20. It's a big Standard. With the release of Eldraine, Ixalan block, Dominaria, and M19 rotate.