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Whenever this creature attacks, you may discard a card. If you do, this creature gets +N/+N until end of turn.
Alright, I was bored and have now fully read over this, so I'm going to give my thoughts in one big dump:
- I like Hatch a lot. It's very interesting and reminds me of persist. However, if you use -1/-1 counters in this set, I would strongly advise against using +1/+1 counters.
-Dual Burst and Survival don't work the way you have them right now. They need to be ability words (Mechanics italicized followed by a dash, e.g. Landfall) rather thank keyword like you have them.
- "Dual Burst" is a really weird name for a mechanic in a dinosaur world. I'd suggest calling the mechanic Amok.
- Survival as a word doesn't fit the mechanic, and I honestly don't think it needs its own ditinct keyword/ability word.
- Stampede is a super interesting keyword, however I think it should only be tied to creatures. Here's how I suggest you word it:
Spampede [Cost] (Whenever this creature attacks, you may pay [cost] any number of times. Create that many token copies of this creature. The tokens enter the battlefield tapped and attacking. Exile them at the beginning of the next end step.)
- I'll throw out the suggestion that you make this plane Muraganda, just because Varu might not end up distinct enough from it
- Vivien should 100% show up in this set. This is a story written for her character all the way.
- I know you're just in the early concepting phase, but you'll probably want to start getting a proper Set Skeleton in mind once you get all the mechanics ironed out.
Amok - Whenever this creature attacks, if it is blocked by two or more creatures, it gets +2/+2 and haste until end of turn.
Carnivore - When a creature you control dies, create a food token.
Your stampede idea is good.
Vivien, Explorer of the Wilds {1}{g}{g}
|+1|: Dinosaurs you control get +1/+0 until end of turn.
|-3|: Create a 3/3 Green Dinosaur creature token with Trample.
|-6|: Destroy all dinosaur creatures.
|3|
from the official wiki: Rampage N (Whenever this creature becomes blocked, it gets +N/+N until end of turn for each creature blocking it beyond the first.)
Second, I like Survival more, it gives you more space to play with.
Amok--Whenever CARDNAME becomes blocked by two or more creatures, [effect].