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Entries 3-5 on Transcend.
Thanks for the challenge, @FORFUN! I really enjoyed it and it pushed me past my making limits! Have a good day and I'll see you next time!
Revelation (When you cast this spell, look at the top of each player’s library. Until end of turn, you may exchange the top card of target player’s library with the top card of another player’s library.)
@Firemind713 here is your ability:
Oblivion [Cost] ([Cost]: Counter target spell. If it would be put in a graveyard this turn, exile it instead.)
Remember, reminder text is not required.
Scatter [Cost] ([Cost]: You may sacrifice a creature. If you do, create X 1/1 white Human Soldier creature tokens, where X is the converted mana cost of the sacrificed creature.)
Judgement [Cost]( [Cost]: Whenever a creature with power greater than its toughness enters the battlefield, [effect])
My second entry for the protector keyword
About as basic as it gets. You take the best card and hope to leave them with a land 4 out of 5 times unless you're trying to burn them out. The mana cost isn't higher despite the high ceiling for powerful plays because it's also possible to completely whiff.
https://www.mtgcardsmith.com/view/sphinxs-inquisition-1
Miniscule (This permanent cannot be the target of spells with converted mana cost 4 or greater.)
Fun with politics in a multiplayer game. The wording requires different targets so there's no dogpiling all the damage onto one player. There wasn't enough room to include the "This effect lasts indefinitely" reminder at the end but the change of control is permanent. The giving of the creature to the player who did the least (or zero) damage reflects red's chaotic nature and makes for interesting play decisions. The best case scenario would be a tie in CMC among all revealed cards. At least the amount of damage being dealt is known before targeting happens, unlike Erratic Explosion.
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/mindflare-manticore
A walking Counterspell that gets more effective the more players there are in the game. It's also a reusable pseudo-counter for draw spells even if you don't get a hit from the top of your library. Resourceful players will cast their instants with this on their opponents' upkeeps and take the non-counter option to repeatedly lock them out of drawing cards.
https://www.mtgcardsmith.com/view/thoughtlatch-clique-1
The goal was to make a Pox-type effect but to have some degree of control over what was sacrificed. The ability to hit artifacts and enchantments with this card is offset by the higher black mana requirement. Originally, the card could also hit lands but a double Stone Rain was too oppressive at 4 mana so the diminishing ability to reuse the card was added in case a land is encountered.
https://www.mtgcardsmith.com/view/harsh-invocation
Petrify(At the beginning of your upkeep, put a stone counter on target creature. Then, if a creature has three or more stone counters on it, destroy it and put a 1/1 colorless Statue artifact creature token with defender onto the battlefield under the destroyed creature's owner's control.)
Remember, this is a particularly long ability, so no reminder text needed.
Also, @TheDukeOfPork, sorry, but you may only have 1 mechanic.
Taking a hard left with the Revelation mechanic on this one. The specific cards revealed don't actually matter (unless you want to get rid of your opponent's next draw), it's simply whether someone has another person's card on top of their library. Playing the card early is incentivized by the free surveil every turn as well as the ability to heavily tax tutoring for your opponents. The card name is a nod to the title and theme of the movie Inception.
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/fatal-inception-1
Etherium Blast [Cost]([Cost]: Destroy all artifact creatures. You lose life equal to half of the number of creatures that were destroyed in this way, rounded down.)