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Rebirth Contest
This contest challenges participants to make a creature card that has a 'Rebirth' ability. The 'Rebirth' ability is all about when you play a certain mana cost card, it returns it to the battlefield tapped. See Ember Phoenix (below) for more information.
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/ember-phoenix-1
Here are the rules:
1: You must make a new creature card with the 'Rebirth' ability, and it must be a Phoenix, a Dragon, or a Chimera.
2: You can only enter a max of 2 cards.
3: You may edit your card before the due date (March 15, 2019).
Prizes:
1st place earns 5 favorites and a follow, from me
2nd place earns 4 favorites
3rd place earns 3 favorites
4th place earns 2 favorites
5th place earns a follow.
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/ember-phoenix-1
Here are the rules:
1: You must make a new creature card with the 'Rebirth' ability, and it must be a Phoenix, a Dragon, or a Chimera.
2: You can only enter a max of 2 cards.
3: You may edit your card before the due date (March 15, 2019).
Prizes:
1st place earns 5 favorites and a follow, from me
2nd place earns 4 favorites
3rd place earns 3 favorites
4th place earns 2 favorites
5th place earns a follow.
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Comments
<a><img src="Picture URL" width="35%"></a>Is Ash Rebirth a keyword ability or ability word?? It seems like a keyword to me. Ability words don't have numbers like that.
It's a little weird because if the number increases, the effect becomes narrower. I think bigger number should mean better effect.
Can I fix that mechanic like this?
Rebirth (When you cast a spell with converted mana cost 4 or greater that shares a color with this card, return this creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.)
That's cool but it might cause color pie issue. You can put out mono red phoenix from your UB surveil deck's graveyard. That's why my suggestion says "that shares a color with this card".
Other way to fix it is "you may cast it from your graveyard until end of turn" so that it lets you pay mana cost of that creature's color.
And technically, it doesn't need to say "if this card is in your graveyard" if it says "return it from your graveyard to the battlefield". And it doesn't need "tapped" unless the card is black.
Sorry for nit picking.. maybe it would be more fun if participants can make their own version of rebirth mechanic.
Oh, I misread that part sorry.
I edited the rebirth ability like this:
Rebirth [Cost] (Whenever an opponent casts a spell with converted mana cost 4 or greater, you may return this creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield for its rebirth cost.)
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/complete/full/2019/2/5/1549384408414812.png
http://forums.mtgcardsmith.com/discussion/2584/brief-guide-to-uploading-linked-pictures-images-in-comments-w-visual-aid/p1
Like this?
there just aren't enough entries.
sorry guys...
I think the reasons people don't like the rebirth mechanic would be-
1) It's triggered by an opponent's action. If they know you can return a powerful creature (Phoenix, Dragon, Chimera are usually powerful) from your graveyard, they can choose not to cast cards with converted mana cost 4 or greater.
2) The cmc cap feels high. If an opponent's deck doesn't have so many cards with cmc 4 or greater, the ability would become useless.