🌊 MTG Cardsmith Survival Challenge: Creature Waves & Drop Zone Supplies

Mellow_MC · April 7

No other context. Merhulk.

Mellow_MC · April 7

Oops typing error woopty doo!

Mellow_MC · April 7

It's supposed to be an artifact creature.

jpastor · April 8

🌊 Wave 1: The Merfolk Onslaught

Reminder: Anyone can join at any time

Copy/Paste from above with scratch-outs on progress

Supply Drop

(😎@LvB) Bundle of Bananas = 5 favorites
(🥵@Mellow_MC) Crate of Apples = 2 favorites
(🤢@Jadefire) Automated machine gun = destroys 1 creature at random every time you destroy a creature.
(🤢Jadefire) Fireworks = Used to call in a supply drop if you've personally eliminated 5 or more creatures since the last supply drop
Jeep with a machine gun = choose someone to be the driver and someone to be the machine gunner. Whenever the driver eliminates a creature, the machine gunner can choose a creature to eliminate without creating a card.
(🥵Mellow_MC) Body Armor = You can take two challenges at a time.
(🥵Mellow_MC) Double Barrel Shotgun = eliminate up to two creatures with one card by fulfilling both challenges

Challenge: Defeat the incoming swarm by crafting the following cards.

(Unless otherwise specified, you choose the card’s subtype/themes.)

Challenge	Create a…
❌The Deep Lurker	Legendary Merfolk Wizard
❌Advancing Merfolk	1/1 creature with a gainable ability
❌Trenchdigger Merfolk	2/2 with an ability that returns cards to hand
Depth Pulse Merfolk	Instant with a minus ability
Thrillseeker Merfolk	Instant with card draw and a tradeoff
Daring Merfolk	Rare creature using historic spell reminder text
Nimble Merfolk	2/1 Rogue that's difficult to block
Titanic Merfolk	{X}{X} spell with Surge
Transmuting Merfolk	Instant with Transmute ability
❌Merhulk [Delayed Elimination]	Mythic rare Artifact Creature
Shrouded Merfolk	Equipment with equip {0}
Meek Merfolk	Rare Artifact with a single static ability
Messenger Merfolk	Creature with an ability that triggers on the second instance of something
❌ Emerald Merfolk	Rare permanent (CMC 2) that benefits green
Merfolk Duo	Creature with 3 subtypes and 2 creatures in the art
Cleansed Merfolk	Monoblack pauper Sorcery
Merfolk Peasant	Common 1/3 with cool frame, 2 abilities, and flavor text
Fierce Merfolk	Common 1/1 with mana cost 3 or more
Merfolkosaur	Flying multi-subtyped creature that uses tokens without creating them
Really Mad Merfolk	Creature that gets really mad upon a trigger
Merfolk of the White Trident	Instant that exiles
Fruitive Merfolk	Sorcery that factors in a quantity of something in play
Merfolk Specialist	Rare creature with a niche/specific function
Merfolk of the Merfolk Moon	Bountiful creature with X token generation
Praetor Merfolk	Legendary Merfolk Horror
Fungal Merfolk	Very fungal creature
Lone Merfolk	Grixis 3/3 with nonlegendary synergy
Conqueror Merfolk	Flash creature that references another color
Acidic Merfolk	Creature with hate toward infrastructure
Magus of the Merfolk	Sacrificial Merfolk

Corrupted Tidecaller – Create a mill creature
Saltshard Weaver – Create something that alters lands.
❌Abyss-Singer – Create a card with a chant-based ability

Automated Machine Gun Kills:
- ❌Abyss-Singer – Create a card with a chant-based ability

kaoz42 · April 10

Suddenly one of the Merfolk that had been creeping up for a lethal backstab was brought down by a sudden bolt of electricity out of the clear sky.

LvB · April 10

Time to eliminate some of the attackers who came to close.

https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/fire-ambush-1

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kaoz42 · April 11

Suddenly one one of the Merfolk mages’ greatest spells was canceled…

Mellow_MC · April 11

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jpastor · April 11

Challenge	Create a…
❌The Deep Lurker	Legendary Merfolk Wizard
❌Advancing Merfolk	1/1 creature with a gainable ability
❌Trenchdigger Merfolk	2/2 with an ability that returns cards to hand
Depth Pulse Merfolk	Instant with a minus ability
Thrillseeker Merfolk	Instant with card draw and a tradeoff
Daring Merfolk	Rare creature using historic spell reminder text
Nimble Merfolk	2/1 Rogue that's difficult to block
❌Titanic Merfolk	{X}{X} spell with Surge
Transmuting Merfolk	Instant with Transmute ability
❌Merhulk [Delayed Elimination]	Mythic rare Artifact Creature
Shrouded Merfolk	Equipment with equip {0}
Meek Merfolk	Rare Artifact with a single static ability
Messenger Merfolk	Creature with an ability that triggers on the second instance of something
❌Emerald Merfolk	Rare permanent (CMC 2) that benefits green
Merfolk Duo	Creature with 3 subtypes and 2 creatures in the art
Cleansed Merfolk	Monoblack pauper Sorcery
Merfolk Peasant	Common 1/3 with cool frame, 2 abilities, and flavor text
Fierce Merfolk	Common 1/1 with mana cost 3 or more
❌Merfolkosaur	Flying multi-subtyped creature that uses tokens without creating them
❌Really Mad Merfolk	Creature that gets really mad upon a trigger
Merfolk of the White Trident	Instant that exiles
Fruitive Merfolk	Sorcery that factors in a quantity of something in play
Merfolk Specialist	Rare creature with a niche/specific function
Merfolk of the Merfolk Moon	Bountiful creature with X token generation
Praetor Merfolk	Legendary Merfolk Horror
Fungal Merfolk	Very fungal creature
Lone Merfolk	Grixis 3/3 with nonlegendary synergy
Conqueror Merfolk	Flash creature that references another color
Acidic Merfolk	Creature with hate toward infrastructure
Magus of the Merfolk	Sacrificial Merfolk

Corrupted Tidecaller – Create a mill creature
Saltshard Weaver – Create something that alters lands.
❌Abyss-Singer – Create a card with a chant-based ability

Automated Machine Gun Kills:
- ❌Abyss-Singer – Create a card with a chant-based ability

kaoz42 · April 12

Ugh, two of my Merfolk cards were already eliminated, one which I don’t even see.
Anyway, here are the remaining two I made:

Jadefire · April 12

https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/sidra-the-searing-dawn

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The Merfolk of the White Trident is down. What does the Automated machine gun also take down?

jpastor · April 12

@Jadefire the Saltshard Weaver

jpastor · April 13

Challenge	Create a…
❌The Deep Lurker	Legendary Merfolk Wizard
❌Advancing Merfolk	1/1 creature with a gainable ability
❌Trenchdigger Merfolk	2/2 with an ability that returns cards to hand
Depth Pulse Merfolk	Instant with a minus ability
Thrillseeker Merfolk	Instant with card draw and a tradeoff
Daring Merfolk	Rare creature using historic spell reminder text
Nimble Merfolk	2/1 Rogue that's difficult to block
❌Titanic Merfolk	{X}{X} spell with Surge
Transmuting Merfolk	Instant with Transmute ability
❌Merhulk [Delayed Elimination]	Mythic rare Artifact Creature
Shrouded Merfolk	Equipment with equip {0}
Meek Merfolk	Rare Artifact with a single static ability
Messenger Merfolk	Creature with an ability that triggers on the second instance of something
❌Emerald Merfolk	Rare permanent (CMC 2) that benefits green
Merfolk Duo	Creature with 3 subtypes and 2 creatures in the art
Cleansed Merfolk	Monoblack pauper Sorcery
❌Merfolk Peasant	Common 1/3 with cool frame, 2 abilities, and flavor text
Fierce Merfolk	Common 1/1 with mana cost 3 or more
❌Merfolkosaur	Flying multi-subtyped creature that uses tokens without creating them
❌Really Mad Merfolk	Creature that gets really mad upon a trigger
❌Merfolk of the White Trident	Instant that exiles
Fruitive Merfolk	Sorcery that factors in a quantity of something in play
Merfolk Specialist	Rare creature with a niche/specific function
Merfolk of the Merfolk Moon	Bountiful creature with X token generation
Praetor Merfolk	Legendary Merfolk Horror
Fungal Merfolk	Very fungal creature
Lone Merfolk	Grixis 3/3 with nonlegendary synergy
Conqueror Merfolk	Flash creature that references another color
Acidic Merfolk	Creature with hate toward infrastructure
❌Magus of the Merfolk	Sacrificial Merfolk

Corrupted Tidecaller – Create a mill creature
❌Saltshard Weaver – Create something that alters lands.
❌Abyss-Singer – Create a card with a chant-based ability

LvB · April 17

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Knowing about the future doesnt mean you can change it.

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Jadefire · April 17

https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/violeta-harmonic-attunement

The Merfolk Specialist is down. What does the Automated machine gun also take down?

Jadefire · April 17

BTW, I believe Nimble Merfolk is down too from kaoz42's entry.

jpastor · April 18

Challenge	Create a…
❌The Deep Lurker	Legendary Merfolk Wizard
❌Advancing Merfolk	1/1 creature with a gainable ability
❌Trenchdigger Merfolk	2/2 with an ability that returns cards to hand
❌Depth Pulse Merfolk	Instant with a minus ability
❌Thrillseeker Merfolk	Instant with card draw and a tradeoff
Daring Merfolk	Rare creature using historic spell reminder text
❌Nimble Merfolk	2/1 Rogue that's difficult to block
❌Titanic Merfolk	{X}{X} spell with Surge
Transmuting Merfolk	Instant with Transmute ability
❌Merhulk [Delayed Elimination]	Mythic rare Artifact Creature
Shrouded Merfolk	Equipment with equip {0}
Meek Merfolk	Rare Artifact with a single static ability
Messenger Merfolk	Creature with an ability that triggers on the second instance of something
❌Emerald Merfolk	Rare permanent (CMC 2) that benefits green
Merfolk Duo	Creature with 3 subtypes and 2 creatures in the art
Cleansed Merfolk	Monoblack pauper Sorcery
❌Merfolk Peasant	Common 1/3 with cool frame, 2 abilities, and flavor text
Fierce Merfolk	Common 1/1 with mana cost 3 or more
❌Merfolkosaur	Flying multi-subtyped creature that uses tokens without creating them
❌Really Mad Merfolk	Creature that gets really mad upon a trigger
❌Merfolk of the White Trident	Instant that exiles
Fruitive Merfolk	Sorcery that factors in a quantity of something in play
❌Merfolk Specialist	Rare creature with a niche/specific function
Merfolk of the Merfolk Moon	Bountiful creature with X token generation
Praetor Merfolk	Legendary Merfolk Horror
Fungal Merfolk	Very fungal creature
Lone Merfolk	Grixis 3/3 with nonlegendary synergy
Conqueror Merfolk	Flash creature that references another color
Acidic Merfolk	Creature with hate toward infrastructure
❌Magus of the Merfolk	Sacrificial Merfolk

❌Corrupted Tidecaller – Create a mill creature
❌Saltshard Weaver – Create something that alters lands.
❌Abyss-Singer – Create a card with a chant-based ability

Jadefire · April 18

Which one was the Automated machine gun kill?

jpastor · April 18

@Jadefire - Depth Pulse

Jadefire · April 18

Now that my machine gun and I have eliminated 6 creatures, I'd like to use my Fireworks to call in another supply drop.

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🌊 Wave 1: The Merfolk Onslaught

Supply Drop

Challenge: Defeat the incoming swarm by crafting the following cards.