But thats fine for me, since the Cosmogoyf is quite funny too, especially if you play a deck with "adventure" and "warp" mechanics, so you can exile a lot of cards to play them later.
@StuffnSuch // Mystery Boxes are always free… the only cost is your sanity. Shipping is instantaneous, but there’s no guarantee on what plane it’ll arrive from. 🤣
(Side note: I think I owe royalties to literally everyone in this thread at this point…)
@LvB // Animate Exile into Cosmogoyf?? That’s too close for comfort. At this rate, Wizards might as well hire the whole forum and just call it “MTG: Cardsmith Edition.” I’d buy that set instantly.
@Corwinnn // CHAOS indeed. At this rate, Challenge #5 might just be “design the next thing Wizards is going to steal from us.”
⚡ Challenge #4 – “The Mystery Box Lives”
Design a card that could only ever come out of a “Mystery Box.”
It can be broken.
It can be hilarious.
It can be so flavorful it hurts.
Or it can just be something nobody asked for but everyone secretly wanted.
We’re deep into memory lane, WotC conspiracies, and now interdimensional shipping scams… feels like this thread is alive and well to me. 🔥
@LvB
// Animate Exile into Cosmogoyf?? That’s too close for comfort. At this
rate, Wizards might as well hire the whole forum and just call it “MTG:
Cardsmith Edition.” I’d buy that set instantly.
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Yeah, did you hear that wizards? Hire me and i'll make the snailiest Snail Edition that ever existed And maybe it will have some ghost pirates in it as well !
I really don't want to search for art cuz most of them are absolute trash, and I can't access mtgcs so I can't even upload my own art so here I have a card for you, @jpastor
I made it for a deck that I currently run in my local mtg shop cuz ppl help me try my decks and it is really balanced (almost always wins against precons/sightly buffed precons but hasn't a consistent win rate against more complex and expensive decks)
Faine, angelical captain {3}{w} Legendary Creature - Angel Soldier Flying, Vigilance Faine ETBs with a honor counter on it.
Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, put a honor counter on it. Creatures with honor counters get +1/+1 Whenever a creature with honor counters is target of a spell or ability you don't control, draw a card and remove all honor counters from that creature. 2/3
@LvB // Snail Edition with ghost pirates?? Okay, now I need this set. Wizards, are you hearing this? This is exactly why the forums exist // peak creativity with a healthy dose of chaos.
@smax765 // dude, Faine, Angelical Captain is slick. I love how the honor counters feel like a natural extension of vigilance/leadership flavor. And the draw + reset clause? That’s such a clean way to prevent the ability from snowballing while still rewarding smart plays. Honestly, this feels like the kind of uncommon/rare legend you’d see anchoring a draft archetype. Balanced, flavorful, and a sweet story hook.
And speaking of story hooks… don’t forget Challenge #4 – “The Mystery Box Lives.”
Make something that feels like it popped out of a chaotic box packed by a planeswalking trickster. It can be absurd, broken, or just way too flavorful.
Bonus points if it’s a snail. Or a ghost pirate. Or both.
This thread keeps getting better // thanks for keeping it alive with both laughs and legit designs.
@smax765 / @smaxx // respect That’s some serious commitment, making a whole new account just so you could keep designing. That’s the real cardsmith energy.
And that card? Absolute fire. Love how you twisted it into something fresh while still holding onto the spirit of your earlier designs. Exactly the kind of “messing up the prompt” that keeps this fun.
Also, I feel like you’ve basically just pulled off a planeswalker ultimate: “Exile your old account. Return it to the battlefield transformed.” 🤣
Reminder: Challenge #4 – “The Mystery Box Lives” is still running.
Anyone who hasn’t jumped in yet // now’s the time. Snails, ghost pirates, chaotic treasures, or just something totally unhinged. Drop it in.
This thread refuses to die, and I’m here for it. 🔥
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@StuffnSuch // Mystery Boxes are always free… the only cost is your sanity. Shipping is instantaneous, but there’s no guarantee on what plane it’ll arrive from. 🤣
(Side note: I think I owe royalties to literally everyone in this thread at this point…)
@LvB // Animate Exile into Cosmogoyf?? That’s too close for comfort. At this rate, Wizards might as well hire the whole forum and just call it “MTG: Cardsmith Edition.” I’d buy that set instantly.
@Corwinnn // CHAOS indeed. At this rate, Challenge #5 might just be “design the next thing Wizards is going to steal from us.”
⚡ Challenge #4 – “The Mystery Box Lives”
Design a card that could only ever come out of a “Mystery Box.”
It can be broken.
It can be hilarious.
It can be so flavorful it hurts.
Or it can just be something nobody asked for but everyone secretly wanted.
We’re deep into memory lane, WotC conspiracies, and now interdimensional shipping scams… feels like this thread is alive and well to me. 🔥
– jpastor
I made it for a deck that I currently run in my local mtg shop cuz ppl help me try my decks and it is really balanced (almost always wins against precons/sightly buffed precons but hasn't a consistent win rate against more complex and expensive decks)
Legendary Creature - Angel Soldier
Flying, Vigilance
Faine ETBs with a honor counter on it.
Creatures with honor counters get +1/+1
Whenever a creature with honor counters is target of a spell or ability you don't control, draw a card and remove all honor counters from that creature.
2/3
@LvB // Snail Edition with ghost pirates?? Okay, now I need this set. Wizards, are you hearing this? This is exactly why the forums exist // peak creativity with a healthy dose of chaos.
@smax765 // dude, Faine, Angelical Captain is slick. I love how the honor counters feel like a natural extension of vigilance/leadership flavor. And the draw + reset clause? That’s such a clean way to prevent the ability from snowballing while still rewarding smart plays. Honestly, this feels like the kind of uncommon/rare legend you’d see anchoring a draft archetype. Balanced, flavorful, and a sweet story hook.
And speaking of story hooks… don’t forget Challenge #4 – “The Mystery Box Lives.”
Make something that feels like it popped out of a chaotic box packed by a planeswalking trickster. It can be absurd, broken, or just way too flavorful.
Bonus points if it’s a snail. Or a ghost pirate. Or both.
This thread keeps getting better // thanks for keeping it alive with both laughs and legit designs.
– jpastor
And that card? Absolute fire. Love how you twisted it into something fresh while still holding onto the spirit of your earlier designs. Exactly the kind of “messing up the prompt” that keeps this fun.
Also, I feel like you’ve basically just pulled off a planeswalker ultimate:
“Exile your old account. Return it to the battlefield transformed.” 🤣
Reminder: Challenge #4 – “The Mystery Box Lives” is still running.
Anyone who hasn’t jumped in yet // now’s the time. Snails, ghost pirates, chaotic treasures, or just something totally unhinged. Drop it in.
This thread refuses to die, and I’m here for it. 🔥
– jpastor