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What format is this card designed for? Mainly as it's on a very low power level.
As @modnation675 stated, this feels low on power for this cost and rarity. The name is generic and the art seems sub-par. I do like the matter-of-fact flavor text though and the fact that it feels Gruul-ish.
I'd probably suggest {1}{g} and P/T - 1/2. Thanks for the thread and the example!
Here's one I was fond of when I created it. It felt flavorful, and it filled the
void of good Blue Black mill commanders in Tiny Leaders. What are your thoughts?
See - http://mtg.gamepedia.com/Troll#Ulgrotha
I'd say I felt it was perfect. The only thing I was wondering if you'd consider is the following. Mainly as there are a few bonus niche interactions in the long term, making it more usable with occasional future cards. But I wasn't sure how you felt about it balance-wise.
"Whenever a player puts three or more cards from his or her library into his or her graveyard, you may destroy target creature with power 2 or less that player controls."
Essentially meaning the cards didn't have to be from the top.
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A card I felt was very flavorful and wanted to hear opinions on. But it seems to not have gotten much attention.
Edit: The card has been edited a bit since the artwork needed removing. (Activated ability cost!)
Posted this somewhere else with my other favorite card I've brewed up so far. It is built around flavor, but I think holding up counter spell mana till you eot this into abrupt decay or mid combat this into ambush viper when you don't even have green mana seems fun to me. Your thoughts?
http://forums.mtgcardsmith.com/discussion/2764/finish-it-off-season-1/p1
The challenge was to make a card with flavor text including:
'They always try to run'
If all it had was flash/flying as a 2/2 uncommon, it would be fine as is. But other 2/2 flash/flying creatures tend to be 4cmc and/or have an ability that is less potent than adding two mana to your mana pool.
Of the 3cmc cards like this, Quickling wants you to return a card to your hand; Dewdrop Spy only lets you look at the top card of your library; every other 2/2 flash/flyer is 4cmc.
Burning-Tree Emissary is a 2/2 and does almost the same thing as your card but for 2cmc. However, Burning-Tree Emissary doesn't have flash and flying-- does adding both flash and flying for 1cmc seem reasonable on your card? That's up to you.
You might consider making yours 4cmc, or perhaps having it add {b/g} instead of {b}{g}? Even just adding {b/g} would still be enough for a card like yours, I think.
For a 0cmc cost card, it really packs a punch!
XD
The Artwork is phenomenal and very evocative. As far as style goes, the text bleeds out of the box ever so slightly, and could use a little touch up.
The Message is spot on for this thread, and it's original version was actually an inspiration for this thread!
Overall, nice work on a really fun and funny card. While it would never make it into an official MTG card set, it's perfect for MTGCardsmith!
Here is my card
It was made to showcase the Illuminati Set Symbol
I am not sure what Illuminati creatures there are to buff with Oathtaker, but I like the concept! Maybe give the Illuminati creatures hexproof too...?
Thoughts?
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/geist-of-heretic-traft
First off, cool flavor hit with the Geist of Saint Traft parallel. Secondly, HOLY CANNOLI PIEROGI ON RAVIOLI TATERS, that's strong. Even if it gives your opponent a 4/4, they don't get to keep it, vs something like Hunted Horror, which costs only one mana less and still has one less toughness and trample, but the token downside is wild, with two 3/3 protection from black centaurs. In comparison, Geist of Heretic Traft is very overpowered, because the downside is largely nonexistent, and not lasting at all, and has a way around it. I'd say that the power and toughness could use toning down, just -1/-1, and it'd probably be closer to fine. Still an insane draft card.
Opinions/thoughts/synonym for those words?
I really just made this to test the new mechanic. You see, I'm trying to make a return to Innistrad and I didn't really know what to do mechanic wise. I hated the mechanics of the Eldrazi in Eldritch Moon so I had a go at my own form of Emerge. I would love feedback on the card as well as any ideas for mechanics or story line.
Here's mine: https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/guardian-of-the-brotherhood
I made it awhile ago, so the wording may be a bit off, but I liked the mechanic so I've been working on a Brotherhood set (https://mtgcardsmith.com/user/syntheticreign/sets/16742) if anyone wishes to view it
I think a 4/5 with the destroy effect should cost at least 5 mana, especially at uncommon.
As for Inherit, it is unique and interesting but unfortunately breakable. You can use it on your own creatures, so as a combo piece it's insane. Compare to Necrotic Ooze. Sure the ooze gets the abilities from all creatures in graveyards, but passive abilities are usually much better and more common than activated ones.
Here's my card.
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/razaketh-deaths-guardian
I like the return effect you have, especially considering it takes effect on all creatures, not just your own. I'm curious if that would start becoming crazy though, since you can get all your creatures back once and all of your opponent's as well, but I have no clue.
The Exert ability is awesome! I personally haven't seen it used this way in any of the Amonkhet set, where you actually get penalized for NOT exerting, so this is a really cool way of using that. I personally don't run super high cost creatures, but this seems really fun!
Here's one that I actually really like, and I'm fairly sure it's pretty balanced, although I went back and forth on the mana cost a couple times: https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/shattered-time
I think for wording you can simply state, "Spells can only be cast whenever their controller can cast a sorcery." This would achieve the same thing. For 5 mana though you could probably give it another minor ability such as the ability since you are also being affected by it. Maybe one where activated abilities can only be done at sorcery speed too.
I made this card hoping to enter for the Breaking Color pie contest but then I found out it was strictly life gain.
I like the card, but it is WAYYYYYYY overcosted. Compare to Grand Abolisher (actual card.)
He costs 2, is a 2/2, shuts down activated abilities too and only hits your opponents stuff. Shattered time's only advantage is that it stops people from playing instant-speed on their turn, but still. It should cost 1 or 2 mana, especially at rare.
Here's my next card.
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/impending-crab
First off, WONDERFUL pun. Secondly, if crab tribal ever took off, I'd love to run this card. If I run enough copies of a particular crab, it's a tutor, which could be good or bad, depends what the crab finishers would be. It's hard to judge balancing without an idea of what finishers could be. My advice would be to make it say the three crabs have different names, to avoid forced choice tutors, which could have game breaking repercussions.
Oh well.....
@Lujikul This seems balanced, but a bit strange for oone reason. It's name and flavour make it seem negative, and its a curse, but you're most likely putting it on yourself. Strange. I do like it though, it fits the flavor well.
Impending crab is up there.
I'll critique @Mellenius to bring the force into balance.
Visions of the Lost was designed to break the color pie, and break it you did in an arguably balanced way. I can't see a situation where you get more than one or two copies off storm. Since this doesn't straight up win games, you could probably have it cost {2} less without serious problems, even with delve.
Escalating Conspiracy appears to be fairly balanced in my opinion. Only critique I have about it is a small change of wording.
"Then that player draws a card for each fear counter on Escalating Conspiracy"
Hope that helps.
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/it-that-coils?list=user
The ONLY problem I can really see is if you exploit the ability yourself using 1 damage ticks on it. The card would negate that damage, then create a 2/2 (with the buff) creature with deathtouch, and you can do that over and over for deathtouch chump blocks. Maybe make it so the "create" effect can only happen once per turn?
Then again, not many people would form a strategy around that, so you should be good. I love the idea of the card and it seems well balanced, and I'm a huge fan of flavor text, so yours is awesome!
I like making cards that have more neutral effects that change the game for everyone, not just one player, and so this was born: https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/false-beauty
It's just an opinion, subjective and all, so this is hardly important but I thought I would share it.