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Here's one for the Abzan Forest Spirits: Firstly, it protects you from edict effects, since you will usually control one of the three land types. Secondly, shuts down the main mechanic of two of the factions (lurking and pact). So this should be…
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Here are two cards for the Sultai Cthulhu faction: While land sac effects (like its own lurking ability) can fuel the recursion, this was mostly designed keeping Manaless Dredge in mind. This one can get your Narcomoebas back into the library …
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@Lujikul: yeah, was just checking out a $60-odd mono-red goblin aggro that revolved around Goblin Bushwhacker and Reckless Bushwhacker (I think the deck was called 8-whack). Apparently it's better than mono-red burn, but not better than Boros/Naya b…
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@KrampisZman: shouldn't @Lujikul 's score be 101?
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@RayearthIX: you don't have to make the human ones, they are doomed to die anyway
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@AustinSmith: haha, I suppose I am one!
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@RayearthIX: Ash leyline durbatulûk, ash leyline gimbatul,: ash leyline thrakatulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul
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Yeah you could have Trojan horse kind of effects wherein creatures do negative things if they're not under their owner's control.
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@Lujikul: you have a point, but indoctrinate is much easier to disrupt than plain blue-style gain control.
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How about this simpler wording: X When X enters the battlefield, indoctrinate (Choose an untapped nonland permanent you control and tap it. Then gain control of target creature for as long as you control the chosen permanent. It is white and blue,…
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@Thatcardartist7: maybe we could put in the reminder text on commons and uncommons, but omit it for mythics and the more complex rares, where text space is at a premium. It's not a particularly difficult mechanic to understand, even for newer player…
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It does become more wordy, though. And another thing: should I change the wording to say 'nonland permanents'? Seems a bit difficult to deal with multiple lands.
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Ok I've just found out from @Tomigon that my wording of indoctrinate is incorrect as it isn't an activated ability. Here's an updated wording: Any better now?
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@Chasmfiend: I think @Thatcardartist7 meant in terms of mechanics, not cards.
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@RayearthIX: five isn't compulsory! One will do. It's just that if you want to make a cycle, you can, hence the limit of five.
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For instance: (couldn't resist the Valve reference)
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The final thing I wanted to suggest for the acolytes is the use of face-down exile effects. While not a mechanic per se, this could be used to represent the secrecy of cults, as you mentioned, and has some interesting design space to work with, and …
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Here's a slightly different use of discourse counters. Also combos well with the above two enchantments, particularly the first.
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My other idea for a mechanic was discourse counters, to showcase the other side of the Synagogue Acolytes: their education and knowledge. (The text formatting on Immersive Reading is awful, though; wish I could make it look better) This would …
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Indoctrinate version 1.2 This time, it is a bit harder to disrupt, and also scales with higher orders of indoctrinate (so, even uncommons can get indoctrinate 1, but higher orders will be rare). Also condensed the text a bit. Let me know how this i…
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@Thatcardartist7: First draft of 'indoctrinate'. Card might be slightly OP. However, mechanic kept in check by requirement to control all the permanents used to gain control of the creature in order to retain the creature. This aspect of the mechani…
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And you could follow it up by giving benefits to W/U creatures or W/U creatures matter effects, which would tie up the whole mechanic.
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That's a pretty good name, yes...
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@DoctorFro: yes. I feel it's a decent decision, as reactive strategies have really been at the bottom of the pile for a while now, although it does come at a cost (all reactive blue decks homogenise into some Jace deck)
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I thought some of the Acolyte cards could have a gain control mechanic that changes the creature's colour to white, to represent conversion to the order...
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@NokiSkaur: BBE took the bullet for DRS, yes. But Jace is certainly not an oppressive card anymore, not in Modern at least. The unban seemed okay to me.
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Maro has since softened his stand on Mentor of the Meek. I personally think it's okay. Every other colour has card draw nowadays, and it doesn't make sense to give none to white, or to make it so specific (equipment, aura, etc) it becomes too much o…
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@Tomigon: Puresteel Paladin and Sram, to name some more
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@Platypusburger: I've seen it all now. Maro will be proud.