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CardName: Into the Abyss Cost: 1B Type: Instant Pow/Tgh: / Rules Text: Destroy target creature with converted mana cost 3 or less. Portal {3}{B} (Exile this spell as it resolves. You may cast it transformed from exile for its portal cost.) Flavour Text: Back side: CardName: Abyssal Vargouille Cost: Type: Creature - Fiend Pow/Tgh: 3/3 Rules Text: Flying When Abyssal Vargouille dies, return it to its owner's hand. Flavour Text: Set/Rarity: Planescape Uncommon

Into the Abyss

Instant

Destroy target creature with converted mana cost 3 or less.
Portal {3}

(Exile this spell as it resolves. You may cast it transformed from exile for its portal cost.)

Abyssal Vargouille

Creature – Fiend

Flying
When Abyssal Vargouille dies, return it to its owner's hand.

3/3

Updated on 18 Jan 2019 by Brainpolice

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2019-01-10 09:09:31: Brainpolice created the card Into the Abyss

2019-01-10 09:10:12: Brainpolice edited Into the Abyss

by Vitenka:

Humm, this seems like a nice implementation of planes. It's either a quick opening for a one shot, or a representative of the plane coming over to help you.

Would it make more sense for the implementation to be like echo instead though? Get the effector creature, but have to pay to stabilise its portal?

by Brainpolice:

Yes, though I'm also experimenting/curious about using things other than creatures like enchantments on the 2nd side too. An enchantment can represent the feel of a plane in a way as well.

I'm not sure about that change, it would make things less direct and add extra costs or a downside to the mechanic, though it is potentially potent as is and I'm trying to generally keep the mana costs in the mid to high range for its implementation. I think as long as things are costed appropriately it should be fine.

2019-01-18 23:49:58: Brainpolice edited Into the Abyss:

Replaced regenerate with recursion to hand on death.

2019-01-18 23:50:38: Brainpolice edited Into the Abyss

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