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CardName: Ay Ylene, Spirit-Caller Cost: 2G Type: Legendary Creature - Elf Shaman Pow/Tgh: 2/2 Rules Text: {1}{W}{B}, Put a creature card from your graveyard on top of your library: Creatures you control get +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the returned card's converted mana cost. Flavour Text: Set/Rarity: Illorica Rare

Ay Ylene, Spirit-Caller
{2}{g}
 
 R 
Legendary Creature – Elf Shaman
{1}{w}{b}, Put a creature card from your graveyard on top of your library: Creatures you control get +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the returned card's converted mana cost.
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Updated on 08 Oct 2011 by Link

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2011-10-02 04:38:21: Link created the card Ay Ylene, Spirit-Caller

I'm in the process of making a very story-driven mini-set based around the character of Marthanos, Battle Paladin.
I thought it might be interesting to use the first part of her ability as a cost, since it's something that would generally need to be planned around to be very good. I originally had the card returning to your hand, but I thought that might be too good. I don't know, though. Is it still too good? Is it not as good as I think? Sometimes I have a hard time judging power level.

It's a fascinating ability. I think it's OK. Overrun/Inspired Charge is a pretty powerful activated ability, but it has been on a rare green legend before: Kamahl, Fist of Krosa. Requiring the two off-colours makes it significantly harder to use, which justifies the costs being a bit cheaper. And as for whether the "additional cost" is good or bad, a cost or a benefit... it's a really interesting question. I think this is okay, unless playtesting shows it to be madly broken.

2011-10-08 04:59:54: Link moved the card Ay Ylene, Spirit-Caller from Unplaced Cards into Illorica

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