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CardName: Amethyst Man Cost: {8} Type: Artifact Creature - Construct Pow/Tgh: 6/7 Rules Text: Amethyst Man costs {1} less to cast for each land in target opponents graveyard. When Amethyst Man dies, search your library for an artifact or land, and put it into play tapped. Flavour Text: A strange crystalline creature the shape of a man. It is found deep underground. Set/Rarity: Strike The Earth Rare

Amethyst Man
{8}
 
 R 
Artifact Creature – Construct
Amethyst Man costs {1} less to cast for each land in target opponents graveyard.
When Amethyst Man dies, search your library for an artifact or land, and put it into play tapped.
A strange crystalline creature the shape of a man. It is found deep underground.
6/7
Updated on 08 Dec 2023 by Vitenka

Code: RA01

History: [-]

2011-10-27 11:41:46: Vitenka created the card Amethyst Man

This guy is probably way too good. Especially the exit trigger letting you get him back. Thoughts?

Hmm. I'm reminded of Protean Hulk. But this isn't as strong as some other rare 8-mana artifact creatures like Sundering Titan or Platinum Emperion. It'd be a lot worse if Emrakul, the Aeons Torn was an artifact, but she isn't, so the worst it can get is only something like Blightsteel Colossus or Inkwell Leviathan.

But it's an 8-cost that horrible that you can probably drop for 4 if you're using minerals.

Sure, but you could do something like that in recent sets with two Etherium Sculptor and a Grand Architect, or some such. Not to mention the brokenness that is Master Transmuter, because she's really best left unmentioned.

Uh.. yeah, she looks broken. Ok, since I didn't even give it trample, I think I'll stick. It's a big stompy that can be played by stompy lovers or tricksy artifact lovers, and I've been conviced it's not overpowered.

If it wins every draft, it's your fault :)

I don't know... this looks like a good 5cc creature to me. Sac lands alone should put at least three lands in your graveyard. After that, the card's effect looks on par with the titan cycle. You know, except that the Titan cycle is broken and warps environments and makes it so there are no other reasonable creatures to play that cost 6 (and aren't Wurmcoil Engine).

Um, was that a "It's ok" or "It's a titan" or something else? I'm confused.

He's saying "It's a titan, which is way too strong". I'm not sure what sac-lands he's referring to, though: Arid Mesa and friends are out of Standard, and older formats have even crazier creatures than this. Deepest Delvings is very good, but just one card.

I point at, oh, just about every other card in this set?

Would it be reasonable if I downsized it slightly? 6/7 perhaps? (For a very pleasing 6/7{8}

2011-10-31 09:15:45: Vitenka edited Amethyst Man:

was 7/7, now 6/7

2011-10-31 09:18:19: Vitenka edited Amethyst Man:

was any graveyard, made an opponents - they can always not play sac lands :)

If you're doing that, you should really remove the word "Affinity", because that's even less what affinity did than before. Just say "~ costs {1} less to cast for each...".

2011-10-31 16:14:20: Vitenka edited Amethyst Man

Good point, also less words.

...Not "Casting cost is reduced by {1} for each". "~ costs {1} less to cast for each". See for example Karador, Ghost Chieftain or Blasphemous Act.

2011-10-31 16:49:41: Vitenka edited Amethyst Man:

also made clear one opponent

Minerals saw no play, so this guy ended up being unplayable. Which is a shame. Might be a 'do not play in limited' card. (Might just be a reject rare)

I'm not sure he's that unplayable. Minerals are certainly unplayable, but there are other reasons to sac lands: Dwarven Miner, (CL05), Cistern, Dweller in Lava. I'd consider playing him against some decks.

2023-12-08 19:25:54: Vitenka edited Amethyst Man:

aimage, also type

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