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CardName: Arcanis, Vagrant Archmage Cost: 3UUU Type: Legendary Creature - Wizard Pow/Tgh: 4/5 Rules Text: {U}{U}: Tap target creature. {1}{U}{U}: Draw a card. {3}{U}{U}: Return target permanent to its owner's hand. Flavour Text: "Enigmatic, unpredictable, but I'm glad to have him on board." Set/Rarity: Multiverse Design Challenge Mythic

Arcanis, Vagrant Archmage
{3}{u}{u}{u}
 
 M 
Legendary Creature – Wizard
{u}{u}: Tap target creature.
{1}{u}{u}: Draw a card.
{3}{u}{u}: Return target permanent to its owner's hand.
"Enigmatic, unpredictable, but I'm glad to have him on board."
4/5
Updated on 20 Jul 2012 by Alex

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2012-07-20 11:22:35: Alex created the card Arcanis, Vagrant Archmage

Created for Challenge # 048 based on Arcanis the Omnipotent. I figured Arcanis might be reasonably likely to a) still be around N years later, and b) willing to abandon his current way of life to lend his strength to the crew (especially if he gets paid). I imagine he could well have his own reasons for helping out and he's certainly got some secrets: all good qualities for an interesting storyline character.

2012-07-20 11:31:08: Alex edited Arcanis, Vagrant Archmage:

power up his abilities if he's going to be mythic

2012-07-20 11:33:54: Alex edited Arcanis, Vagrant Archmage:

make the abilities more closely mirror his first printing

The abilities are now all very closely tied to Arcanis the Omnipotent's.

For power level, Flood and a slightly better Treasure Trove both seem reasonable creature abilities. (The draw-a-card ability is worse than Sphinx of Magosi's.) Getting a discount Capsize as an activated ability may be somewhat insane, but he is meant to be a mythic.

Well, unlike Capsize, he requires a down-payment, and he's vulnerable as soon as you pay 5. That's probably much more fair. Dangerous when you have ten mana... but what isn't?

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