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CardName: Madoka's Blessing Cost: xxggg Type: Instant Pow/Tgh: / Rules Text: As an additional cost to cast Madoka’s Blessing, exile a card with converted mana cost Y from your hand. Put Y +1/+1 counters on each of up to X target creatures. Flavour Text: Set/Rarity: Madoka Magi-ka Mythic

Madoka's Blessing
{x}{x}{g}{g}{g}
 
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Instant
As an additional cost to cast Madoka’s Blessing, exile a card with converted mana cost Y from your hand.
Put Y +1/+1 counters on each of up to X target creatures.
Updated on 19 Dec 2012 by Alexander

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2012-12-18 13:38:22: Alexander created the card Madoka's Blessing

Hey! I need someone to confirm whether this card conforms with Magic standards for text templates. This card's design was inspired by the Shoal cycle from Betrayers. (see Blazing Shoal).

2012-12-18 13:42:39: Alexander edited Madoka's Blessing:

Changed the wording for the exiled card requirement to an additional cost.

2012-12-18 22:23:39: Alexander edited Madoka's Blessing:

Decided that one X in the casting cost may have been broken so made it two X's. Also figured out how to word the text properly.

The last part of this card's ability templates to Chandra, the Firebrand's last ability.

That looks right. Wizards tries to avoid both Double-X and Y... but on a Mythic? That seems fair... though I think "As an additional cost to cast ~, exile a card. ~ targets up to Y creatures, where Y is equal to the exiled card's converted mana cost. Put X +1/+1 counters on each of Y target creatures"

Though, now that I think about it, shouldn't the X ability and the Y ability be switched? If I have a four casting cost creature in hand and two creatures in play, the Y is wasted. I assume more players would be happy to get more counters on less creatures, if given the option.

@jmgariepy You're right, switching X and Y will make this card better. Your wording confuses me so I'm going with the wording that was used on the Shoals.

2012-12-19 07:33:48: Alexander edited Madoka's Blessing:

Switched X and Y.

Does it need to be an additional cost? Mythic status generally goes with cards that are aesthetically pleasing, and Y is one of those ugly things that they never use unless there's absolutely no way to avoid it.

"Choose X target creatures. Exile a card from your hand, then put +1/+1 counters on each of those creatures equal to the exiled card's converted mana cost."

@SadisticMystic I think the additional cost is easier to understand than a card just telling you to exile a card. Is there any precedent for that kind of effect/cost? Ok, how about this:

As an additional cost to cast Madoka’s Blessing, exile a card from your hand. Put a number of +1/+1 counters equal to the converted mana cost of the card exiled with Madoka's Blessing on each of up to X target creatures.

Personally, I'm more in favor of Y. I always have been. The version of Fireball with {x}{y}{r} as it's mana cost was the first time I understood what that card did.

I liked the XYR Fireball too, but I understand it was apparently the most confusing of its printings. I don't understand why, but them's the stats from the people who run the helplines.

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