represents one of five mana symbols meaning "any colour but this one", in this case green. It wouldn't have to follow the hybrid model of "meld of colours you can use to play it" -- it would probably have a distinctive card frame that would let you skip over the colours you knew you weren't drafting.
It's a bit weak: I think even artifacts have got better than this, and this is slightly more restrictive. But I'm not sure if there's an ideal size.
Unfortunately, green has a clear "not this" theme. Do the other colours? Black and red are both defined by "can't deal with enchantments", sort of. Green is also defined by "no direct creature removal" -- but is there any creature removal which could fit in black, white AND red AND blue?
Oh, good idea on removal. How about "Target creature gets +1/-1. If it would die this turn, you may put it on top of it's owner's library instead?" That way it can either be a kill spell that sets back the opponent, or a pump spell that gives you another use of a good creature.
Or maybe that two-mode spell is too complicated. The trouble is, WUBR all mess with creatures somehow, but there's almost nothing they all do.
Yeah, it's a shame the really simple creature is below curve, I really want something that can be the iconic anti-grizzly-bears. But 2/1 flying is still too good. Is there any way simple version which would fit a reasonable curve (even though UW is better than BR).
Yeah, its close, but too far the other way; not so long ago NO colour got 1CMC 1/1 flying. 1B and 1R 1/1s are a bit too bad, but are printed occasionally. B and R ones are too good, but maybe we'll see them eventujally.
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represents one of five mana symbols meaning "any colour but this one", in this case green. It wouldn't have to follow the hybrid model of "meld of colours you can use to play it" -- it would probably have a distinctive card frame that would let you skip over the colours you knew you weren't drafting.
It's a bit weak: I think even artifacts have got better than this, and this is slightly more restrictive. But I'm not sure if there's an ideal size.
Unfortunately, green has a clear "not this" theme. Do the other colours? Black and red are both defined by "can't deal with enchantments", sort of. Green is also defined by "no direct creature removal" -- but is there any creature removal which could fit in black, white AND red AND blue?
Hovermyr is indeed somewhat better than this.
Hmmm... removal that fits in WUBR... "Put target attacking creature on top of its owner's library" isn't black-red enough...
How about "~ deals [some] damage to target attacking creature. If that creature would die this turn, put it on top of its owner's library instead"?
Oh, good idea on removal. How about "Target creature gets +1/-1. If it would die this turn, you may put it on top of it's owner's library instead?" That way it can either be a kill spell that sets back the opponent, or a pump spell that gives you another use of a good creature.
Or maybe that two-mode spell is too complicated. The trouble is, WUBR all mess with creatures somehow, but there's almost nothing they all do.
Yeah, it's a shame the really simple creature is below curve, I really want something that can be the iconic anti-grizzly-bears. But
2/1 flying is still too good. Is there any way simple version which would fit a reasonable curve (even though UW is better than BR).
I was wondering if just (?) for a 1/1 flyer would work; but Bog Imp says no.
Yeah, its close, but too far the other way; not so long ago NO colour got 1CMC 1/1 flying. 1B and 1R 1/1s are a bit too bad, but are printed occasionally. B and R ones are too good, but maybe we'll see them eventujally.
Jack.
Maybe the cards to base it on are Jagwasp Swarm, Snapping Drake, and Assault Griffin? Red hasn't got precisely that, but it gets Furnace Whelp which is comparable (and Firewing Phoenix at rare which is rather pushed).