CardName: Paradox Dragon
Cost: 5RR
Type: Legendary Creature - Dragon
Pow/Tgh: 5/5
Rules Text: Flying
When Paradox Dragon enters the battlefield, flip a coin. If
you win, put a 5/5 red dragon creature token onto the
battlefield and repeat the process.
Flavour Text:
Set/Rarity: Multiverse Design Challenge None
Paradox Dragon
Legendary Creature – Dragon
Flying
When Paradox Dragon enters the battlefield, flip a coin. If you win, put a 5/5 red dragon creature token onto the battlefield and repeat the process.
I decided that the unique thing about it was the chance of an endless parade of dragons. That means it doesn't really need regeneration: it regenerates by having two of it :)
And I liked the idea of each copy independently making more dragons, but decided it had much the same effect to simply spell it out on the original dragon than you get N more.
You can still blink the original if you like. There's no point the duplicates having the ability at all, since you can't blink them.
I debated letting you get zero dragons, but I felt it was more complicated, and most people would rather get something for their mana (although the card could be cheaper if it gives one dragon on average, not two).
I debated losing legendary on the original creature as well, but when the copies become just normal dragons it doesn't do any harm.
It's still very swingy, but hopefully at the high end of what's printable at rare or mythic.
Based on Aerithan, Dragon of Paradox for Challenge # 068
I decided that the unique thing about it was the chance of an endless parade of dragons. That means it doesn't really need regeneration: it regenerates by having two of it :)
And I liked the idea of each copy independently making more dragons, but decided it had much the same effect to simply spell it out on the original dragon than you get N more.
You can still blink the original if you like. There's no point the duplicates having the ability at all, since you can't blink them.
I debated letting you get zero dragons, but I felt it was more complicated, and most people would rather get something for their mana (although the card could be cheaper if it gives one dragon on average, not two).
I debated losing legendary on the original creature as well, but when the copies become just normal dragons it doesn't do any harm.
It's still very swingy, but hopefully at the high end of what's printable at rare or mythic.
As Alex says on Aerithan, Bringer of Hope it would feel more natural as an attack trigger, but may be too similar to Utvara Hellkite.