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CardName: Common Token Producer (Black) Cost: 2BBB Type: Creature - Lich Pow/Tgh: 2/4 Rules Text: Sacrifice another creature, {T}: Put a number of 1/1 black Zombie creature tokens into player equal to the number of black mana symbols in the sacrificed creature's mana cost. Flavour Text: Set/Rarity: Ideas Folder Common |
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: Put a number of 1/1 black Zombie creature tokens into player equal to the number of black mana symbols in the sacrificed creature's mana cost.
Must be a better way to word this?
Well, for one thing, you don't need the 'X'. I get hung up on that all the time as well... but the card should operate fine if it said "Put a number of 1/1 black Zombie creature tokens into player equal to..."
Personally, I'd also get rid of the 'can't be sacrificed to itself' clause. It adds to the card's clunkiness, and doesn't really make the design better... just a little less powerful. That's something the mana cost can be altered to represent. I do understand, though, if the point of the card was that Liches don't sacrifice themselves. (Oh, btw, Liches in Magic have been Zombie Wizards so far. Didn't know if that was your own thing or if you just didn't know that.)
The non-token clause also doesn't need to be there, technically, since this card cares about mana cost, and your zombie tokens don't have one. Technically, if you wanted to do it a different way, you could also solve both problems by making the Lich a Zombie, and having this creature sacrifice a non-Zombie creature. Makes sense flavor-wise, too.
As a final aside, I feel compelled to mention that this probably isn't a common... especially since the activation happens at instant speed. A common version of this card would probably be an enter the battlefield trigger. You're more than welcome to disagree with me on that, however. :)
Yeah, my first thought was that the mana cost and repeatable effect here both aren't really suitable for common.
It's somewhat reminiscent of Marrow-Gnawer, actually. Marrow-Gnawer crossed with Soldevi Adnate or Springjack Shepherd.
Yeah as is this is definitely not common. maybe make it only create one token - one creature sacrificed, one zombie created and you could make it a 2/2 as by the time this hits the table vanilla 1/1s are just chump blockers.
I also like jmg's idea to make this sac non zombie creatures - makes sense.
I would like to get this idea to work to create moderate card advantage. Since the average number of black mana symbols in creature cards is 1, this should be ok since youd be trading an otherwise more powerful creature for 3, maybe 4 tokens at max.