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CardName: Ride the Third Rail Cost: RR Type: Instant Pow/Tgh: / Rules Text: Target creature you control gets +3/+0 and gains flying and haste until end of turn. Ride the Third Rail deals 3 damage to it at the beginning of the next end step. Flavour Text: Set/Rarity: Infinite Potential Well Uncommon

Ride the Third Rail
{r}{r}
 
 U 
Instant
Target creature you control gets +3/+0 and gains flying and haste until end of turn. Ride the Third Rail deals 3 damage to it at the beginning of the next end step.
Updated on 02 Sep 2023 by dude1818

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2013-03-28 05:27:19: dude1818 created the card Ride the Third Rail

Right now, it can only be used on your creatures. At {r}{r}, however, should I allow it to be a time-delayed Lightning Bolt? Then it also has an a-ha! moment for people who realize that it has multiple uses.

That sounds like a good idea to me... but I'm not a fan of the flavor disconnect. I'd say "Target attacking creature" solves that... but an attacking creature is still an attacking creature in combat after it dealt damage before the second main step. At least, I'm pretty sure that's the case... if it isn't, then attacking creatures only ftw.

Man, I'm not sure which I dislike more... seeing a card deal random damage at odd times when played around combat, or seeing the line of text "You may only cast ~ during combat, before blockers are declared." They're kind of equally stinky.

2023-09-02 05:41:41: dude1818 edited Ride the Third Rail

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