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CardName: Monstrous Curse-bearer Cost: 3BB Type: Creature - Horror Pow/Tgh: 5/3 Rules Text: Flying Whenever Monstrous Curse-bearer becomes the target of a spell or ability, each player sacrifices a creature and discards a card. Flavour Text: Set/Rarity: Multiverse Design Challenge Mythic

Monstrous Curse-bearer
{3}{b}{b}
 
 M 
Creature – Horror
Flying
Whenever Monstrous Curse-bearer becomes the target of a spell or ability, each player sacrifices a creature and discards a card.
5/3
Created on 21 Aug 2013 by Alex

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2013-08-21 10:23:37: Alex created the card Monstrous Curse-bearer

Created for Challenge # 085. My random card spinner hit, of all things, Cursed Monstrosity. What a bad card. Poor blubbery walrus.

But a mythic adaptation of it came quite naturally. The main problem is that most mythics just don't have drawbacks. But there are occasional exceptions like Hellcarver Demon. I'm hoping this would work like one of those. The ability is much less of a drawback than the original Monstrosity's was, but it's still two-sided which is nastier than you get on most mythics. I'm hoping the upside potential (I get to make you sac all your creatures or discard your hand!) is exciting enough to make this mythic.

on 21 Aug 2013 by Visitor:

Instant speed discard is really really REALLY risky. So.. yeah, I can see it needing such a semi-symmetrical downside.

But this really is going to be "Once this is on the table with any of umpteen other possible combination pieces, the game is over, you will never get to cast another spell."

It's funny when you begin to recognize the random visitors on this site. Hidee Ho, Vitenka.

The good news is that the game will probably end quickly if that game state hits. 5 power flyers have a tendency to do that. It does bother me that cards like this make the rather innocuous occasional Outrider en-Kor a busted card. Such minor interactions wreaking such insane havoc.

That said, it's nice to know that you need a lot of creatures in play to create that locked state. Or, at least, a token producer, and an already drained opponent.

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