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CardName: Elspeth's Reinforcements Cost: XW Type: Sorcery Pow/Tgh: / Rules Text: Put X 1/1 white soldier creature tokens onto the battlefield. Flavour Text: Set/Rarity: Multiverse Design Challenge Uncommon

Elspeth's Reinforcements
{x}{w}
 
 U 
Sorcery
Put X 1/1 white soldier creature tokens onto the battlefield.
Created on 10 Sep 2013 by Jack V

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2013-09-10 14:11:00: Jack V created the card Elspeth's Reinforcements

For Challenge # 087

Has there been an "X 1/1" spell before? I thought there was, but I couldn't only find similar spells such as Martial Coup. It makes me think X chump blockers might be too good in limited, but I don't think they should be.

Should it cost more/less? Be an instant? It's a bit boring for most turns; maybe it would be better to simply make it N for CMC N for a value not used before?

Either way it seems obvious for Elspeth, even if it's a reprint. Useful but not that strong, but a lot better with a white planeswalker around. Especially since white is taking over from green in "X 1/1 creatures".

­Decree of Justice gives you it for {x}{2}{w} with an alternate casting mode that puts 4/4 angels into play. So probably {x}{1}{w} without.

­Firecat Blitz is an awesome name; and gives you them with haste UEOT at {x}{r}{r}.

­Goblin Offensive costs it as {x}{1}{r}{r}

But the most direct comparison; Martial Coup costs it at {x}{w}{w} with an optional Wrath.

­Snake Basket is {x}{4}, kinda. {x}+turn kinda. And Warbreak Trumpeter is just ODD. Kinda sorta {3}{x}{x}{r} but you get a free 2/2 or 1/1 out of it and it's kinda instant speed and kinda not.

­Verdeloth the Ancient gives you it, but as a tack on to something else that directly interacts with them - and charges you accordingly.

­Martial Coup and Alliance of Arms are what spring to mind, but Vitenka's right that Goblin Offensive is a more direct comparison.

Given Martial Coup, I guess this is probably appropriately costed?

Well, given that, at the time Goblin Offensive was first printed, Shivan Dragon was considered above the curve, yeah, this looks about right.

­Decree of Justice also gives you a card, though.

I wouldn't worry too much about the card's CMC for Limited as much as the fact that it's easily splashable.

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