CardName: Lifedrinker
Cost: 3bb
Type: Creature - Vampire
Pow/Tgh: 3/3
Rules Text: Deathtouch
Life Tribute 5 (As this creature enters the battlefield, an
opponent of your choice may have you gain 5 life.)
When Lifedrinker enters the battlefield, if you’ve gained no
life this turn, destroy target creature.
Flavour Text:
Set/Rarity: Madoka Magi-ka Rare
Lifedrinker
R
Creature – Vampire
Deathtouch
Life Tribute 5 (As this creature enters the battlefield, an opponent of your choice may have you gain 5 life.) When Lifedrinker enters the battlefield, if you’ve gained no life this turn, destroy target creature.
A twist on Tribute, but I need someone to give me a confirmation. What should happen is, as it enters the battlefield, you opponent can say they want to let you gain 5 life and if they allow it, you gain 5 life, but otherwise you don't. Then the second ability triggers. So Does Life Tribute work as intended or is this just something that can't be done within the framework of Magic's rules?
That's pretty much how Tribute works, so I'm pretty sure there's no problem here. Just a further refinement on tribute.
That said, I'd change the wording to 'if tribute wasn't paid' as opposed to 'gained no life this turn'. Players are bound to make stupid mistakes, like attacking with a Lifelinked creature before playing their Lifedrinker. Nobody likes to feel stupid, and the way the mechanic is now, it's just asking for players to make stupid plays.
Also, there's nothing wrong mechanically with 'Life Tribute 5', but the words 'Tribute 5' are in there, and that's bound to confuse someone. I'd suggest a different way to name the mechanic, if you can think of one.
A twist on Tribute, but I need someone to give me a confirmation. What should happen is, as it enters the battlefield, you opponent can say they want to let you gain 5 life and if they allow it, you gain 5 life, but otherwise you don't. Then the second ability triggers. So Does Life Tribute work as intended or is this just something that can't be done within the framework of Magic's rules?
That's pretty much how Tribute works, so I'm pretty sure there's no problem here. Just a further refinement on tribute.
That said, I'd change the wording to 'if tribute wasn't paid' as opposed to 'gained no life this turn'. Players are bound to make stupid mistakes, like attacking with a Lifelinked creature before playing their Lifedrinker. Nobody likes to feel stupid, and the way the mechanic is now, it's just asking for players to make stupid plays.
Also, there's nothing wrong mechanically with 'Life Tribute 5', but the words 'Tribute 5' are in there, and that's bound to confuse someone. I'd suggest a different way to name the mechanic, if you can think of one.