I was brainstorming more Velorn cards, around the concept of the elaborate funeral rites. Originally I had a lot more complicated ideas of a long elaborate funeral, and then I had the idea of people paying varying amounts based on the creature destroyed, but I decided this was the simplest form.
This is a case where the flavour is really carried by saying "each opponent" rather than "its controller" even though they're the same in the duel. Likewise, it says "nonland permanent" rather than "creature" so it sounds more gift-y. I spared you so the card was more attractive to play.
I don't really like "sacrifice" though; it will so often do not-that-much, but occasionally be backbreaking. But it's a not-useless rider.
Unfortunately, I'm not sure where to cost this. It's a one-and-a-half-for-one, so it's probably too much for common, so it doesn't have to be too clunky, but doesn't have to be pushed aggressively either.
I think current sets have been pooping on removal so I'm seeing this as an uncommon six cost maybe, since most of the time it will probably end up being two creatures getting killed.
I think this is really cool. Interestingly, this is one cast where it makes it more powerful to include "nonland" as a modifier. The flavor is pretty great, too.
See Challenge # 112.
I was brainstorming more Velorn cards, around the concept of the elaborate funeral rites. Originally I had a lot more complicated ideas of a long elaborate funeral, and then I had the idea of people paying varying amounts based on the creature destroyed, but I decided this was the simplest form.
This is a case where the flavour is really carried by saying "each opponent" rather than "its controller" even though they're the same in the duel. Likewise, it says "nonland permanent" rather than "creature" so it sounds more gift-y. I spared you so the card was more attractive to play.
I don't really like "sacrifice" though; it will so often do not-that-much, but occasionally be backbreaking. But it's a not-useless rider.
Unfortunately, I'm not sure where to cost this. It's a one-and-a-half-for-one, so it's probably too much for common, so it doesn't have to be too clunky, but doesn't have to be pushed aggressively either.
I think current sets have been pooping on removal so I'm seeing this as an uncommon six cost maybe, since most of the time it will probably end up being two creatures getting killed.
I think this is really cool. Interestingly, this is one cast where it makes it more powerful to include "nonland" as a modifier. The flavor is pretty great, too.