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CardName: Share the Kill Cost: B Type: Instant Pow/Tgh: / Rules Text: Target player discards a card. If that player discards a creature, put a +1/+1 counter on all vampires you control. Flavour Text: Set/Rarity: Homelands Restored Uncommon

Share the Kill
{b}
 
 U 
Instant
Target player discards a card. If that player discards a creature, put a +1/+1 counter on all vampires you control.
Updated on 03 May 2016 by jmgariepy

Code: UB10

History: [-]

2016-05-02 06:07:10: jmgariepy created and commented on the card Share the Kill

Original card. Continuing the Sengir Vampire theme.

This card was my first idea. Then I tried switching to a 4 cost kill spell that did the same thing. But after looking at the skeleton I realized there was plenty of creature kill and not enough discard. As it is, I didn't really want to make the trigger be discarding a creature, but it wouldn't make as much sense thematically if it wasn't that. I suppose that's fine, though, since this card discourages players from discarding creatures... that sets them up for the abundant creature kill.

Of note: yes, you can target yourself. It's a poor trick, but whatever works, eh?

Art note: This artwork by Chad King was done as a commission piece for Wizards of the Coast. I don't think WotC used it for anything, though. I did what I thought was a thorough 'Search for this image using Google' search and came up with nothing special. If I goofed, though, and it's actually on an existing Magic card, someone please tell me. I haven't played a lot of Shadows Over Innistrad, but the style doesn't seem to align with that set anyway...

Hmpf. Just realizing this could probably say 'each opponent discards a card. If any opponent discarded a creature' and it probably wouldn't make it cost more (it actually loses value in one on one matches since you can't target yourself anymore.) Hmm...

Oh cool. Yeah, this seems like a very thematic vampire discard card.

Maybe it could even cost slightly more and say "discards a creature card, or reveals their hand to show they have no creature cards" or something?

wording: "Target player discards a card. If a creature card was discarded this way, put a +1/+1 counter on each Vampire creature you control."

@Jack: It's a good idea. But considering the current state of the skeleton, a 1cc discard spell in uncommon makes more sense. Alternatively, I was thinking of making this Ostracize plus upside (since Despise is now an option.) But, like I said before, black has plenty of creature destruction right now. I didn't want yet another way to kill a creature.

Oh, and thank you Jameschanlee. Changing shortly.

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