CardName: Ordeal of the Hunted
Cost: 1G
Type: Enchantment - Aura
Pow/Tgh: /
Rules Text: Whenever enchanted creature attacks, put a -1/-1 counter on
it.
When enchanted creature dies, if it has three or more -1/-1
counters on, its controller sacrifices two lands.
Flavour Text:
Set/Rarity: Multiverse Design Challenge None
Ordeal of the Hunted
Enchantment – Aura
Whenever enchanted creature attacks, put a -1/-1 counter on it.
When enchanted creature dies, if it has three or more -1/-1 counters on, its controller sacrifices two lands.
I'm not sure this is quite right for the cycle. I originally imagined the phyrexian ordeals being non-auras counting something like "whenever a creature an opponent controls dies". But the mirror of using -1/-1 counters in an infect block just seem too irresistible.
I'm not sure about the trigger. I tried a couple of different variants. The effect is so much bigger than the original aura, it should be harder to make happen. So the controller can just not attack with this.
But they still might get unlucky (eg. if you can do infect damage to it somehow).
See Challenge # 155 and Ordeal of Nylea
I'm not sure this is quite right for the cycle. I originally imagined the phyrexian ordeals being non-auras counting something like "whenever a creature an opponent controls dies". But the mirror of using -1/-1 counters in an infect block just seem too irresistible.
I'm not sure about the trigger. I tried a couple of different variants. The effect is so much bigger than the original aura, it should be harder to make happen. So the controller can just not attack with this.
But they still might get unlucky (eg. if you can do infect damage to it somehow).
Nice design and strong flavor, but the first abilitiy feels entirely black. The original idea you suggest would probably adhere to the color pie more.