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CardName: Mirrorgate Cost: UU1 Type: Creature - Wall Pow/Tgh: 0/3 Rules Text: Defender When Mirrorgate blocks a creature, you take control of that creature, and the creature's former controller takes control of Mirrorgate. (They are both both removed from combat before they deal damage.) Flavour Text: Set/Rarity: My Universe, My Rules Uncommon

Mirrorgate
{u}{u}{1}
 
 U 
Creature – Wall
Defender
When Mirrorgate blocks a creature, you take control of that creature, and the creature's former controller takes control of Mirrorgate. (They are both both removed from combat before they deal damage.)
0/3
Updated on 08 Dec 2023 by Vitenka

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2011-07-12 10:47:16: Vitenka created the card Mirrorgate

Has this been done?

­Goblin Cadets is the bad half of it. Charisma and Tolarian Entrancer are similar to the good half. Nice idea to combine the two - it does indeed seem natural, but I don't think it's been done.

I was most inspired by Bronze Tablet. Um, not that one. Similar one that just changes control for {5}.

I like the card, but it feels like it should be a 2/2 instead of a 1/3 Defender. If you didn't plan on attacking on the ground, your opponent gained no advantage from trading with this card. Meanwhile, both you and your opponent can attack freely with a 2/2. If the point of the card is to just grief your opponent, the 1/3 defender is better, but if you want both players to interact with each other, I think the 2/2 does the job better.

Not sure what to say except "I hear what you are saying, and disagree".

I wanted a bit of asymmetry in it, you still have to work a bit to get it. I also didn't want it swapping when it is attacking.

It probably is undercosted, since the symmetry is so breakable (even leaving aside 'creature blocks everything' effects)

Really nice card. I think the "remove them from combat" line is superfluous (control changes on a creature already removes that creature from combat).

I'll make it reminder text then. It's not obvious to me.

2011-07-13 13:31:34: Vitenka edited Mirrorgate

Looking for the artifact you're talking about, I'm guessing it was Gauntlets of Chaos? Could also be Avarice Totem.

Avarice Totem, that's it. (Gauntlets aren't reciprocal)

Oh, I definitely wasn't suggesting you should be swapping when attacking. The charm of this card is in the fact that it only swaps when blocking. I just feel like you should give your opponent something they can use after you swap.

On a separate side note, assuming you keep this a Defender, I would suggest making it 0 power. Since, if it can only block, and when it blocks it swaps sides, the 1 Power will only confuse people into thinking it will somehow deal damage. Or, you could go nuts and give this 6 power or something, for similar reasons.

2011-07-13 13:48:10: Vitenka edited Mirrorgate

Good point about the power. I still think giving them a blocker which they can then exchange for your best attacker is a reasonable exchange. Compared to other 'just plain steal it' combat tricks, and this one they can see coming. It's breakable (all my attackers fly!) and re-un-breakable (so I give this wall I stole flying too...) and so forth.

2023-12-08 19:23:38: Vitenka edited Mirrorgate:

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