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CardName: Strike Down Cost: 4B Type: Sorcery Pow/Tgh: / Rules Text: Reflex {4}{B}{B} (You may cast this card any time you may cast an instant for its reflex cost.) Destroy target creature. Its controller can't gain life this turn. Flavour Text: Challenge a demon, and rarely will you get up again. Set/Rarity: Xianlu Common

Strike Down

Sorcery

Reflex

(You may cast this card any time you may cast an instant for its reflex cost.)
Destroy target creature. Its controller can't gain life this turn.

Challenge a demon, and rarely will you get up again.

Updated on 19 Nov 2017 by Mal

Code: CB13

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2017-10-09 22:24:15: Mal created the card Strike Down

2017-10-10 18:31:35: Mal edited Strike Down

2017-10-20 14:09:18: Mal edited Strike Down

2017-10-28 04:01:41: Mal edited Strike Down:

2BB/4BB Reflex > 1BB/3BB Reflex to differentiate it from (((Emperor's Judgement))).

2017-11-01 08:23:10: Mal edited Strike Down:

Cost {1} {b} {b} / {3} {b} {b} > {4} {b} / {4} {b} {b} . Added "Its controller can't gain life this turn." Weakening unconditional removal at common but adding trinket text that might come up in games. Might be more suitable in {r} , but I feel like the ability is {r/b} enough.

2017-11-02 12:01:11: Mal edited Strike Down

by Tahazzar:

While in actuality the difference between five and six mana is a lot, IMO it looks quite weird to have these mana costs be so close to each other.

Also, it would feel better if the "can't gain life" would be attached to being cast with reflex. Wording it here would be troublesome... with kicker or such, you could say "If ~ was kicked, ..." Maybe there would be a fitting name for this mechanic that would alloy such language? I mean, 'reflex' is pretty bland as far as names go... though the mechanic is pretty bland as well so maybe they go hand-in-hand.

by Mal:

Well, it'd be "If ~ was cast for it's reflex cost". Other names include react or response... but as you said, it's pretty bland in general. I wanted something a little more expensive, but obviously I don't feel like tacking {2} onto each reflex cost, so the reflex cost remains at {4} {b} {b} . Your suggestion is probably a better direction to go if I were to change it to {2} {b} {b} / {4} {b} {b} , though it wanders a bit too similar to Emperor's Judgment again... I think I'll keep it as is for now, but I'll see if I can find a better word to replace Reflex.

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