Multiverse: Form of the Phoenix

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CardName: Form of the Phoenix Cost: 3RR Type: Enchantment Pow/Tgh: / Rules Text: At the beginning of your beginning of combat step, Form of the Phoenix deals 4 damage to target opponent. If you would lose the game, you may instead pay {3}{R}{R}. If you do, your life total becomes 4, and exile all permanents you control until the beginning of your next end step. Flavour Text: Set/Rarity: Cards With No Home None

Form of the Phoenix

Enchantment

At the beginning of your beginning of combat step, Form of the Phoenix deals 4 damage to target opponent.
If you would lose the game, you may instead pay {3}

. If you do, your life total becomes 4, and exile all permanents you control until the beginning of your next end step.

Created on 01 Feb 2018 by Jack V

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2018-02-01 21:58:57: Jack V created and commented on the card Form of the Phoenix

by Jack V:

See Form of the Morphling.

Not quite sure about this. I looked for other iconic cards that could encapsulate "you're hard to kill" in a flavourful way.

I like the way this encapsulates "dying and coming back". But I'm worried that it's too strong/swingy in that if your opponent has a burn spell or an enchantment removal, they have a very good opportunity to win, but if they don't, they're locked out. I'm not sure how to allow the opponent to win with enough creatures, without destroying its flavour.

I figured out why most "Form of the" I think of are R (or G). Because R and G have the big natural creatures. Large W U B creatures are often intelligent, so it makes less flavourful sense to turn into one. But RG tend to have the smashy smashy creatures.

That said, I may try a Form of the Serpent next if I can.

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