Multiverse: Archester Revival: Recent Activity

2016-01-26 08:52:33: MOON-E edited Shabby Automaton:

Edited to use {c} , added to skeleton

2016-01-26 07:02:05: MOON-E edited Divine Verdict*:

Changed from Excoriate to Divine Verdict

2016-01-26 07:01:17: MOON-E commented on Divine Verdict*

This was here to play on the taping theme of the set, but its similarities to Sheriff's Warning are duly noted.

I am going to put Divine Verdict in for now as a place holder. Since Clock In is now a sorcery this should become an instant, and 4 is about the right price for it. Feel free to continue discussing alternatives.

2016-01-26 06:56:46: MOON-E edited Clock In:

Changed from Instant to Sorcery

2016-01-26 06:55:42: MOON-E commented on Patriot Agenda

Legend brings up a very relevant position, but I think the majority wishes to keep the cycle as-is, including myself. I will not change the core functionality of this cycle until after it is tested (i.e. a long time from now). If/When it becomes clear they don't work, I'm very willing to give up the Buckshot dream.

2016-01-26 06:52:43: MOON-E commented on Thopter General

Vigilance fliers seem very strong. FS is also strong but at least you only get to either attack or block, not both.

2016-01-26 06:51:12: MOON-E commented on Mechanical Horse

Removed due to changes to SP. Replacement needed.

2016-01-26 06:50:31: MOON-E edited Mechanical Horse:

Removed from skeleton

2016-01-26 06:47:26: MOON-E edited Prophet's Tapper:

Set inactive

2016-01-26 06:46:42: MOON-E edited Prophet's Tapper:

Set active

2016-01-26 06:42:13: MOON-E created the card Prophet's Looter

2016-01-24 17:47:02: Raptor1210_ commented on Seller of Song Thopters

I would like this moved to Artifact Creatures, it'll open up the white commons a bit and give Thopters a colorless creature that they'll want to grab.

2016-01-24 17:43:53: Raptor1210_ commented on Mechanical Horse

What are we replacing this with? Since the changes to steam powered have sort of killed this in its current incarnation.

2016-01-22 13:43:16: grimGrendel commented on Shabby Automaton

In favour of {c}

2016-01-21 00:39:37: Link commented on the cardset Archester Revival

The above card inspired me to create ((C57818)).

2016-01-20 22:07:14: Raptor1210_. commented on the cardset Archester Revival

Am I correct in assuming that the Common Lands in slots CL01-CL05 are going to be the "Shimmering Grotto" cycle from the original Archester? eg.

Natural Furnace
Land [C]
{t} : Add {c} to your mana pool.
{1} , {t} : Add {r} or {c} {c} to your mana pool.
Some rock formations on Archester seem to suggest that the land itself is trying to industrialize.

2016-01-19 17:16:04: dude1818 commented on Shabby Automaton

This card predates {c} . It does look better.

2016-01-18 20:25:31: Raptor1210_. commented on Shabby Automaton

" {c} : Untap Shabby Automaton." looks substantially better.

2016-01-13 19:24:27: Circeus commented on Divine Verdict*

@Volvary Good point. Theros block also had a significant amount of exiling, but that was due (I believe) to the gods and Whip of Erebos.

2016-01-13 18:07:29: grimGrendel commented on Thopter General

@Raptor I did see that comment. My focus was more about having varied mana costs than which ability to put on them. We should produce the vertical cycle in a single go to create cards that complement each others and that will not clash if put in the same deck.

2016-01-13 01:24:30: Raptor1210_ commented on Thopter General

C&P'ing from Meshblade:

I was thinking something like this...

Commons:
{w} :Meshblade (changed to Vigilance+Thopter)
{r} :Laserbeam Engineer (Firebreathing+Thopter)
{c} :Seller of Song Thopters (Changed to a colorless Artifact Creature+1 thopter or +2 Thopters w/ steampowered.)

Uncommons:
{w} :(Lifelink+Thopter)
{c} :(Artifact Creatures you control get +1/+1+Thopter)
{r} :(First Strike+Thopter)

Rare:
{w} :???
{r} :???

2016-01-09 00:17:13: grimGrendel commented on Thopter General

This one is in the skeleton, so I will post on it instead of Meshblade from now on. As per the comments on Meshblade, this one should grant vigilance. I would also suggest having varied converted manacosts for the Thopter generals. For example :

Common:

{2} {w} 1/2 + one token : Vigilance

{3} {r} 3/2 + one token : fire breath

Uncommon:

{5} {w} 3/3 + two token : lifelink

{r} {r} 2/1 + one tokens : first strike

Rare:

{3} {w} 0/2 + two token : Indestructible

{3} {r} {r} 4/2 + two tokens : +1/+1 to all

2016-01-08 23:42:43: Legend commented on Divine Verdict*

Oh they are uncommon. I always thought the Mirage printing was common. Maybe it could be an uncommon card then.

2016-01-08 17:38:56: Volvary commented on Divine Verdict*

I've been wondering, what's up with giving white exiles all of a sudden? White has exile in BFZ and OGW for the sole reason of indestructibility and eldrazis floating around. In our set, we have no reason for white to banish at will. Especially at common.

2016-01-08 17:33:26: Volvary commented on Ghoulraise

As Raptor mentionned, there is a flavor fail here. In a set that is not horror themed, I think zombies should never be risen out of the blue without any fodder for it.

We may be tempted to put this a tech against/post thrash, making it feed from creatures in a graveyard. À la Vile Rebirth

With that, I think it can remain common if it needs fodder.

2016-01-08 16:04:08: Raptor1210_. commented on Patriot Agenda

Some complexity isn't necessarily a bad thing. Some of the most interesting draft formats have been ones with complexity and depth, innistrad for example.

Hell, I started in Morningtide and the majority of my cards were from Time Spiral's block. I think sometimes the need to be hyper-simplistic is over-stated, especially with the ubiquitousness of the internet these days. If someone doesn't understand a card, they're literally a google search away from learning more than they ever wanted to know about it.

My point is, we shouldn't fear complexity when it gets us to where we want to go, we just have to be conscious of it.

As for precedents, Apostle's Blessing isn't the only one and it'd not necessarily a bad one either. Indestructible has been a thing with colorless since the original Mirrodin and instant speed indestructiblity has been common for a while too, just in {w/g} . {2/w} is inherently more balanced than {pw} , and it's not much of a stretch to go from permanent indestrucibilty to temporary indestructibilty in colors that already have access to the former. I think it's fine.

2016-01-08 15:44:39: Raptor1210_. commented on Ghoulraise

hmmm, so it is. I didn't realize that, I saw it so often during Kahns I thought it was a commmon.

In that case it probably should go to {2} {2/b} {2/b} .

2016-01-08 14:33:31: grimGrendel commented on Lost in the Desert

Removing a counter is much less active than the other cards in the cycle, and risks being too situational. It could fit the card, but the card would need another more active component.

Ex current template : Remove a counter from target creature. That creature gets -1/-1 for each {b} spent to cast ~

Ex Legend's template : Remove a counter from target creature. If {b} {b} was spent to cast ~, that creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn.

2016-01-08 13:55:28: Legend commented on Patriot Agenda

Planar Chaos and Phyrxian mana are, more often than not, poor precedents for any design. This (and the entire cycle) is FAR more complicated than Shambling Goblin. This is a very designery cycle that appeals to designers rather than players. At best it has uncommon written all over it due to complexity, but the power level isn't there, so where does that leave them?

2016-01-08 13:48:23: Legend commented on Blaze a Trail

Again:

Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. If GG was spent to cast ~, put that card onto the battlefield instead. Then shuffle your library.