Otaria Forever: Recent Activity

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Recent updates to Otaria Forever: (Generated at 2026-03-23 00:39:34)

2016-04-13 00:02:00: keflexxx commented on a card
2016-04-13 00:01:09: keflexxx edited Serra Saviour
2016-04-12 23:41:07: keflexxx edited Serra Saviour
2016-04-12 23:40:53: keflexxx edited Serra Saviour
2016-04-12 23:38:47: keflexxx edited a card
2016-04-12 23:10:39: keflexxx commented on Aven Cloudbreaker

removed from cost, toughness -1

decided that i want one of this guy and Aven Ecomancer at 4 and one at 5. getting spells back is stronger than demystifying, so here we are. this also has the benefit of making the card feel more like a beefed up Aven Cloudchaser, which was the idea.
2016-04-12 23:09:31: keflexxx edited Aven Cloudbreaker
2016-04-12 23:09:01: keflexxx commented on Aven Ecomancer

dropped my 2UU 4/3 skaab for this guy

blue didn't have a 3+ power flyer which seemed like a big issue, and noncreature spells need some support as an archetype now that i'm making it the trigger for the blue DFCs. UB aggro zombies isn't going to be an archetype in the set it looks like, so i don't need to dedicate a common slot to it.
2016-04-12 23:06:18: keflexxx created the card Aven Ecomancer
2016-04-12 22:53:27: keflexxx deleted the card Shambling Soulless from Otaria Forever
2016-04-12 22:50:59: keflexxx edited a card
2016-04-12 21:59:41: keflexxx commented on Mindsifter Adept

Same reason Aqueous Form triggers on attack: the effect is too marginal
2016-04-12 21:53:44: continuumg commented on Mindsifter Adept

Why an attack trigger as opposed to a damage trigger? Most attack triggers directly affect combat
2016-04-12 20:37:13: keflexxx commented on Mindsifter Adept

Seems like an odd expectation when there's cards like Jhessian Thief already
2016-04-12 18:06:59: continuumg commented on Mindsifter Adept

Because this has prowess, I might expect the second ability to trigger on noncreature spells
2016-04-12 16:02:59: keflexxx commented on Cephalid Sorter

whole set's a bit of a downer tbh
2016-04-12 16:02:48: keflexxx commented on Cephalid Sorter

and then one day the sorter themselves gets sent to the pits
2016-04-12 15:58:17: keflexxx commented on Cephalid Worker
no need, the counters work well within the context of the set as a standalone environment (it doesn't have to play nice with real sets):
- the cards that use essence counters all achieve their goals independently of the support cards
- the process cards get a natural upside from the ability so it's still relevant without cards that need the counters
- there's plenty of reasons to want your creatures to die/be in your graveyard in
- there's a few cards that will be able to work by removing counters from creatures you control, which makes the counters that land on creatures that don't need them not entirely useless
- putting counters on creatures triggers symbiotic
- essence counters are spread across all colours, so they're well supported in multiple archetypes and colour combinations
+1/+1 counters muddy the waters by interfering with combat, and i want this set to tend more in the direction of utility creatures. that means the main counter type needs to provide utility rather than combat prowess
2016-04-12 15:50:10: continuumg commented on Cephalid Sorter

That flavor text, though
2016-04-12 15:48:03: keflexxx edited Cephalid Sorter
2016-04-12 15:43:40: continuumg commented on Cephalid Worker

So adorable :) Process seems pretty parasitic, though; have you considered using +1/+1 counters instead?
2016-04-12 15:37:26: keflexxx edited Cephalid Worker
2016-04-12 15:35:49: keflexxx commented on Cephalid Worker

changed loot to twiddle

untapping things could go well in a potential prayer/blessing/twiddle deck, so this seems a good change to make. also i'm stapling hand manipulation to a lot of stuff in blue, and twiddling things feels a lot like something a worker might do
2016-04-12 15:34:26: keflexxx edited Cephalid Worker
2016-04-12 15:32:35: keflexxx edited Mindsifter Adept
2016-04-12 15:32:26: keflexxx edited Mindsifter Adept
2016-04-12 15:29:41: keflexxx edited Riptide Apprentice
2016-04-12 15:28:33: keflexxx edited Seaskimmer Drake
2016-04-12 15:25:01: keflexxx edited Riptide Seashaper
2016-04-12 15:24:34: keflexxx edited Riptide Seashaper