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It should be the next Multiverse Design Challenge.
Mm, good point. Finding five untargeted abilities that are weak enough and colour-affiliated could be quite tricky.
@Alex: The issue with targetting is that it means it's no longer a mana ability:
> 605.1a
> An activated ability without a target that could put mana into a player's mana pool when it resolves is a mana ability. > > 605.1b
> A triggered ability without a target that triggers from activating a mana ability and could put mana into a player's mana pool when it resolves is a mana ability.
It also is weak to combat. It isn't a good land if you're behind.
V: It has the major restriction that you can't play it turn 1, unless you have an Ornithopter.
The effects are minor enough that you might be able to get away with this. I'd be interested to see if you can come up with a full cycle's worth of effects for the different colours. I guess "Target creature gets +0/+1" is probably small enough.
So this is a "Better than an ETB tapped dual", apart from being vulnerable to a wrath?
Seems strong. Card draw would be sickeningly strong. (Oh no, I missed a land drop; in exchange I get a card every other turn)
Originally, I had the blue ability as "Draw a card. ~ doesn't untap during your next untap step." But that seemed too good.
Well, I agree. Adding that clause will certainly make it less confusing, whether it needs it or not.
Hmm... No, I think as written, if an opponent casts Bribery or Desertion or whatever, the card stays in your library.
On the other hand, I think teeechnically it doesn't need the ETB trigger, because I think it'll override all "opponents control" abilities. Which seems to contradict my first answer.
Wizards would probably print it with the ETB ability, whether or not that actually is required, as it'd help alleviate confusion.
Does this need "When ~ ETBS, gain control of all permanents you own"? If I added "If a permanent you own would ETB under an opponent's control, it enters the battlefield under your control instead" as reminder text, would I be telling the truth?
Reminds me of a cycle I designed, ooh, years ago. Each one was trying to use a keyword ability with P/T that'd make that ability usually irrelevant: a 1/1 trample (Defiant Elf), a 0/1 first strike, and so on. The most interesting was a 1/0 with "~ isn't put into a graveyard for having 0 or less toughness", but that really belongs as a stand-alone card.
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Very nice. :)
I'm glad. :)
Ha! The flavor text makes my day.
Considering the protection ability is actually worse than Cho-Manno's, I'd like to see a bit of a bonus to this guy's toughness. I mean, it's kinda sad that he's weak to burn, -X/-X effects, and trample.
Also, as a creature type "Knight" is a fairly loaded denomination that typically has 2-power and First Strike. I'd suggest making this simply a soldier or implement more Knightly characteristics.
He's really all about blocking.
Hmm. A smaller Cho-Manno, Revolutionary, easier to attack with, but rather less point doing so.
I was just sort of meditating on the Community Set and trying to get back into the spirit of design, and this is what I came up with. The costs could definitely be played around with, and even the ability: I had an alternate version with "Whenever a creature you own dies, you may exile it" in place of the first ability, which means that you don't have to pay to save your dying creature, but also that you can't use Ensia for other shenanigans.
Having the creatures return only on Ensia's death is intentional both flavorfully and mechanically. I picture Ensia storing the creatures inside itself, and it only makes sense if they break free if Ensia dies. Also, mechanically, your creatures are gone forever if Ensia is bounced or exiled.
Used Loyal Cathar's wording.
I like how the dragon's scales get used as armor. This was the inspiration for Evertree Protector.
I wanted to try my hand at a transform card. I hated them when I first saw them, but they are interesting.