I'm trying to come up with some unique cards for my gaming group, I understand this would be broken in regular MTG, however, this is just an idea I had for my casual gaming group. Regardless it's abilities, and just focusing on the ruling, does this text look good? I mean does it line up with the proper phrasing for modern rules?
Adapt usually requires an activation cost, since it's a keyword action like scry. Odd that, if you squint at the reminder text, it can be used this way. Though, I doubt the comp. rules would accept it.
As with all printed Wizards mechanics for which it makes sense, you can use the mechanics from Guilds of Ravnica in your own cards. (That doesn't include Undergrowth as it's just an ability word.)
I've also implemented a special version of Surveil with code "Surveil1" which expands as Surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card into your graveyard.), because surveil 1 has significantly simpler reminder text than the general form.
As with all printed Wizards mechanics for which it makes sense, you can use the mechanics from Ravnica Allegiance in your own cards.
I've also implemented a special version of Afterlife with code "Afterlife1" which expands as Afterlife 1 (When this creature dies, create a 1/1 white and black Spirit creature token with flying.), because grammar.
(For what it's worth, as you edit the card you can see that Hizzy just wrote ~ both times. If there were a comma after "Hizzy" in the card's name, it would apply movezig's rule 5 automatically.)
Like the card! The activated ability seems a bit unusual, but it's appropriate for the colors of the activation cost. (I take it you're going for a 5-color identity?)
Anyway, here are some corrections to make the card fit the official templating:
"Caller" should be capitalized in the card's title.
ETB effects happen "when" a creature enters the battlefield, not "as."
I'm not positive, but I think "reveal X cards from the top of your library" should be "reveal the top X cards of your library."
There should be a comma between "library" and "where."
The first time you use a legendary creature's name in the card's text box, it should be the full name - after that, it should just be the first name. This means the second time you mention "Hizzy the Dragon Caller," it should be shortened to "Hizzy."
"Put up to 2" should be the start of a new sentence.
The 2 in "put up to 2" should be spelled out ("two").
"Dragon creature" should be "Dragon creature cards." If it isn't on the battlefield, it's a creature card; once it's on the battlefield, it's a creature.
Put "from among them" before "onto the battlefield.
In the flavor text, there should be a period after "understood."
Finally, there should be a new line before "- Ugin." The source of a quote is always on a new line.
I think this is an interesting card, but frankly I feel it belongs in blue and black. Cards like Nightveil Specter, Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver, and Psychic Intrusion already play around in this territory, right down to the mana-washing. Also, blue and black were the colors of the Ingest mechanic, which synergizes well with this.
That said, the fact that you can only cast the card until end of turn might put it more in Red, as it's similar to the "Elkin effect" seen on cards like Act on Impulse.
I wanted to check how devoid gold cards looked. So I spent a couple of minutes trying to think of an Eldrazi-feeling gold card. An opponent's-exile-matters version of Act on Impulse felt like an interesting thing to try.
The green mana probably isn't strictly necessary. It helps justify the mana-washing, perhaps? And, well, I originally designed this to try the gold frame, after all!
(Annoyingly I seem to have lost the multicoloured pinlines on gold devoid cards that I'm sure used to be there. I'll have to try to fix that. ...On the other hand, real gold devoid cards like Void Grafter don't actually have coloured pinlines, so maybe not.)
I'm trying to come up with some unique cards for my gaming group, I understand this would be broken in regular MTG, however, this is just an idea I had for my casual gaming group. Regardless it's abilities, and just focusing on the ruling, does this text look good? I mean does it line up with the proper phrasing for modern rules?
oops, good point
testing how the fricc to reference split cards
Find // Finality
okeey got it
Adapt usually requires an activation cost, since it's a keyword action like scry. Odd that, if you squint at the reminder text, it can be used this way. Though, I doubt the comp. rules would accept it.
As with all printed Wizards mechanics for which it makes sense, you can use the mechanics from Guilds of Ravnica in your own cards. (That doesn't include Undergrowth as it's just an ability word.)
I've also implemented a special version of Surveil with code "Surveil1" which expands as Surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card into your graveyard.), because surveil 1 has significantly simpler reminder text than the general form.
As with all printed Wizards mechanics for which it makes sense, you can use the mechanics from Ravnica Allegiance in your own cards.
I've also implemented a special version of Afterlife with code "Afterlife1" which expands as Afterlife 1 (When this creature dies, create a 1/1 white and black Spirit creature token with flying.), because grammar.
Testing linking to Gatherer:
Elementals with defender
(For what it's worth, as you edit the card you can see that Hizzy just wrote
~both times. If there were a comma after "Hizzy" in the card's name, it would apply movezig's rule 5 automatically.)Like the card! The activated ability seems a bit unusual, but it's appropriate for the colors of the activation cost. (I take it you're going for a 5-color identity?)
Anyway, here are some corrections to make the card fit the official templating:
Compare Reduce // Rubble, or Reduce/Rubble.
I think this is an interesting card, but frankly I feel it belongs in blue and black. Cards like Nightveil Specter, Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver, and Psychic Intrusion already play around in this territory, right down to the mana-washing. Also, blue and black were the colors of the Ingest mechanic, which synergizes well with this.
That said, the fact that you can only cast the card until end of turn might put it more in Red, as it's similar to the "Elkin effect" seen on cards like Act on Impulse.
I like it! Mechanics don't synergize, but the flavor is perfect.
My new commander !
Otherworldly Impulse showed me the gold devoid frame was missing pinlines. I wonder if I should included the coloured pinlines on hybrid cards, though? Compare Safewright Quest/Rampant Growth/Watchwolf with ?/Blisterpod/Void Grafter).
(Of course, it's somewhat irrelevant until someone makes some hybrid devoid cards...)
I wanted to check how devoid gold cards looked. So I spent a couple of minutes trying to think of an Eldrazi-feeling gold card. An opponent's-exile-matters version of Act on Impulse felt like an interesting thing to try.
The green mana probably isn't strictly necessary. It helps justify the mana-washing, perhaps? And, well, I originally designed this to try the gold frame, after all!
(Annoyingly I seem to have lost the multicoloured pinlines on gold devoid cards that I'm sure used to be there. I'll have to try to fix that. ...On the other hand, real gold devoid cards like Void Grafter don't actually have coloured pinlines, so maybe not.)
Nice! Great job Alex!