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2013-03-04 05:14:35: jmgariepy created the card Nantuko Glandcore
2013-03-04 05:08:54: jmgariepy commented on Clear the Land

...and removed to make room for a Glornican rare.
2013-03-04 05:08:31: jmgariepy edited Clear the Land
2013-03-04 05:07:37: jmgariepy edited Screechgullet
2013-03-04 05:06:46: jmgariepy edited Grenda, Leonin Scout
2013-03-01 16:54:26: Alex commented on Grenda, Leonin Scout

I like this a lot. 2 and 2 is clearly good, but it's not actual card advantage.
2013-03-01 04:28:42: jmgariepy commented on Grenda, Leonin Scout

I keep messing with the numbers on that curiosity. 2 and 2 seems too good, but everything else seems way too good, too harsh, or not very impressive / insulting. I kind of want "Discard 3, draw 2"... but I assume a lot of people will see that and say "Oh, that's bad" even though it's pretty strong.
2013-03-01 04:26:45: jmgariepy edited Grenda, Leonin Scout
2013-03-01 04:25:52: jmgariepy edited Grenda, Leonin Scout
2013-03-01 04:24:35: jmgariepy edited Grenda, Leonin Scout
2013-03-01 04:23:38: jmgariepy edited Grenda, Leonin Scout
2013-03-01 04:23:17: jmgariepy edited Grenda, Leonin Scout
2013-03-01 04:18:16: jmgariepy commented on Grenda, Leonin Scout

I've been tackling the really tough to pin down Legendary creatures lately, since I want to make sure the uncommons and rares accommodate for them. Now that Denval, Leonin Cleric is... in an acceptable place, I've got Grenda to somehow piece together.
The tricky problem for Grenda is that she doesn't follow the stereotypical red creature route. She's very social, loves seeing new things and is responds to things on a very emotional level... but violence doesn't naturally occur to her. Roughly, she's your standard loving, yet independent house cat.
So I fitted her with a sort of red Curiosity trigger. Since she spends most of her time exploring the wilderness with Shalahd, Tel-Jilad Warrior, I played with the idea that she isn't very good at doing things alone... she's a bit needy. But since I want her to survive most combat, and slipping in and out of the wilderness, I gave her a kind of 'must be blocked last' ability. Obviously, she'll work best with other evasive creatures... but she's still a good card with just a single Goblin Piker.
The end result? I think this is a good card, but I think I can get the flavor to match a little better. I'll make another stab later, and see what I come up with.
2013-03-01 04:17:29: jmgariepy edited Grenda, Leonin Scout
2013-03-01 04:08:50: jmgariepy created the card Grenda, Leonin Scout
2013-03-01 03:41:09: jmgariepy edited Denval, Leonin Cleric
2013-03-01 03:40:53: jmgariepy edited Denval, Leonin Cleric i
2013-03-01 03:40:33: jmgariepy edited Denval, Leonin Cleric ii
2013-02-27 00:50:39: Alex commented on Denval, Leonin Cleric

Oh, I like this one a lot more than the last three. Still sacrifices stuff, but saves the village by doing so.
2013-02-26 05:53:37: jmgariepy commented on Denval, Leonin Cleric

Another take on Denval. I think I'm closer here than with the other three ideas. Some points:
One bad thing is okay. Two bad things is a bad card. There's nothing that makes a card hated more than the fact that it adds insult to injury. Denval, Leonin Cleric ii not only had a slew of poor options, but it asked you to be the defending player in order to trigger them. That wasn't cool. I added Vigilance, and a trigger that requires attacking creatures... I still want Denval to play defense, but now it isn't in your face.
White doesn't really sacrifice creatures, so I'm glad I've got Denval sacrificing other things to save all your dudes.
I originally kept the 'choose one' and gave you the option to gain 5 life instead of making your team indestructo. I like the feel of that card more, since the theme of Denval is 'tough decisions', and that can be a hard choice. But the phrase "Whenever... if you... choose one" was just too much to parse.
Speaking of tough decisions... this card secretly does have two drawbacks (the choice to sacrifice a permanent is one), but I don't think the second problem is noticeable until you begin to play with Denval. You have to choose to sacrifice permanents and decide whether or not to make your creatures indestructible at the beginning of combat. That's before combat tricks or blocks. If my opponent has a team of 3 Hill Giants, and I have Denval and six lands, it isn't really obvious how I should proceed. That's a bit of the thought process I wanted this card to have, but it doesn't call attention to the 'bad' qualities of the card itself.
Power higher than Toughness. Otherwise, players wouldn't need to sac stuff as often. That defeats the point of the card.
I still feel this card is missing something, though. I experimented adding "Whenever a permanent enters the battlefield, gain 1 life." as a rider... but it doesn't make sense on this card. 7/5 looks weird on white. Not sure what little bit I can add to make him feel more Mythic, though. Maybe something will come to me. (Maybe a weird protection? I'll have to think about it.)