I'm glad you remember the original. Actually I think there might have been an error in the database because I logged on after spending some time offline to find everything I had made was deleted.
Hm, I thought this card used to exist somewhere on Multiverse. I remember enthusing about the way it casts Pongify and Ovinize. But I can't find the old one; did you delete it?
I assume the ultimate is meant to be Day of the Dragons, and thus should indeed say "this way".
The first ability seems overly wording to me. The only time you would want an opponent's creature to be unblockable is in multiplayer. Assuming you want that functionality, why just "Target creature is unblockable until end of turn"? Nothing important seems to be lost.
Right now, this can't die. Since it has CMC 3 or less, you can return it with its ability. Two ways to remedy this: 1) make the soultill number always greater than the creature's CMC (รก la soulshift), or b) make it exile itself as part of the ability so it's not a valid target.
Normally I would chalk it up to no templating, but on this card: does the last ability actually mean to put a Dragon onto the battlefield for each creature card exiled, or each creature card exiled by that ability? If the latter, "... For each creature exiled this way, ..."
Hmm. True. (I've using it myself along with Reito Lantern to keep my Turing machine's battlefield tidy.) And it occurs that this is comparable to City of Shadows (rather better in fact). So... yeah, okay, a niche card, but useful in its niche.
@Vitenka: Something like Boros Garrison or Boros Signet would be far, far better as a way to splash red-white in your blue-green deck. This still needs you to sac two other permanents before it even taps for , and (as jmg eventually realises ;)) needs you to sac one permanent before it taps for any mana at all.
I got to be honest with you, Alex. The card could read:
: Add to your mana pool.
: Sacrifice a permanent.
And it would probably be played in constructed.
Oh, hold it! It doesn't tap for colorless? Evidently, my mind constructed a completely different card, and the only things I held onto are "White, Red and Sacrifice". That's a bit like looking at Lorthos, the Tidemaker and assuming that he's comes into play with 8 islands and attaches himself to another creature because he is an octopus.
Well; it lets you sacc creatures that are abut to die which is quite nice. hoovering up your plains and mountains seems only useful if you have some way to benefit from lands in graveyard.
But oooh, it's really REALLY nice if you're playing, say, blue-gren but want to splash red-white.
I'm glad you remember the original. Actually I think there might have been an error in the database because I logged on after spending some time offline to find everything I had made was deleted.
That's my fault. Both remedies are supposed to be in use, its just that this one is a special case.
Hm, I thought this card used to exist somewhere on Multiverse. I remember enthusing about the way it casts Pongify and Ovinize. But I can't find the old one; did you delete it?
I assume the ultimate is meant to be Day of the Dragons, and thus should indeed say "this way".
Something very important is lost: the ability to increase his loyalty when you don't have any creatures. (Or any targetable creatures, etc.)
But a valid alternative would be "Up to one target creature". Either way draws attention to it, sadly.
Potential alternate wording: "Counter target spell. If ~ isn't energized, that spell's controller may pay
to counter ~."
The first ability seems overly wording to me. The only time you would want an opponent's creature to be unblockable is in multiplayer. Assuming you want that functionality, why just "Target creature is unblockable until end of turn"? Nothing important seems to be lost.
You could probably cost this at
, like other "2, sometimes 4" spells (e.g. Mirran Mettle).
Right now, this can't die. Since it has CMC 3 or less, you can return it with its ability. Two ways to remedy this: 1) make the soultill number always greater than the creature's CMC (รก la soulshift), or b) make it exile itself as part of the ability so it's not a valid target.
Normally I would chalk it up to no templating, but on this card: does the last ability actually mean to put a Dragon onto the battlefield for each creature card exiled, or each creature card exiled by that ability? If the latter, "... For each creature exiled this way, ..."
A niche card is good, but a cycle that consists of 5 niche cards? I'm not as sure about that, especially since they're the same niche.
jmg: I'm going to quote you on Lorthos.
Hmm. True. (I've using it myself along with Reito Lantern to keep my Turing machine's battlefield tidy.) And it occurs that this is comparable to City of Shadows (rather better in fact). So... yeah, okay, a niche card, but useful in its niche.
Still, Claws of Gix has its uses, not many of which actually care about gaining life.
@Vitenka: Something like Boros Garrison or Boros Signet would be far, far better as a way to splash red-white in your blue-green deck. This still needs you to sac two other permanents before it even taps for
, and (as jmg eventually realises ;)) needs you to sac one permanent before it taps for any mana at all.
I got to be honest with you, Alex. The card could read:
: Add 
to your mana pool.
: Sacrifice a permanent.
And it would probably be played in constructed.
Oh, hold it! It doesn't tap for colorless? Evidently, my mind constructed a completely different card, and the only things I held onto are "White, Red and Sacrifice". That's a bit like looking at Lorthos, the Tidemaker and assuming that he's comes into play with 8 islands and attaches himself to another creature because he is an octopus.
Well; it lets you sacc creatures that are abut to die which is quite nice. hoovering up your plains and mountains seems only useful if you have some way to benefit from lands in graveyard. But oooh, it's really REALLY nice if you're playing, say, blue-gren but want to splash red-white.
If you removed the counters this would be horribly worse than the Calciform Pools cycle.