Anydria [Set One]: Possible Mechanics

Sift is in for now, because I want to try it out. 👍

Track — (An ability word that references triggering on noncombat damage) This may appear, but I'm unsure if it will be in large enough number to justify giving it a title. Also, I don't have true factions planned for Anydria. It would feel odd to call out one color set () by giving it a specific mechanic, without providing one for other color combinations.

Prepare — Having Sift as well as prepare makes for two mechanics that feel blue. I want to test out Prepare but I fear making the set feel too blue when one possible interpretation of a set lacking blue would be to make it feel as non-blue as possible. The blue-touched cards may already lead the set too far in the wrong direction.👍 👎.
• I'm considering reducing the prepare cost to {2} rather than three, because I think I want both prepare and meditate in the set, and I don't want them up compete with each other at {3} . I think meditate is easiest to balance at {3} , but if I cut one of these mechanics, it would be meditate.

Persist (And therefore -1/-1 counters) were in the first incarnation, but I'm unsure if I'll include them now.🤔

Other Possibilities

Invest, as seen on Totemic Warrior. This is a variant on Sorrow's Wishpowered, so I would want to ask his permission.🤔
Ancestry, as seen on Bloodline Breaker. This is lifted from kixleart, though, and I feel like it would be most interesting in a set where it could be on hyrbid creatures (as my test designs show.)👎
Meditate and Gate, as seen on Silent Watcher. I made this mechanic. I worry that it feels too blue, though. Perhaps it could be specific to the blue-touched cards.👍.
• While I like this mechanic, I'm no longer convinced that it fits here. I will begin thinking about suitable replacements. Reminisce 👍

As of 10/28, the following are IN:
{w} {b} {r} {g} : Sift
{w} {b} {r} {g} : Deserts
{c} : {c}
{g} {?} : Reminisce
{r} {g} {w} : Meditate
{w} {b} {r} {g} : Prepare

Updated on 27 Sep 2020 by Link