[January] Mechanic Repository: Mercenary Mechanic Overview
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Recruit |
Battle Recruit |
Brother-in-Arms |
Down Payment |
Mercenary Mechanics
The mechanics is supposed to appear in with a focus in black. Due to an invasion by the orcish tribes the dwarves turn towards outside help by mercenaries to defend their mountain home.
I had the possibility of returning the Mercadian Masques mechanic always considered as my fallback option. How are the alternatives?
First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)
Recruit— , : Search your library for a Mercenary permanent card with converted mana cost 4 or less and put it onto the battlefield. Then shuffle your library. 2/2
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First and foremost, I propose Recruit - which is based on the mechanic Rebels and Mercenaries featured in Mercadian Masks, Nemesis and Prophecy.
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Recruit— , : Search your library for a Mercenary permanent card with converted mana cost 2 or less and put it onto the battlefield. Then shuffle your library.
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Whenever Reef Pirate deals damage to an opponent, draw a card, then discard a card.
Recruit— , : Search your library for a Mercenary permanent card with converted mana cost 3 or less and put it onto the battlefield. Then shuffle your library. 1/1
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First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)
Battle Recruit— Whenever Ogre Mercenary attacks, you may pay . If you do, search your library for a Mercenary card with converted mana cost 4 or less and put it onto the battlefield. Then shuffle your library. 2/2
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As a variant I suggest battle recruit.
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Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Instigate— Whenever Necropol Sellsword attacks, you may pay . If you do, search your library for a Mercenary card with converted mana cost 3 or less and put it onto the battlefield tapped and attacking, then shuffle your library. 1/1
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Instigate is a potential variant on battle recruit that puts the creature onto the battlefield attacking. |
Brother-in-Arms (When you cast this spell from your hand, you may search your library for another card that shares a subtype with it with converted mana cost 2 or less and cast it without paying its mana cost. If you do, shuffle your library.)
2/2
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I also consider alternate mechanics for Mercenaries like Brother-in-arms.
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Brother-in-Arms (When you cast this spell from your hand, you may search your library for another card that shares a subtype with it with converted mana cost 1 or less and cast it without paying its mana cost. If you do, shuffle your library.)
2/1
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Brother-in-Arms (When you cast this spell from your hand, you may search your library for another card that shares a subtype with it with converted mana cost 1 or less and cast it without paying its mana cost. If you do, shuffle your library.)
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Or Down payment.
Down payment a. k. a. hire is the mechanic that was favored most strongly back when I proposed these mechanics. It is a mechanic I could imagine being quite playable if paired with e. g. madness.
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When Looting Sellsword enters the battlefield, you may return a creature card from your graveyard to your hand.