[Alara] Esper
[Alara] Esper by SecretInfiltrator
18 cards in Multiverse
6 commons, 3 uncommons,
5 rares, 3 basics, 1 token
1 token black, 1 white, 5 blue, 2 black,
4 multicolour, 1 hybrid, 4 land
25 comments total
Esper during the time of the broken Alara.
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Tags: [PWG], [Mini], [Alara], [Esper]
Set size: 17/??
Potential Mechanics: Investigate, Metalcraft; Scavenge, Undying, Retrace; Hdden Agenda?
Theme: Esper during the time of the broken Alara. Exploring the shard, its landscapes and its inhabitants: Humans of Vectis & Vedalken of Palandius, the unliving Æther-Liches & the ecology of the Cesspools.
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Silas created an army of zombies and fought with Tezzeret.
2/2
Flash
, Sacrifice an artifact: Counter target permanent spell.
, Discard a card: Create a 2/2 black Zombie artifact creature token.
, Sacrifice an artifact: Counter target permanent spell.
, Discard a card: Create a 2/2 black Zombie artifact creature token.2/1
Flying, vigilance
Whenever one or more creatures attacks, you may tap or untap up to that many target artifacts.
Whenever one or more creatures attacks, you may tap or untap up to that many target artifacts.
2/4
Flying, lifelink
Creatures can't attack you or a permanent you control unless their controller pays and 1 life for each creature attacking you or a permanent you control.
Spells targeting you and/or permanents you control cost and 1 life more to cast.
Creatures can't attack you or a permanent you control unless their controller pays
and 1 life for each creature attacking you or a permanent you control.
Spells targeting you and/or permanents you control cost
and 1 life more to cast.4/4
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I guess so; it's instant speed to activate it, and when you do you can cast an artifact. "as though it had flash" would be cleraer though.
What does this ability mean? Does it 'grant flash' essentially? I don't get it.
See Silas Renn.
The ability triggers after attackers are declared, so tapping or untapping won't undo the attacking.
The flavor idea is that a hermit wants to be alone, so if a few of strange creatures start waking into their direction, Tiln starts getting active and uses their magic to either set traps or undo the intruder's backup.
I think that this might accidentally make you immune to artifact creatures.
Other than that, interesting space to play in. Not sure WHY@ attacking inherently powers a hermits toys, but sure, why not.
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Esper Watermark original design by thespinnity@reddit.com
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Esper Watermark original design by thespinnity@reddit.com
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See: Zombie.
Esper Watermark original design by thespinnity@reddit.com
What I'm saying is that Counterspell is what Mana Leak amounts to in most cases. What the card 'aspires' to do is the focus. "What I would be trying to do with this card if I were to include it in my deck?"
:D Well yeah, subtypes in noncreature/nonplaneswalker could raise questions of whether they have some embedded functionality, more so than with creature equivalents partly, I speculate, because they don't describe the card as an entity so clearly than a 'Goblin' would for a creature card. Okay, 'fire' or 'lightning' could, but 'Arcane' not so much. The level of abstraction is too high. Even with a 'fire' Instant it would be more akin to having a creature with subtypes 'Humanoid Mammal'. I don't think it's self-evident why an Instant has the subtype 'Arcane', especially when compared to a Creature having the subtype of 'Elf'.
Are you telling me that Mana Leak is just Cancel? And that Flusterstorm is just Disrupt without card draw?
Arcane is only confusing in that weird parallel dimension you live in where instants and sorceries don't usually have subtypes.