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@Froggy: Yes, basically, the first time it's just like a normal spell, but then you get the effect again in your next turn.
I never thought of this before but the comp rules sound like you ONLY get the rebound if you cast it from hand the first time round, not through anything that lets you cast a spell from graveyard or library (or exile).
@jmg: Although now I think of it, they might tweak the rules so the templating can explicitly say "if it rebounded" instead of "if you cast from exile" to avoid edge cases where you cast it from exile due to some other effect. For simplicity, not because it would be a play problem.
PS. I really like Confounding Warcry. I was trying to think of something similar but it didn't quite come together.
Confounding Warcry
Dual Gambit
Also, does Rebound ever let you cast this from your hand (IDK how the mechanic works)? Because the reminder text (here, at least) isn't worded to make the exile part optional...
Oh... wait, it says 'exile it as it resolves'... does that mean the effect you pay for still happens, and the exile takes place after (as-in instead of going to the graveyard?)
Wow... If so, that's a pretty awesome mechanic!
Now I have another idea, Follow-Up Maneuver
Overawe
Switched Orders
I find it hard to judge the development, I'd guess this is about right.
Hmmm
Biased Ruling, perhaps? I might come back to this.
There's still plenty of design space left with Rebound. But the mechanic seems to only pop up on infrequent occasions, so it will take Wizards time before they get to it all.
But here's a curious example. This spell is a Festival when you cast it on your opponent's turn, but becomes a... um... thresholded Demoralize when it bounces back on your turn.
The fact that I had to reach for Demoralize shows how determining a casting cost for NTC #044 is a challenging affair. Maybe this should cost
? Unclear. Awe for the Guilds seems to infer that. But Magmatic Chasm/Falter has seen three printings, and infers this 3-cost model is probably okay. I'm going to pretend that since you have to wait a round for the more powerful 'can't block' effect on NTC #044, that the card has a drawback. ¯\_ (ツ)_/¯
I really wanted this to be a common (presuming there were other commons that played with rebound like this in the set.) But since red never gets "creatures can't block" without exception, it seemed wrong to make it a common ability. Meh.
Oh right. But what is this card called?
😅
Link wins this week, much to his chagrin. ;)
See you all in a couple of days with (((NTC #044)))!
To be honest, Link, I was afraid of a five way tie. They're all rather good.
Anyhow, I apologize about taking so long with this voting cycle. I got busy this week. I'll make sure to update this card later tonight.
I voted for Forced Sacrament, and somebody else should, too. It's way better than mine but I'm in the lead.
The poll is now active. Go here to vote on your favorite choice!
Residual Decay
Resonant Shriek
Laboratory Meltdown
@SecretInfiltrator: The word 'may' is not necessary. If the spell is unkicked, it only has one target. See also Gatherer's current wording for Jilt or Orim's Thunder.
I admit, the wording sent me for a loop too.
Wait so this is a four mana Murder, but also a six mana Demystify? Yikes, seems weak.
Oh wait... there is no 'instead' at the end, so does this mean you cannot just blow up an enchantment, you also need to kill a guy for this to have valid targets? Seems weird, but technically less weak since you'd be forced to get full value out of it...
Actually, worse case scenario this is a
-costed card that reads, "As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature
Destroy target enchantment an opponent controls"
Anyway, as for a name I'm really bad at naming black removal cards, because I'm generally uninspired to do so, but I guess it couldn't hurt... um... what about, Cruel Unmaking?
I do like the idea of unmaking things... but IDK if this name will be popular :shrug:
I also really like Vitenka's suggestion, but I actually prefer Unholy Sacrament over their final idea...
Bah, the intention is clear. If it technically needs a 'may' because magic-template-language isn't quite natural language, it doesn't detract from it.
Horrible design. This should not require an enchantment on the battlefield to cast the unkicked spell.
Hmmm, it's some kind of murder ritual that you can stretch to also either cleanse your creatures or remove an opponents advantage.
Of course, 'ritual' has special meaning in magic already, so I can't use that name. Hitting up the thesaurus I come across "Sacrament" which is nearly perfect, since that refers to the thing being sacrificed. (Only nearly, because it's a noun). Phone it in as "Unholy Sacrament" and realise that sounds like something from Alpha they'd never be allowed to use today? Looking for something that indicates cleaning or removal - and hit the problem that they all tend to sound like white names. Except "depurgate", which presumably is a horrible extension of 'purge'. (Seriously, is that a word? Expurgate would seem to be, like, the same word but better). Where was I? Ah, how about something really brutal sounding?
Forced Sacrament
(One problem with coming up with stuff this way, of course, is non-english-language sets which tend to have huge mismatches on what words have lots of synonyms)
Welcome back! If you haven't noticed, Wizards has been messing around with the idea of letting Black get some enchantment destruction. So far, it's been attached at the hip to creature destruction and only edicts enchantments (see also Pharika's Libation.) And it's unlikely to allow you to target your own enchantments for a long time to prevent players from destroying harmful black enchantments that were designed knowing the mono-black player would be stuck with them.
But trying to explain black enchantment removal flavorfully is another problem unto itself. What would this card, for example, be called?
Nice job 👍
Thank you
Congratulations, darkocean95 on your first win of NTC :)
darkocean95 wins this round, after I acted as tiebreaker for a three way tie. See everybody in (((NTC #043)))!
The poll is up. Vote for your favorite name here!
Chosen of Ilanté
Merfolk Shaman
Elemental token
Fear the gathering of those held dear by the Skymother. They carry her blessing in their hearts and her storm in their hands.
Hidden Gatebringer
Human Shaman
Colourless Eldrazi
Going for a ghost busters vibe. Wanted to go for "horror God" but eldrazi pretty much has that trope cornered