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2020-06-07 19:36:43: amuseum commented on Baloth Blood-Serum

Developmental Steroid
2020-06-07 19:28:48: Vitenka commented on Baloth Blood-Serum

Yeah, it kinda feels like Unstable Mutation could have been this.

But I'm actually seeing this as some kind of a parasitic attachment. It noms on; and either overwhelms or improves. And then at end of turn, you get better.

So.. Sinew Contamination Theme it phyrexian.
2020-06-07 17:40:32: Sorrow commented on Baloth Blood-Serum

Bumbling Brutality
2020-06-07 16:43:26: Froggychum commented on Baloth Blood-Serum

This is a super interesting effect! Maybe my favorite NTC so far :)

Alex's idea is pretty creative, and I don't want to just make another version of his name, so I'm going to go with a different concept. Maybe this isn't an extraction of any kind, maybe it's a wizard casting a spell....

A spell so powerful that it destroys those who cannot handle it. Now, that would make more sense for a card at rare or mythic, but, as I said, I'm going for something different.

So, now just for a name... "Reckless Transmutation" or "Foolhardy Mutation" are pretty good.
2020-06-06 22:30:34: Alex commented on Baloth Blood-Serum

Baloth-Blood Serum. Flavour text: "Only the strong can benefit from it."

This seems to me to have the flavour of a blue researcher extracting something beneficial from a red/green creature type.
2020-06-06 10:08:54: jmgariepy created and commented on the card Baloth Blood-Serum

As a quick breakdown, this spell...
Turns a 1/X creature into a -2/X creature
Turns a 2/X creature into a 0/X creature.
Turns a 3/X creature into a 2/X creature.
Does nothing to a 4/X creature.
Turns a 5/X creature into a 6/X creature.
A 6/X into an 8/X.
A 7/X into a 10X.
An 8/X into a 14/X...

...etc, etc, etc.

That's not a particularly powerful effect by itself, so I added a "Draw a card". That might still not be good enough to be playable, but now it's at least arguable. Development might bump up the power, though, by giving the card something a little more powerful than 'draw a card', but Creative would prefer that you don't focus on that part when naming the card.

2020-06-04 18:31:06: Froggychum commented on Glimpse of Eternity

Haha Epic! Just what I was hoping for on that flavor text :)

2020-06-04 06:01:26: jmgariepy commented on Glimpse of Eternity

That's a long enough wait. We're threatening to drag this card out too much. Acting as tie-breaker, I chose Glimpse of Eternity, and added some flavor text.

See you guys in (((NTC #033)))!

2020-06-04 05:59:33: jmgariepy edited Glimpse of Eternity

2020-06-04 05:59:12: jmgariepy edited Glimpse of Eternity

2020-06-02 18:50:24: Froggychum commented on Glimpse of Eternity

I just bookmarked that page a few days ago! Super useful, if slightly dated.

I had it bookmarked earlier this year (along with over 100 other beloved bookmarks), but when I got my computer back, they uninstalled all my programs and removed my bookmarks. Hell, I even lost some downloads for no discernible reason. I guess the hard drive was just that corrupted.

TLDR; I agree and have done this

2020-06-02 18:50:10: dude1818 commented on Glimpse of Eternity

Oh, I just remembered what this reminded me of: Ancient Excavation. AE wants you to have a full hand first, whereas this wants your hand to be empty

2020-06-02 18:47:11: dude1818 commented on Glimpse of Eternity

It's a few years old now, but it's good to always have the Mechanical Color Pie document handy as reference

2020-06-02 18:31:44: Froggychum commented on Glimpse of Eternity

''These color rules are so meticulous''

I'll drink (water) to that. Cheers.

2020-06-02 17:41:19: Deleted commented on Glimpse of Eternity

Okay I thought if it just had draw and discard in the same sentence then its called looting because of Faithless Looting. These color rules are so meticulous and I am so ignorant.

2020-06-02 13:25:12: jmgariepy commented on Glimpse of Eternity

Drawing then discarding was experimented in red, which is why it pops up on the eight year old card Faithless looting. But it only really lasted a couple of years like that. At some point, Wizards came to their senses and realized that discarding before drawing felt a lot more like impulsive red, and also came with a surprising amount of untapped space.

Drawing, then discarding, has been a Blue mechanic since... Weatherlight? It's arguable, but Merfolk Traders seems to be the first card to do this cleanly in a color. The mechanic is often referred to as 'Looting' since Merfolk Looter was the poster child of the mechanic for so many years (Discarding, then drawing is sometimes referred to as 'rummaging' because of Rummaging Goblin, but it's a less commonly used term.)

Some examples of Looting in Standard: Erratic Visionary, Facet Reader, Prying Eyes

Some examples of Rummaging in Standard: Merchant of the Vale, Ox of Agonas, Heartwarming Redemption

2020-06-02 10:48:54: Deleted commented on Glimpse of Eternity

Wait. Isn't drawing then discarding a {r} ability? Shouldn't this be red? Like Faithless Looting

2020-06-01 17:39:30: Froggychum commented on Glimpse of Eternity

Ooh! This is unexpected. Very cool idea, JM

I voted; I'll be honest; I voted for nearly all of them (lol). Most were really good. I skipped a few if I had any issues with them, even though there was maybe ONE (at most) that wouldn't be totally appropriate.

This has been one of the most interesting NTCs yet, IMO.

2020-06-01 08:08:44: jmgariepy commented on Glimpse of Eternity

We're trying something new! I set up a poll with EasyPolls, so go there and vote on your favorite choice!

Some notes:

Yes, you can vote on multiple different options. Go ham.

If the vote ends in a tie, I'll still be acting as official tiebreaker.

I might do a run off vote if multiple similar entries, when combined, would take first place. Though I doubt I would do that very often in the future since it slows down the whole process. But I figure it's a reasonable move for this poll since I doubt anybody expected me to turn this into a poll.

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2020-06-01 07:43:39: Jack V commented on Glimpse of Eternity

Savant's Lament

Academics were like this. They'd know how to use so-and-so's theorem, but they'd forgotten how to do anything without so-and-so's theorem because they didn't need it any more.

2020-05-31 17:48:56: Froggychum commented on Glimpse of Eternity

Thank you! I was actually drawing inspiration from Glimpse the Unthinkable, which honestly, would probably fit just as good on this card as on it's actual card... Though, that's definitely arguable.

Hmmm... what about Psychic Restoration flavored as a telepath, probably Jace, repairing the mind of someone who had their mind destroyed? Maybe it's a flashback to Jace having healed another character after they fought Bolas, and when he repairs this person's mind (maybe he was surprised to realize what they had done when he delved into their mind, because they just appeared like a somewhat-talented warrior/cleric/etc), they re-ascend as a planeswalker, because after fighting bolas, their mind was so broken that their spark stopped functioning?

Might be funny to be like, "Okay sir, I'm almost done in there, just gotta restore your memories of the last year, oh-- wait a minute, what the hell were you doing fighting an Elder Dragon?!"

guy planeswalks away

Flavor text: Jace was surprised that when he finished restoring the local shaman's mind, the elf planeswalked right in front of his eyes! or something similar :P

2020-05-31 08:48:41: Jack V commented on Glimpse of Eternity

I was thinking Glimpse the Thinkable (not very seriously), Glimpse of Eternity does capture a good feeling.

2020-05-30 22:39:38: Froggychum commented on Glimpse of Eternity

Forgotten Lessons

Could have somber flavor text about a character death, maybe.

Whispers of Arcanis

That one character with no lore, one card and who is apparently super powerful? Arcanis the Omnipotent. Maybe if you'd prefer a known character, Whispers of Bolas could work, though he is far more centered in {b} than {u} .

Glimpse the Worldsoul is pretty cool

Or, if that seems too {g} (even though Worldsouls don't always have a color identity of {g} , IIRC): Glimpse of Eternity is also a good name, and would reference the blind eternities instead of worldsouls.

2020-05-30 07:55:36: Jack V commented on Glimpse of Eternity

Draught of Knowledge

2020-05-29 17:08:55: Froggychum commented on Glimpse of Eternity

Psychic Sift

2020-05-29 09:45:06: Jack V commented on Glimpse of Eternity

Memory Sieve

2020-05-29 02:49:24: jmgariepy commented on Glimpse of Eternity

I knew I didn't have that quite right, but I couldn't find the card to template around. Thank you Dude for reminding me that Kozilek exists.

But yeah 'Loot as much as you want' is clearly broken for two mana. That would guarantee your seven card, game winning combo to go off on round 3 every time. Heck, just putting the top 30 cards of your library into your graveyard is too powerful for two mana.

2020-05-29 02:46:26: jmgariepy edited Glimpse of Eternity

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