Ignoring the wording - I think the card is just kinda bad. a 4 mana 1/1 that slowly gets larger while making tiny guys? I think it'd be fine without the sacrifice clause at all!
If you start the upkeep with one counter, you remove that counter, get a token, then immediately sacrifice the Beast. (If the last counter is removed by some other means, such as by putting a +1/+1 counter on it, it still survives as a 4/4 until your next upkeep, where you'll also get another token even though you can't remove a -1/-1 counter for it.)
Based it off Sighted-Caste Sorcerer from Alara. And of course it is meant to have flying but I left it off - silly me.
Because it has to tap to attack of course :-)
Not giving it Vigilance but have made it a little bigger.
Thanks
how about: choose one... or both??
this is about as bad as pseudo-ld gets.. compare to stone rain for example
i feel like this should only be activated once per turn .. otherwise it's close to an auto-kill, even if blocked.
this doesn't seem very red.. .a 4/4 blocker or a 3/3 attacker? seems backwards
personally - i'd make the counter be the cost, and drop the B
manaless exiling of opponents graveyard is no fun; I think this will be used to exile creature cards more than it will be to actually regenerate :/
Definitely remove the May.
Another option could be making it 0/1 if you are afraid of comparisons to Royal.
seems quite underpowered - see Advanced Hoverguard
I'd remove the "attacks or" - if you give this thing vigilance, congratulations :)
Great card! Costed well and great effect
Ignoring the wording - I think the card is just kinda bad. a 4 mana 1/1 that slowly gets larger while making tiny guys? I think it'd be fine without the sacrifice clause at all!
This may only hit artifacts or enchantments - but don't forget it can hit ones that are already on the battlefield too, unlike the snake.
Does it work better with this wording change ?
If you start the upkeep with one counter, you remove that counter, get a token, then immediately sacrifice the Beast. (If the last counter is removed by some other means, such as by putting a +1/+1 counter on it, it still survives as a 4/4 until your next upkeep, where you'll also get another token even though you can't remove a -1/-1 counter for it.)
Is it clear that you only sacrifice it at the start of your upkeep if you cannot remove a -1/-1 counter ?