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2013-02-01 16:28:42: Jack V commented on Oddball Streetwaif

These dovetailed quite nicely, giving a useful but not gamebreaking level-up to a small black creature when the opponent loses life, as was a theme with vampires in Zendikar.

I'm worried this is actually more useful as a blocker than an attacker, but I hope that's ok.

2013-02-01 16:26:19: Jack V created the card Oddball Streetwaif

2013-02-01 14:54:39: dude1818 commented on Banishing Strike

I think its power level is just fine at {g} {u} .

2013-02-01 14:17:29: Jack V commented on Banishing Strike

Mash-up of Totally Lost and Ana Sanctuary

This travelled a fair way from the original, but I like the end result, though it's rather too weak for CD. There's no good way of making multicolour 1CMC spells without spelling out "if you control a forest and an island..."

2013-02-01 14:14:42: Jack V created the card Banishing Strike

2013-02-01 14:03:36: Vitenka edited Card22980:

{1} {?} -> {3} {?} , rename (was Identity Mage, which I used before) Heck, let's give it NO initial name.

2013-02-01 14:03:15: Vitenka edited Card22980:

{1} {?} -> {3} {?} , rename (was Identity Mage, which I used before) Heck, let's give it NO initial name.

2013-02-01 14:01:25: Vitenka commented on Card22980

Selesnya Guildmage + Dripping Torso

Make tokens, pump everything, depump something, and.. have two names. What an odd ability that last one is. Certainly keeping that part.

Which... truly messes up '~this~' interpretation.

Seriously powerful token-swarm improver; and legend killer.

But NEEDS both colours, to do the first part.

Maybe shoulda upped the cost of the abilities?

2013-02-01 14:00:52: Vitenka created the card Card22980

2013-02-01 08:59:28: Vitenka commented on Interceptor Missile

Heh; that's evil. And if you can attack, for gain, with only some of your creatures; well, you're in the "I'm winning the combat 3-1" situation.

But yes, I agree - having a few cards that encourage a stall are ok. Some people like to hide behind walls and build up a huge combo, or whatever.

I just think this is a bit too good for being quite cheap.

2013-02-01 05:06:05: jmgariepy commented on Interceptor Missile

It's a ground stall card. I don't think that's a bad thing... we just don't make or see too many of them for obvious reasons. The easy way to foil this, of course, is to not attack with all your creatures... possibly until the game is over because your oppoenent refuses to activate. The awesome thing to do with this is to play this and Grand Melee.

2013-01-31 15:24:09: Vitenka commented on Interceptor Missile

Artifacts: Pit Trap? Sandstone Deadfall? White gets it on a creature: Mine Bearer But mostly on instants: Just Fate Eightfold Maze

On here, we've got: Dispersal Cannon, which is close (but sacs a land to use)

2013-01-31 15:06:29: Jack V commented on Interceptor Missile

Good point. Hm. Maybe this would actually be more interesting if it was just "destroy TARGET attacking creature". I think that card's been made somewhere, but I can't remember where.

2013-01-31 14:23:35: Vitenka commented on Interceptor Missile

I think it's nastier than holding them to attacking with second best - it encourages a ground-stall, as attacking with anything less than "This will kill more of your stuff than mine, or maybe get some through" is silly; and if they can attack with bigger than that, you pop this at them; and lose nothing. So they've lost a big chunk. So seeing this, they KNOW they need to outnumber you 3-1, and combats stall out until they can achieve this.

White gets a huge number of such effects - but they, at least, are not "I know this is coming" they are "Maybe this is coming, maybe I can risk it"

Still - at some cost, this card is fair. It's just probably too annoying to be this cheap.

2013-01-31 14:17:50: Jack V commented on Interceptor Missile

ROFL! Oops, I should have checked. Yes, I saw http://multiverse.heroku.com/cards/20695

2013-01-31 13:48:18: Alex commented on Interceptor Missile

Yeah, the link should be to Nuclear Strike or Tactical Nuke, but not Tactical Nuke.

2013-01-31 13:47:04: Alex commented on Interceptor Missile

Ooh. Bother. Someone created an older Tactical Nuke than the one Jack saw, but it's in a private cardset, so nobody except me has permission to see it.

I'll fix the links.

2013-01-31 13:46:44: Vitenka commented on Interceptor Missile

Ah. Tactical Nuke

2013-01-31 13:46:12: Vitenka commented on Fire-breathing Goat

Mmm. The space of cheap red creatures is sure cluttered.

Ok; I'll stick with this. you're right; it'll sometimes be a Fireball to the face, so that's probably ok.

2013-01-31 13:38:01: Vitenka commented on Interceptor Missile

Ok - why are NONE of these working? Alex?

2013-01-31 13:37:15: Vitenka commented on Interceptor Missile

Did you mean Tactical Nuke? Huh; guess not. Tactical Nuke?

2013-01-31 13:01:22: Jack V commented on Interceptor Missile

Mash-up of Waylay and Nuclear Strike

From Tactical Nuke I took the idea of a limited wrath on the table, and from waylay the idea of destroying attacking creatures with a permanent.

I'm not sure how expensive this should be. It can punish attacking quite a lot, but the net effect is likely to be causing the opponent to attack with their second-best creature every turn.

I also considered a "destroy all attacking and blocking creatures" effect, which could be interesting, but I think deserves its own card.

2013-01-31 13:00:31: Jack V edited Interceptor Missile

2013-01-31 12:58:47: Jack V created the card Interceptor Missile

2013-01-31 12:52:38: Jack V commented on Fire-breathing Goat

Fiery Hellhound seems to be the canonical grizzly-bears firebreather (and I agree with Alex that it's ok for common), but for the 1-mana version I'd say it's about right.

If it were 0/2 it'd be better than Flamekin Brawler which wasn't super strong but was printed. I think haste is especially advantageous on a firebreather because it gives you an opportunity to crack the opponent for X, though maybe not as strong as flying (which can win the game by itself if the opponent doesn't have an immediate answer).

So maybe this could be a tad stronger, but I think it's plenty playable already. The only existing common haste firebreathers cost 3-4. And this is pleasantly simple.

2013-01-31 12:34:33: Vitenka commented on Fire-breathing Goat

True; but it's still a downside. Maybe this could at least be 0/2 ?

2013-01-31 12:31:43: Alex commented on Fire-breathing Goat

Interestingly, firebreathing is fine at common even under new world order. I think it's because it only affects itself. When the opponent is wondering what to block, they can look at that creature and see what it does, and not have to worry about the other creatures.

Firebreathing does have a range of costs. Note that Spitfire Handler is strictly better than Pygmy Pyrosaur.

This is an amusing tweak on Pyre Charger, anyway.

2013-01-31 11:58:38: Vitenka commented on Fire-breathing Goat

Grizzly Bears + Flow burner

Heh; I'm doing well for randoming vanillas, aren't I?

Ok, the vanilla of vanillas; and a red 2/1 that's 3/1 on the attack, plus twiddly bits.

So; flavour mash? Bears that knock down trees, and ... I'm not sure what that is, actually? No creature type, and it sounds like it's a part from a bunsen burner.

Bears that are on fire?

The 'most vanilla' implementation of 'cares about mountains'?

SO; ok - red doesn't GET a grizzly. It gets something with a drawback and tribal. At {r} {r} it gets some pretty nice pure-upside creatures. Including the Boros Guildmage which has abilities as though it's more expensive than {r} {r} when actually it's cheaper.

Ok; the vanilla version of 'cares about mountains' is Firebreathing

A firebreathing 2/2? Guidelines say a combat effect like that should be uncommon now. Which makes me wonder how Fiery Hellhound got past the gates... Ok, 2/2 firebreathing is sure not on the cards. Howsabout a smaller one? Bellows Lizard says you can't do it at cmc 1... Pygmy Pyrosaur suggests it needs a downside to be 1/1 at grizzly cost (while upping cost to rr gives you way better things.)

But then Dragon Hatchling suggests that you can swap that first point of power for flying. I'll swap it for haste, instead.

Power 0 + haste amuses me more than it ought. Hence, goats that breathe fire; in the manner of a fish that breathes water.

2013-01-31 11:58:14: Vitenka created the card Fire-breathing Goat

2013-01-30 12:27:59: Jack V commented on Lifthransir's Castle

And Island Sanctuary: a) already exists. b) is white.

LOL!

Maybe just say "untapped creatures you control have hexproof"?

Either way, it's quite interesting, because it's quite good, but you have to open yourself up some of the time to win.