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I like this a lot, but I think it's much too strong as-is. If it's a counterspell tweak, it probably needs to be one or both modes return to hand. If "on the bottom of the library" is important, it probably needs to be dual coloured, "on the bottom of the library" is usually better removal than "exile", so this is "a better Unmake, or a Cancel" which blue shouldn't get?
Mainly because it's Damn close the the ability on Venser, Shaper Savant. I guess I could make it a signature spell for him though.
Why not just go crazy at this point and write "Put target spell or nonland permanent on the bottom of its owner's library?" It's already quite a high power level, so why not push it even more?
Ok so I need to up the cost a little and add a non-land clause. I should've caught that.
Yeah, no kidding. I might even play it if it cost
, with that kind of versatility. It deals with practically ANYTHING.
I'd play this in every one of of my blue decks even if it didn't counter spells.
That's a HUGE upgrade on counterspell, especially without a "nonland" clause.
Yes it did require a certain number of clerics. And as stated above It's tagged for a setting where the sub theme is a different layout of the current pie. As is It won't be going in any sets.
It's still not within the pie, but with the current restriction... I don't know, I'm almost okay with it. It's very weak, of course. And the combat restriction means that white is forced to use it mainly on combat tricks and such... I don't know. It's still not okay, but it's more okay than the previous restriction (which involved controlling a specific number of clerics, right?).
Given that the out-of-pie-ness of this card It't would only make it into a set that has the pie warped in some consistent way ala Planar Chaos. That said I'm keeping the card in the file as a reminder to myself to be more careful with the pie in the future, and so that I can refer back to the discussion here.
I have no idea if this is worded right but it's the closest I could come to.
I can change the casts to match each other. Any Ideas for for a new name for Restless?
It's still colour-pie-breaking and shouldn't be printed. Rarity doesn't affect that.
But if you're dead set on having a ritual in white, this is a fine way to do it. It's very flavourful, and a nicely white mechanical requirement. And if you're insistent on printing it, I think this could be common and/or give 4 mana, because that's quite a requirement to hit.
Seems fine. Only oddity is the difference between
to cast and 
to... "unrest"? The restless ability kinda wants to be named with a verb. Anyway, there'll virtually never be a situation where you're using this card, and paying 7 mana, without two of it being black; so standardise the costs one way or the other.
I have been working on getting better with naming things. The question is...
Is this card balanced and strong enough without ousting Nightmare from it's spot in play?
Achem Recurring Nightmare Achem
At least you got your finger on the button for good names for Magic cards.