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2011-01-27 12:08:55: Vitenka commented on Mana Dragon

Ok - my thoughts on what this is for: It's supposed to mainly be an interesting speedbump. Drop it on 3, opponent then misses their 3 drop and you've gained a turns advantage. (Well, maybe - depends if you wanted to cast something in main1)

Then, of course, there's the symmetric lock, that you can turn off when you need to (but it stays turned off). If you can find a way to give it lots of toughness, or non-mana regeneration or heavens-forbid indestructibility - it becomes a nice "Ok, gamestate as it is, let's play" (And alternate costs become interesting workarounds)

And finally, if you can find some way of giving it a mana-free untap ability as well, you can break the symmetry and win (though your opponent still has an instant-speed window to act in when you act.)

But mainly, it's a speedbump that's just egging people to find a way to abuse it.

2011-01-27 12:07:09: Jack V commented on Barely Controlled Anger

There's actually a lack of straight-up "each player takes X damage" spells: red could definitely do that, and since it's much less useful mid-game than earthquake, it could be sweetened by some upside. (Eg. just "4R. 5 damage to each player," would be printable and good, though not common.)

2011-01-27 11:54:48: Vitenka commented on Barely Controlled Anger

Yeah, this one needs rethinking - the basic cycle (does stuff to everyone / pay more does focussed stuff) is fine, but needs tuning.

2011-01-27 11:53:15: Jack V commented on Bandersnap

My God, this is still so confusing. I guess that's the point.

If this is blocked, and you Starstorm for 4, do you kill it then (as opposed to at end of combat)? I think so, but I'm not positive.
It's an amazing combo with arid mesa or any other plainsearch card (I think?)
But not with "search for a land card with a basic land type" because they all say "land card" just in case :)
It has one mana-like ability, but that isn't a mana ability because it targets, so you have to remember to add the mana before casting a spell.
And it targets something that's never been targeted before: I don't think this makes any difference other than making the ability use the stack.
It doesn't have the normal plains ability of ": Add to your mana pool" (?) but it does if it's somehow turned into a land (?).

2011-01-27 11:43:55: Vitenka edited Bandersnap

2011-01-27 11:40:01: Vitenka commented on Bandersnap

See my other cycle :) The nasty part is "Target mana pool" Since when are they targetable objects? Well, they are now dammit!

2011-01-27 11:34:49: Chris commented on Bandersnap

Not that it's nasty any more, since M10 removed mana burn!

2011-01-27 11:32:57: Jack V commented on Mana Dragon

Mana drake? Also, hm, I wonder how this would play. Presumably it's normally best just to pay the mana to destroy it, but possibly not if both players have ~ 3 lands.

2011-01-27 11:32:36: Chris commented on Barely Controlled Anger

Hey, this is printable! Not necessarily very good (Blaze), but definitely printable.

2011-01-27 11:29:50: Vitenka edited Mana Dragon

2011-01-27 11:29:41: Vitenka commented on Mana Dragon

Heh. Also blegh.

2011-01-27 11:29:30: Vitenka edited Mana Dragon

2011-01-27 11:29:07: Alex commented on Mana Dragon

Yay :)

2011-01-27 11:28:47: Vitenka edited Bandersnap

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2011-01-27 11:27:43: Vitenka commented on Bandersnap

I hereby declare that it can, and is :) And whilst I'm at it, I'll make the mana line nastier, and then nastier still because why not?

2011-01-27 11:27:19: Vitenka edited Bandersnap

2011-01-27 11:27:05: Chris commented on Mana Dragon

Name taken by Mana Leech. How about "Mana Leech (not the Urza's Saga one)"?

2011-01-27 11:25:40: Alex commented on Bandersnap

Yes, it does. That's why I worded it that way. Anything triggered would have problems with instant-speed removal/bounce of blockers. This static ability will work in every case (unless something removes the static ability itself).

It might be nicer to make it somehow modify the damage-dealing event, but that'd also be nastier (as well as nicer), so maybe let's not do that.

If it's not a land, then it can't be type Plains... sorry.

2011-01-27 11:19:49: Vitenka commented on Bandersnap

Oh, and no, it's not meant to be a land. Just a shark. And possibly a mafiosa.

2011-01-27 11:18:20: Vitenka commented on Flight into Shadows

Not quite I don't think - chaosphere is better to non-flyers, in that it lets non-flying creatures block both kinds.

Mine is, if I worded it right, exactly what the title says. (Modulo reach) Probably too much faff to make reach symetrical, since no flyers have it naturally.

2011-01-27 11:16:29: Vitenka commented on Bandersnap

The plains was just because I couldn't think what it ought to be, and "Planeshark" came to mind, so I gave it the plains ability.

And, um, yes, as worded it gains +4/4 an infinite number of times. Oops!

Does your wording work if a creature dives in the way and then commits suicide? Because that's the main intention, not just defeating "T:Target creature is blocked"

2011-01-27 11:13:56: Vitenka commented on Simplification

It's slightly different, in that it keeps creature sizes (thus helping big stompy decks)

I'm wondering if it ought to crush all bonuses from other sources too.

I want it to be a "Make the game simple again" card, for Johnny :)

2011-01-27 11:12:17: Alex commented on Simplification

Basically just wants to be Humility...

2011-01-27 11:12:10: Vitenka commented on Four Ecks

Oops yes, that was overzealous templating on my part.

2011-01-27 11:11:53: Vitenka edited Four Ecks

2011-01-27 11:09:50: Vitenka edited The Law

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2011-01-27 11:06:42: Vitenka commented on The Law

Because I really really want it to have just those three words on it, but sadly cannot.

2011-01-27 11:05:56: Vitenka edited Mana Eater