(A creature gets -1/-1 while it has an odd number of tide counters on it, and +1/+1 while it has an even number of tide counters greater than 0 on it.)

Then give the homarids ways of putting tide counters on your opponents’ things. Maybe call them something a little more colour-neutral, like Ebb counters or something, and you can use that as the sole creature counter of the set.

Thallids could still use them rather than spore counters as a cost for things, and you can have proliferate in GU.

Tidal Influence could then just become “At the beginning of your end step, proliferate.” With maybe an etb trigger putting an ebb counter on something.

Just spitballing

This... this really isn't modern design sensibility. TODO: Rip it out and put soemthing completely different in here.

Very good point.
Memo to self: Look at the token maker cycle in the set. (This, spawning bed, breeding pit, something-something-fungus-thallid in green, goblin warrens) and come up with some kind of unification to them. Right now, they're way too loose a cycle.

TODO: Add some power-manipulation stuff to other cards; and more cowards; to support the ability.

TODO: This could be where we get proliferate into blue, for the synergy?

TODO: This could usefully be a slot for whatever the or synergy ends up being.

Maro podcast talked about factions; and stressed over and over the need for some synergy between them to make two-colour playable.

Which is a fair point.

To add that to this set... I think we change some of the thallid high-tide mechanic to play interestingly with the orc cowardice mechanic. Give an opponent high tide?

And to play another way - if we have propogate or similar counter manipulation; that would play well into itsown high tide, and also let it co-operate with green's thallid-swarm mechanic. So we'll give that to the merfolk.

White+Black already kinda co-operate, with their mirrored similar mechanics. But maybe play it up a bit? And I still need to figure out the non-leitbur half-side in white.

Dwarf + Cityfolk just play together well; that should be ok.

Elf and Thrull? How does that go together? Which demographic can it please?

Same for green black?

Note; if I do cyclise the saboteurs, then do restore (((Conch Shell))) and swap (((Conch Player))) to be a sab.

Now that every colour has an 'order of the' I'm also going to give each an 'initiates of the'? That does give every colour access to mana washing; which is unusual.

But maybe not a terirble thing? We're pretty heavy on NCC mana costs in set, this could be a sneaky nod towards "Yup, it really is safe to play 2 or even 3 colours, even if it doens't look like it is"

Might have to consider whether that warps the environment though. And, well, it's a bit of a stretch. But let's try it.

This could usefully be a thrull. Since we already have a 'sacrifice thrulls' theme.

Reach? It breaks the cycle, but it kinda makes as being like flying? Meh. (((Elvish Knight)))

Doing it.

Cycle is Order of Leitbur, (((Dwarven Lute-Knight))) / Order of the Crimson Peaks, (((Vodalian Knights))) / Order of Vodalia, (((Elvish Knight))) / Order of Thelon, Order of the Ebon Hand.

The correct ordering for a cycle is , right? Right? Ugh. I am terrible at this.

Well.. great.

My spoiler was COMPLETELY missing the "Sacrifice a Thrull: Put three time counters on Tourach's Gate." part.

fsssssssssssgrfl. I need a better spoiler. Or to read gatherer before I submit.

Note also - the set does have man lands; in that green hs an 'animate a forest' monk. So that's a thing; kinda.