[Val] Valhar, the Dying Plane

Small standalone set trying to rehabilitate **cumulative upkeep**.

Original Concept

Mechanical Hook:

Valhar is an attempt to create as interesting a small set as possible revolving around a rather terrible mechanic: cumulative upkeep.

There are a few main goals:

1. Create a playable Limited environment.
2. Explore ways to interact with the mechanic in a simple form.
3. Explore the color identity of the mechanic. Make it feel different for each color.

There are also a few self-imposed restrictions/milestones to help the goals:

1. There need to be cards featuring the keyword at all rarities in each color.
2. Each rare and most uncommon card has either cumulative upkeep or interacts with one of its aspects (counters, the upkeep step, sacrifice, you name it!)
3. At common and uncommon there will be no nonmana costs for cumulative upkeep.
4. There will be french vanillas with cumulative upkeep in each color.
5. There will be no multicolor.

Beyond cumulative upkeep no other keyword/ability word is planned. I could imagine something interesting springing from someone's mind though, but I specifically want to avoid further existing keywords.

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Spitecache

 

 U 

Enchantment

Cumulative upkeep (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
When Spitecache is buried, each opponent loses 2 life for each age counter on Spitecache.

2 comments
last 2023-03-05 14:37:17 by SecretInfiltrator

Ravenous Ghoul

 

 C 

Creature – Zombie Warrior

Cumulative upkeep (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, remove an age counter from Ravenous Ghoul.

4/3

4 comments
last 2022-09-25 09:20:58 by SecretInfiltrator

Palebark Elder

 

 R 

Creature – Treefolk

Cumulative upkeep (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
Trample
When Palebark Elder dies, if it has at least two age counters on it, return it to the battlefield.

4/5

2 comments
last 2022-09-23 07:04:53 by SecretInfiltrator

Winds of Valhar

 

 R 

Sorcery

Destroy each creature without a counter on it.

2 comments
last 2022-04-21 07:04:22 by SecretInfiltrator

Haarka Fugitive

 

 C 

Creature – Human Wizard

Cumulative upkeep (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
As long as Haarka Fugitive is enchanted, its triggered abilities don't trigger.

2/2

7 comments
last 2022-02-28 04:54:19 by SecretInfiltrator