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CardName: Sputtering Mayfly Cost: {1}{U}{U} Type: Artifact Creature - Insect Pow/Tgh: 0/1 Rules Text: Flash. When Sputtering Mayfly comes into play, counter target spell. Sacrifice Sputtering Mayfly at end of turn. Flavour Text: Set/Rarity: Gentlemen Magicians Common |
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Slightly better than cancel. Is this ok? Scars metalcraft counterspell is slightly better too, so probably not too strong, but would it be more natural if the counterspell was conditional somehow?
I think the card was originally 0/0 and could stick around if you had a way of improving it, but I decided 0/1 was simpler and better.
I think it's totally ok, and its not always better than cancel, as many magic cards it has subtle differences, i can remove soul / essence scatter it, i can also stifle its ability. Although it would almost always be better, but not ovewhelmingly better, i think its really neat. I would love to see more flavor text in the set as the set is really flavor oriented design wise.
Thank you
Maybe surprise blocker is too much of an upside. I could make it "sac when comes into play" again (you can still use instant speed sac effects, but less like a creature and more confusing for common) or make it situational or tweak the cost. But it can't cost much as Summoner's Bane gives a permanent 2/2 for 2UU.