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Recent updates to Multiverse Design Challenge: (Generated at 2025-05-22 12:50:40)
Nyuk nyuk nyuk. Yep, that's a suitably Johnny response :)
Sarkhan Unleashed
For Challenge # 043.
As with most other entrants, this was supposed to be spikey, but I fear it ended up too overpowered, timmy, or johnny.
I felt a planeswalker was a good choice for a 7-cost spell, as planeswalkers inherently give you an effect up front, but then also swing the game in your favour next turn if your opponent can't deal with it.
And making an expensive planeswalker gives an opportunity to use some abilities that would usually be too strong.
I'm not sure if the abilities are too strong or not strong enough. 5CMC Garruk makes 3/3 beasts every turn; can 7CMC get a 5/5 dragon every turn? Dragonmaster outcast does.
The -5 is supposed to deal with most opposing creatures (or just win the game). It was originally -X, which was more spikey as it gave more choice, but I decided fixed numbers were better looking.
The -9 deliberately doesn't empty mana pools: for a 7-mana suspend 2 card, I think you can have the best "destroy everything" card. On a similar principle, I didn't except enchantments: I think it's more appropriate for red to mess with enchantments when they're turned into something else, not just gone, but I thought the elegance of "destroy all permanents" was worth it.
Unfortunately, Spike definitely plays red, but usually plays FAST red decks, I'm not sure how often spike wants to cast a 5RR spell. (Although I guess it could go in a r/green ramp deck.)
Yeah, this is cool. It feels like Niv-Mizzet to me, even if it doesn't have a specific mechanical connection.
I like the "sacrifice the emblem" thing: there may be some memory problems, but that's the first use of emblem tech that I think it actually BETTER with emblems rather than worse. And it's an awesome ability: not usually that useful, but awesome in a "hahah! play fireball, I dare you!" way :)
Claiming Challenge # 044.
Johnny sez: "I don't see why you guys are complaining about this card. Just combine it with 3 Engineered Plagues, set to 'Elemental'."
Oh, nice! :) Not sure how powerful it is, and like you said it's not a TON like the previous incarnation, but it's definitely an interesting card at least.
New submission: Niv-Mizzet, Planeswalker.
For Challenge # 043. It's not much like Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind, but I knew this was UR.
added loyalty costs
Bwahahaha!