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For Challenge # 038.
Clearly had to have this cost and name.
Almost certainly doesn't work as written; but the intent is hopefully clear. Almost always just works as a Counterspell; but just sometimes works a lot better.
Drat it. It's a fairly clear intent though; just replace the splice with the stuff I put in reminder I guess.
This is a clever idea.
"If CARDNAME is spliced onto this spell, counter target spell."
But yeah, it doesn't really work.
Oh, true. But I think it could be worked out somehow...
The trouble is you'd have to word it as "If another spell was spliced onto this spell, counter target spell" because the textbox is copied onto the other spell.
Yeah, I don't think splice as a cost works in any sensible way under the current rules (that's why I misread it), but if that's what you wanted, you could have rules text "If you spliced this, counter target spell. Otherwise, draw a card" and I think it would work rules-wise fine.
I don't think splice works how you think it works unfortunately (at least according to the current wording of Splice). The only way I think this can work is if "counter target spell" is part of the cost, which I'm not sure is even a valid cost.
You could make it an Evermind-esque counterspell...
LOL @ flavour text.
Yeah, I quite like the design, although I agree, I don't know how often this would be worth it. Not bad if you have a bunch of fliers/reach, or cheap hurricane effects.
And a lot better with "whenever a creature enters the battlefield" creatures. Yeah, I can see this having a nice niche somewhere :)
Oh, yeah, a blue X is a really good idea. It probably wouldn't get that much use, but it would be so obvious it wouldn't matter if it was only on a few cards, it would still be clearer than using
for everything.
And thanks, yeah. I don't think a single energy chamber would make that much difference, but yeah, if you can keep proliferating it it would become an awfully annoying lock-out. (I did make sure it only works once per turn.)
For Challenge # 038 Couldn't resist the name, so had to make them birds; really that's probably too much of a downside even for a green counterspell.
Mmmm, I think wizards should have long ago introduced {UX} {RX} {BX} symbols. Though you'd still want reminder text, for the colour blind.
Anyhow - it's nice. And fun to play against, I suspect. "Can I make you drain it down low enough that it can't hurt my real threat" sub-game. Though Energy Chamber would be devastating with this.
Oooh, yes. Sacrificial counter. Blue does get that; but usually on much much smaller things. This would be heartrending.
OTOH; it's a really nice addon to a very stompy thing, so blue may not care :)
Well, that was my intention anyway. Does one thing if you splice; does something different if you cast. Like what cycle does. And yes, blue has a lot of things it can splice this onto, but heck, blue gets a lot of counterspells :)
Ah, sorry, I misread it, splicing is a cost to get "counter"? Does that mean, you don't get the card when you splice? If so, I agree that's a lot more reasonable (although probably still too good, given the number of cheap card-draw/self-replacing/card-filtering spells blue has :))
Yeah, there's bound to be some duplication. Feel free to make an alternative if you want, I don't expect there's much competition for the
slot :)
For what it's worth, I'm not sure this is the correct version, but my reasoning was (a) green is supposed to be able to handle creatures with bigger creatures, but may be vulnerable to "win the game" spells (even though that's not exactly true) (b) there's enough downside in countering a big spell and giving them an X/X, it doesn't need to be
cost as well.
Well, I wanted you to not be able to - if you cast it, you just get "draw a card", so you're paying at least
and another spell to counter something.
That's a pretty good design, I agree there's good design space in splice if they remove "onto arcane".
But I think it's much too good (even if you assume you can't hardcast it for
). I'd suggest something like "Splice onto blue spell 
. Counter target spell." I think that would still be really useful.
Darnit; this was like my very first thought too - though I was going to put it at
and let it hit any kind of spell, as green is usually rubbish at counters.
Go away, I'm busy costing
and it's a proper Counterspell 'counter target spell' too, dammit.
Mana Birds costing
isn't quite Beastify
Control Magic costing
of course. How it should have been.
For Challenge # 038
Hard counter for
? Well, sorta kinda. As long as you're also casting something else for 
.
I always thought they should have done more with splice.
(((Mana Lightning))) costing
I was taking my cue from things like Skaab Goliath, and a general sense that "anything can get trample at rare and mythic rare". But I guess, even on ridiculous bombs, blue doesn't normally get trample on something that efficient, even if it gets it on bigger monsters. I won't edit this retroactively, but I agree it probably should be something like that.
And yeah, you're right, you don't usually want to trade in your 5/5, but it gives you a level of safety if your opponent draws one of the stupid broken cards (making this itself a stupid broken card :))
Although I will add a nominal activation cost, I think wizards are right that things usually should have.