Misc Design for future sets.: Recent Activity
| Misc Design for future sets.: Cardlist | Visual spoiler | Export | Booster | Comments | Search | Recent activity |
| Mechanics |
Recent updates to Misc Design for future sets.: (Generated at 2025-08-18 12:11:29)
I made the timing for the end of the effect so that it is geared more towards multi-player. I wanted something that would protect the creature through multiple "turns", just not more than one of my turns. That's also the reason I made it "or" instead of "and" for the effect. Although "and" would make the creature truly save for the duration of the effect so I think I'll change it to "and".
It wouldn't be any more or less "common" than it is now. The weirdest part about it is the timing of the end of the effect, not the abilities it grants.
As common as a gold card can ever be, I reckon.
True but would the card still be common at that point?
And would be almost identically functional, and a lot more exciting seeming.
Me too. I noticed that the day after I posted it and wanted to see how long until someone pointed it out. I think that the recursion cost will go back to
where it started. 13 mana per six cards draw just seems high to me.
I like how many comments have been made on this without pointing out the missing letter.
It's worth noting that Concentrate was first printed in Odyssey and it's still just as good as ever, and, in fact, has few peers. Card draw power creep on Instants and Sorceries has happened, but not by much. No one would bat an eye if Sift was reprinted in 2016.
I think part of what made Whispers of the Muse good was that it was an instant and could be used at the end of an opponents turn. But i can see this cards recursion at
. Also part of what made Whispers so good was the all colorless buyback and the single 
casting cost, It helped it make the card very useful in many non-mono-colored decks.
power creep has been more pronounced in creatures than it has in instants/sorceries. whispers is still a pretty sweet card. i'd want the recursion on this to be at least
.
Whispers of the Muse Was nearly 20yrs ago, Also was an instant. There as been a good amount of power creep since then. On the other hand I can see that there is worry of this being too powerful with a retrieval cost of
. Buyback means that you can use it again right away, this makes you wait until at least next turn to get it back, also your not likely to cast it the turn you put it back into your and anyway buyback or not.
Given the ability what do you all think should be a good activation cost for this card?
Even better than buyback, since you don't have to commit up front.
Whoa, I'm not sure I'd have said the activation needs to come down. Concentrate is a fine card; Concentrate with buyback
is extremely good. (Compare Whispers of the Muse - that's 6 when cast with buyback compared to 7 for this, but that draws you 1 card rather than 3!)