Cool Card Design of the Day 6/24/2013 - Been a long day, so I'll just post this and say it was inspired by Evan's submission this last weekend. Needs Development, but is it mono-blue?
It's pretty close to Thunderheads. I don't remember seeing this kind of effect more recently. It feels somewhat more appropriate as a spell that makes a token rather than a creature that you sacrifice.
Thunderheads! I knew there was a card like this, I just couldn't find anything closer than Brackwater Elemental. I had been looking for creature cards, but Thunderheads was an instant so it could have rebound. Clearly Rabid Gyre could be bigger or cheaper.
I'm curious why you think this card should be an instant.
It's essentially a removal spell for attackers, so being a creature card is kind of a lie-- it can't do what most creatures do, namely stick around and attack. Because of that, I'd prefer it as an instant in a vacuum, but obviously the presence of other cards in the set (e.g. Gravedigger, Archaeomancer, Kiln Fiend) could sway it either way.
I'm not sure about colour. I think blue makes as much sense as anything else. Philosophically it could be red, because it's profligate in having a creature just for one turn, but red doesn't normally get haste. Lots of "here's a token to block with" cards are white. But blue makes sense as "here's a surprisingly large creature that isn't really here.
The name might be confusing? "Gyre" means a "swirling vortex" (used in Yeat's second coming, and alluded to in Jabberwocky), so it's appropriate to use it as the name of a twisted illusion creature, but it might mislead people about it's true meaning, which is rather obscure to start with.
"Sacrifice at EOT" is almost exclusively red, but I do feel like it works perfectly for cards like this. Flash replacing haste helps reinforce the blue-ness, but mostly the fact that it's meant to be a blocker is much more blue than red. Of course, you could cast it during EOT to attack with it next turn...
They're not exact parallels, but the M12 Illusions and Stitcher's Apprentice do seem to suggest that blue is OK with this kind of creature sacrifice at common.
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It's pretty close to Thunderheads. I don't remember seeing this kind of effect more recently. It feels somewhat more appropriate as a spell that makes a token rather than a creature that you sacrifice.
ReplyDeleteThunderheads! I knew there was a card like this, I just couldn't find anything closer than Brackwater Elemental. I had been looking for creature cards, but Thunderheads was an instant so it could have rebound. Clearly Rabid Gyre could be bigger or cheaper.
DeleteI'm curious why you think this card should be an instant.
It's essentially a removal spell for attackers, so being a creature card is kind of a lie-- it can't do what most creatures do, namely stick around and attack. Because of that, I'd prefer it as an instant in a vacuum, but obviously the presence of other cards in the set (e.g. Gravedigger, Archaeomancer, Kiln Fiend) could sway it either way.
DeleteI agree with James, for this is, 1U is fair unless you want to go UR and add haste.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure about colour. I think blue makes as much sense as anything else. Philosophically it could be red, because it's profligate in having a creature just for one turn, but red doesn't normally get haste. Lots of "here's a token to block with" cards are white. But blue makes sense as "here's a surprisingly large creature that isn't really here.
ReplyDeleteThe name might be confusing? "Gyre" means a "swirling vortex" (used in Yeat's second coming, and alluded to in Jabberwocky), so it's appropriate to use it as the name of a twisted illusion creature, but it might mislead people about it's true meaning, which is rather obscure to start with.
"Sacrifice at EOT" is almost exclusively red, but I do feel like it works perfectly for cards like this. Flash replacing haste helps reinforce the blue-ness, but mostly the fact that it's meant to be a blocker is much more blue than red. Of course, you could cast it during EOT to attack with it next turn...
DeleteGroundbreaker is in green, so this could be monogreen. However, I don't know how well Planar Chaos can serve an indicator of color pie philosophy.
DeleteIf you're putting it at common, it should probably be given defender so it's clear for newer players how to use it.
ReplyDeleteGiving it defender is a good addition to get rid of the weird "cast EOT, attack" loophole
DeleteIt's weird. I think it works as red/blue (but then, if you're putting red in there, you could also give it haste).
ReplyDeleteI think mono-blue or otherwise, a flash blocker for one turn is probably an uncommon at best. I wouldn't be a rare.
I mean to type, "It wouldn't be a common."
DeleteThey're not exact parallels, but the M12 Illusions and Stitcher's Apprentice do seem to suggest that blue is OK with this kind of creature sacrifice at common.
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