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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Art B
ReplyDeleteGhost of Christmas Future 1UB
Creature enchantment - uncommon
Flying lifelink
As long as you have 10 or more life, "" is not a creature.
3/4
This enchantment does nothing until you have 9 life or less, at which point it becomes a significant flier. Neat.
DeleteIt also has lifelink, which is great when you're low on life; unfortunately, it turns itself off which is frustrating.
I would either find something other than lifelink here, or make the low life a trigger: "When you have 10 life or less, if ~ is not a creature, it becomes a creature."
WB or mono-B feels more appropriate here, though UB is valid.
Art #2
ReplyDeleteSpirit of Killings Future BBBBB
Creature - Spirit (MR)
~ etb tapped
~ doesn't untap during your untap step.
Flying, Trample, Menace
10/10
I dare you
DeleteWhy do they never make enormous guys that etb tapped and have vigilance? It's just one hoop...
DeleteFor just five mana, you get a huge evasive creature that can never attack on its own. You'll need to find a way to untap it (or Fling it).
DeleteTrample seems like a bad fit for a ghost (and I think we could find a closer theme for this fatty-drawback), but this looks like a fun puzzle to solve.
Several things:
Delete-Combos with blue (Merfolk Skyscout + Reconnaissance fun)
-Should still be somewhat color intensive because of the above but I may have gone overboard. Maybe 2BBB?
-Trample could be replaced with either deathtouch or lifelink, both of which be brutal on a huge menace creature.
Making those changes we have:
DeleteSpirit of Killings Future 2BBB
Creature - Spirit (MR)
~ etb tapped.
~ doesn't untap during your untap step.
Flying, Deathtouch, Menace.
10/10
Wreath-Halo Pegasus
ReplyDelete1WWW
Creature - Pegasus - Mythic Rare
Flying, Vigilance
Prevent all noncombat damage.
2/5
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Started off as a holiday card, then as I did research on wreaths and how they represented everlasting life my design took a less un-set turn.
This could completely shut down a red deck, yet it's not terribly exciting otherwise.
DeleteYou might make this rare (because our mythics need more potential) and replace the static ability with "T: Prevent all damage target spell or ability would deal this turn" so that red can overwhelm it (and to 'combo' with vigilance).
Or you could give it mythic potential. "~ can't be dealt noncombat damage. Whenever noncombat damage is dealt, put a +1/+1 counter on ~."
Otherwise, yeah, this is neat.
Art B
ReplyDeleteYule Wraith BBB
Cre- Spirit
When CARDNAME enters the battlefield, stick it to your forehead.
When CARNAME falls off of your forehead, exile it. Then target opponent puts it onto the battlefield.
5/5
"I said hang the wreaths!" -Gideon, to Liliana
The mana cost is off because I wasn't paying attention. Probably 2BB?
DeleteNope! How about this:
DeleteChristmas Wraith. 2BB
Cre- spirit
Flying
When ~ resolves, target opponent sticks it to his or her forehead instea of outing it onto the bf.
When ~ falls off of that players forehead, you may put it onto the bf.
5/4
Love the name!
DeleteMight be a bit hard to tap. Charm School solved this by being an enchantment
can this be a one-off keyword
DeleteDecorate {1}{B} (You may cast this spell for its Decorate cost. If you do...
Droqen: that's genius
DeleteWobbles: that's part of the fun. "Hey buddy that guy doesn't have vigilance. Are you cheating?"
Official change:
DeleteChristmas Wraith. 4BB
Creature- Spirit
Flying
Decorate 1B (1B: exile CARDNAME from your hand, stuck to target opponent's forehead. When CARDNAME falls off, you may put it onto the battlefield.
4/4
And if there's room "I said wreaths!" -Gideon to Liliana
DeleteCould art C be some mistletoe pun (with decorate)?
DeleteDoes this come with some kind of adhesive? Cards don't normally stick to heads. If you're sticking it to your own head, you have motivation to stick it well, but if you're sticking it to an opponent's head, you'd just touch it there and let it fall. Players really shouldn't be forced to touch each other, so we definitely want the opponent to do the sticking (and have some way to make it stick). If that stickiness is about right—good for say 1-5 minutes depending on factors—Christmas Wraith and its decorative kin could be fun.
DeleteThis name is great; inevitable for a holiday promo, if they find a less-specific starting word.
I'm glad cards stuck to a head aren't in play: that definitely had issues.
Cards can stick to foreheads for a limited time, depending on skin texture. I thought this was a common thing
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ReplyDeleteArt 1
DeleteTree of Ornamentation 3G
Creature - Plant
Defender
T: Exchange your life total with the life total of target player without an ornament and give that player an ornament. Then that player may exchange their life total and ornament with the life total of any other player with an ornament.
0/12
Like, actual ornaments? Nice!
DeleteLike an Ornament Exchange: https://www.whiteelephantrules.com/ornament-exchange-game/
DeleteThe definition of Ornament is ambiguous, much like Mishra's Toy Shop or Thopter Pie Network.
In a duel without ornaments so far, the first part would cause you to exchange totals with your opponent, and the second part would fizzle.
DeleteIn a multiplayer game w/o ornaments so far, you'd take the highest life total. Next time, you'd take the highest life total from another player, who would then have the option to swap with the first. Etc until you've given everyone an ornament (probably dice).
This does a great job of ensuring you have the most life for a long time, but I'm not seeing a strategic arc beyond that yet. It's chaotic enough I'd want to play with it before deciding one way or another.
I believe the card says "ornament". Who decorates with dice? Lol
DeleteApparently Bunco enthusiasts https://www.etsy.com/market/dice_ornament
Deletehttps://www.google.com/search?q=dice+ornament&espv=2&biw=1920&bih=960&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiCh6aKtpXRAhVk1oMKHVPuCJwQ_AUIBygC
DeleteArt B
ReplyDeleteGhosts of Christmas 6WW
Sorcery (Promo)
At the beginning of your previous turn's upkeep, this turn's upkeep, and your next turn's upkeep, create a colorless 4/4 spirit creature token with flying.
(If you break time, you forfeit the game.)
I think this works in un-rules, but wouldn't actually be printable for various reasons, which I think is right for a holiday promo card?
This is pretty hilarious. I'd leave off the reminder text, since A Christmas Carol isn't about time travel (even though it is). Some players will just treat the 4/4 from the turn before as a 4/4 with haste, while others will go back and redo combat and everything. That will occasionally be awful, but I'd imagine more fun than not?
DeleteThank you!
DeleteHilarious is what I hoped for :)
However, I'm chastened, as I hadn't realised just how wide the gulf of interpretation could be. I'd assumed that it would work like rocket powered turbo slug or pacts, where you put the token OTB (in this case, without any proof that you have the card in hand, since it's promo card rules) one turn, and another at upkeep next turn, and have to cast this that turn. And if you didn't, you lose for missing a mandatory trigger :)
Jack: I made the same assumption you mentioned. I get a token for no apparent reason, then have to get your card OTB by the end of my next turn or lose the game.
DeleteMaybe it could be tightened up: "Exile CARDNAME from your hand:create a BLAH token. Then you may cast this from exile facedown during your next turn. If you don't, you lose the game.