tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post2456773595273982055..comments2024-03-11T02:32:15.295-04:00Comments on Goblin Artisans: CCDD 053117—Demonic Bond & Blossom in Deep ShadeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-55445931164866545472017-06-05T09:12:11.946-04:002017-06-05T09:12:11.946-04:00Blossom in Deep Shade is a bit better because its ...Blossom in Deep Shade is a bit better because its effect is basically to reduce the effects of a counterspell (that is, you still get partial effect from it).<br /><br />But Demonic Bond is some straight up disappointment-in-a-can (I think most players who read the card will be hoping for it to be countered, for the 'countered' effect) unless you're gunning to have players counter/fizzle their own spell.droqenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08860172898365406291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-38707604910055919432017-06-05T09:06:30.221-04:002017-06-05T09:06:30.221-04:00Seems like a lot of unnecessary text for something...Seems like a lot of unnecessary text for something that's only rarely gonna happen -- considering your opponent can see the consequences AND they have to actually have countermagic prepared for this to work.droqenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08860172898365406291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-89334217104700461512017-06-02T10:52:05.839-04:002017-06-02T10:52:05.839-04:00I feel like "valid target" or the fact t...I feel like "valid target" or the fact that a spell is "countered" if it's target is no longer legal when it resolves requires a level of rules knowledge more advanced than knowing about the stack. Those concepts are very obscure without a deep Melviny knowledgeWobbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11494097707732649864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-70296374028457313712017-06-01T22:12:24.904-04:002017-06-01T22:12:24.904-04:00The real trick being that the word has to be so in...The real trick being that the word has to be so intuitive it doesn't require reminder text.Jay Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428861685923241850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-89947406837801733452017-06-01T22:11:18.869-04:002017-06-01T22:11:18.869-04:00Maybe we can get a game term, the same way 'di...Maybe we can get a game term, the same way 'dies' is official shorthand for creature goes to the gy from the bf.<br />"When this aura fades"<br />Ends<br />Fizzles<br />Ceases<br />ExpiresJay Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428861685923241850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-76871476695404972992017-06-01T16:40:56.403-04:002017-06-01T16:40:56.403-04:00Bestow was the Aura mechanic that really covered a...Bestow was the Aura mechanic that really covered all the bases - creature dying in response, dying later, or getting bounced. Could the variety of ways an enchantment can die be keyworded? <br /><br />Forever Flying U<br />Enchantment Aura (C)<br />Enchant creature<br />Enchanted creature has flying.<br />When CARDNAME expires (is put into a graveyard from the battlefield or the stack), return CARDNAME to your hand.Zachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14318011531403551812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-39112243293789316762017-06-01T10:32:54.144-04:002017-06-01T10:32:54.144-04:00Disagree: All of the words in the first are well k...Disagree: All of the words in the first are well known. "The stack" is still a trivia bonus word.Jay Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428861685923241850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-19151650322091398252017-06-01T00:02:43.097-04:002017-06-01T00:02:43.097-04:00"Is countered by a spell, ability or if the t..."Is countered by a spell, ability or if the target is no longer valid as this spell resolves. " is as close as I get, but at that point you might as well say "goes to the graveyard from the stack".Wobbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11494097707732649864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-46536253657264626042017-05-31T16:17:33.371-04:002017-05-31T16:17:33.371-04:00Mourning Stag is similar.<a href="http://goblinartisans.blogspot.com/2017/02/ccdd-020217mourning-stag.html" rel="nofollow">Mourning Stag</a> is similar.Jay Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428861685923241850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-91639416182729487232017-05-31T16:10:16.461-04:002017-05-31T16:10:16.461-04:00I would like a few of these cards to be actively s...I would like a few of these cards to be actively sweet to counter yourself. I was thinking more in terms of <a rel="nofollow">Disrupt</a> or <a rel="nofollow">Remand</a>, but sacking the target in response is clever too. The majority shouldn't reward such play, because you're right, that's not the purpose.Jay Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428861685923241850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-45996438440421379422017-05-31T15:53:27.487-04:002017-05-31T15:53:27.487-04:00Huh, I like the idea. I wonder if there's a wa...Huh, I like the idea. I wonder if there's a way to line the effects up a bit more, like have a "When a creature dies while ~ is enchanting or targeting it, ..."<br /><br />That shores up the two most prominent 2-for-1 weaknesses and feels a bit more like a single effect.<br /><br />Demonic Bond is great in limited, but when I looked at it, my first thought was, "can I play this on a sac creature" which ought to be possible, but probably not look like the main point of the card.Jack (cartesiandaemon)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08258267965242039995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-44859279011499856012017-05-31T14:43:40.906-04:002017-05-31T14:43:40.906-04:00"If ~ is countered (or 'fizzles' for ..."If ~ is countered (or 'fizzles' for lack of targets)…"Jay Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428861685923241850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-27353093978232346892017-05-31T14:40:03.214-04:002017-05-31T14:40:03.214-04:00Like the Amonkhet "cycled or discard", I...Like the Amonkhet "cycled or discard", I think this needs some clarification that the aura is countered of its target leaves the battlefield while this is on the stack. The problem is that I don't have a short, clear way to explain that. Wobbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11494097707732649864noreply@blogger.com