Less clean, but you might find a cheaper balanced rare by pushing the draw to the next upkeep. Hard to find a subtle or flavorful wording of that on an enchantment, though.
Forbidden Study {0} Enchantment (black) When ~ enters the battlefield, you gain "{B}: Draw a card" until end of turn. At the beginning of your end step, you lose 1 life for each card in your hand.
Scholar of Dark Tomes 1B Creature - Human Wizard At the beginning of your upkeep, you may draw three cards. If you do, transform CARDNAME. 2/1 /// Dark Librarian Creature - Horror Advisor You can't cast spells. At the beginning of your end step, lose 1 life for each card in your hand. 3/3
The only reason I don't love this is that it's so much easier to sacrifice a creature, whereas an evil enchantment really feels like the cost of using dark magics.
Forbidden Knowledge 1B Sorcery (Rare) Draw three cards. You gain an emblem with "At the beginning of your end step, you lose one life for each card in your hand."
Seems a shame to require extra cardboard. I definitely see how this is safer, but I find it quite charming that black can shirk its debt by sullying itself with white or green.
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Less clean, but you might find a cheaper balanced rare by pushing the draw to the next upkeep. Hard to find a subtle or flavorful wording of that on an enchantment, though.
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Enchantment (black)
When ~ enters the battlefield, you gain "{B}: Draw a card" until end of turn.
At the beginning of your end step, you lose 1 life for each card in your hand.
Scholar of Dark Tomes 1B
DeleteCreature - Human Wizard
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may draw three cards. If you do, transform CARDNAME.
2/1
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Dark Librarian
Creature - Horror Advisor
You can't cast spells.
At the beginning of your end step, lose 1 life for each card in your hand.
3/3
The only reason I don't love this is that it's so much easier to sacrifice a creature, whereas an evil enchantment really feels like the cost of using dark magics.
DeleteYeah, I much prefer the enchantment.
DeleteMaybe even an Aura - Curse?
Forbidden Study is pretty cool.
DeleteYour Curse, Jenesis, could you target your opponent?
Sure, if you want them to draw a bunch of cards!
DeleteI mean, if it's Forbidden Knowledge but targetable, you could kill a player with a full grip in two turns.
DeleteForbidden Knowledge 1B
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Draw three cards.
You gain an emblem with "At the beginning of your end step, you lose one life for each card in your hand."
Seems a shame to require extra cardboard. I definitely see how this is safer, but I find it quite charming that black can shirk its debt by sullying itself with white or green.
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