Cool Card Design of the Day 1/19/2017 - Court Gossip is rent-to-own creature removal. A Burden of Guilt that you can pay off. Choking Restraints' kissing cousin.
Court Gossip W Enchantment - Aura - Uncommon Enchant creature X: If X is greater than enchanted creature's power, it can't attack this turn. If X is greater than enchanted creature's toughness, it can't block this turn. If X is greater than enchanted creature's combined power and toughness, exile it.
Yeah - I think I got too caught up in keeping the week's theme. Here's a better take keeping just the core idea:
Court Gossip 1RW Enchantment - Rare X: Choose one - -Target creature with X or less power can't attack this turn. -Target creature with X or less toughness can't block this turn.
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Chip notes this is wordy for a common. Agreed.
ReplyDeleteDifferent, counter-less take:
ReplyDeleteCourt Gossip
W
Enchantment - Aura - Uncommon
Enchant creature
X: If X is greater than enchanted creature's power, it can't attack this turn. If X is greater than enchanted creature's toughness, it can't block this turn. If X is greater than enchanted creature's combined power and toughness, exile it.
Probably should be "or equal to" but that's another full line of text...
DeleteThere's some Mel magic in there, but this is too clever by a half.
DeleteYeah - I think I got too caught up in keeping the week's theme. Here's a better take keeping just the core idea:
DeleteCourt Gossip
1RW
Enchantment - Rare
X: Choose one -
-Target creature with X or less power can't attack this turn.
-Target creature with X or less toughness can't block this turn.
Nice!
DeleteTime Out W
ReplyDeleteEnchantment - Aura - Common
Enchant creature
T: Enchanted creature can't attack or block this turn.
tapping aura's are a no-no
DeleteYep. Which I think is over-enforced. Offensive auras don't suffer from the same confusion.
DeleteThat said, I don't see how Time Out is different from Pacifism.
And now I do. Neat.
DeleteReplace condemnation counters with -1/-1 counters and you have a built in expiration, like on Torture. Or for a different take on a white Torture:
ReplyDeleteW
Enchantment - Aura
Enchant Creature
Whenever enchanted creature attacks or blocks, put a -1/-1 counter on it.