tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post1901577207313682691..comments2024-03-11T02:32:15.295-04:00Comments on Goblin Artisans: CCDD 050714—Baloth GreatmawUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-62384247682078759492014-05-11T12:25:58.406-04:002014-05-11T12:25:58.406-04:00Whenever CARDNAME blocks or is blocked by a creatu...Whenever CARDNAME blocks or is blocked by a creature with less toughness than its power, exile that creature and put a +1/+1 counter on CARDNAME.<br /><br />Or similar (less power than it, less toughness that it, etc), but that version gets across the eating a smaller guy thing.Aurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06816809721370349172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-11635771672307045832014-05-08T16:48:50.737-04:002014-05-08T16:48:50.737-04:00They certainly have similar issues, but it's n...They certainly have similar issues, but it's not as extreme. Your opponent often is willing to trade a good creature for something with deathtouch in the hope of keeping something better around later, and I've done my fair share of blocking 2/2 first strikers with pairs of 2/2s.<br />It doesn't need to come up often, but it does need to come up. It may do that enough as is, I was just noting that we need to watch that carefully. Sengir Vampire was more obnoxious because Flying made the ability NEVER come up.Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13784920130399590671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-91708923455959843242014-05-08T15:44:08.224-04:002014-05-08T15:44:08.224-04:00Making it a trigger means that it won't surviv...Making it a trigger means that it won't survive that combat:<br />Whenever ~ deals more damage to a creature than its toughness, exile it and put a +1/+1 counter on ~.<br /><br />Jules, note the same is true of first strike and death touch. We do want to avoid mechanics that will never do anything, but shaping play around that thing not happening can be good enough.<br /><br />Also:<br />Eat Up {G}<br />Instant<br />Target creature gets +1/+1 and gains chomp until EOT.Jay Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428861685923241850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-35776048498160440132014-05-08T10:57:03.056-04:002014-05-08T10:57:03.056-04:00Yes indestructible is in Green, but it is usually ...Yes indestructible is in Green, but it is usually at rare. Also it tends to create a stalemate without trample.<br /><br />As far as snakeform it is more in blue than in green. I would love it to be shifted more into green. Beast within destroyes. Perhaps a beast within that does not destroy but exile?A.Charantonishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14764287128554364197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-25172930350750211442014-05-08T10:50:49.147-04:002014-05-08T10:50:49.147-04:00Green gets access to Snakeform effects, for one th...Green gets access to Snakeform effects, for one thing.lpaulsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07772860908442278112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-14559819126553748972014-05-08T09:55:38.912-04:002014-05-08T09:55:38.912-04:00Indestructible itself is in green's color pie,...Indestructible itself is in green's color pie, and already serves as a good defense against indestructible. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17647677781801914930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-74959912078024814972014-05-08T07:50:52.321-04:002014-05-08T07:50:52.321-04:00Anyone else has a different idea for a green mecha...Anyone else has a different idea for a green mechanic that would be a suitable, colorpie adhering way for green to combat indestructable other than those presented above?A.Charantonishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14764287128554364197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-20938344031149571042014-05-08T07:49:09.815-04:002014-05-08T07:49:09.815-04:00Sengir vampire, with the introduction of fight, ha...Sengir vampire, with the introduction of fight, has become more interesting.<br /><br />Appart from that, it is true that the ability would need a bit of polishing. If we move away from this version, we should consider ENgulfing Slagwurm (http://magiccards.info/scans/en/som/118.jpg) as a base template, and add a slightly different trigger.<br /><br />If CARDNAME blocks or become blocked by one or more creatures with a total power lower than CARDNAME's, exile those creatures under CARDNAME.<br />CARDNAME has +1/+1 for each creature exiled under it.A.Charantonishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14764287128554364197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-24623518623725992582014-05-07T23:38:04.186-04:002014-05-07T23:38:04.186-04:00Omegavore {Suitable Green Fatty Cost}
Whenever CAR...Omegavore {Suitable Green Fatty Cost}<br />Whenever CARDNAME blocks or is blocked by a creature, exile that creature and put a +1/+1 counter on CARDNAME.<br />Big/Large<br /><br />Or for humor points, some sort of 1/1 Simic gulper eel/bunny rabbit.<br /><br />If that's too far, Exiletouch may be the simplest implementation here (with or without the counter).Tigthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11018253211543720641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-22956773824525380972014-05-07T23:34:17.487-04:002014-05-07T23:34:17.487-04:00So I was about to write a comment saying that usin...So I was about to write a comment saying that using exile this way wasn't worth it and would just gum up the zone. Then I realized that the chomped creature gets exiled under Baloth Greatmaw, which is awesome. There are still some kinks to work out (mostly having to do with double-blocking either way), but I'm a fan of the idea. It's also a much nicer template for doing the Sengir Vampire thing (which is what this is in 90% of cases).lpaulsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07772860908442278112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-55211939694110360902014-05-07T22:08:06.227-04:002014-05-07T22:08:06.227-04:00Good points. On top of that, if players are playin...Good points. On top of that, if players are playing correctly, it won't actually trigger except with combat tricks and chump blocking. That's often enough that I wouldn't veto the mechanic, but we have to watch out for player disappointment. I don't want another Sengir Vampire ability.Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13784920130399590671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-54344719743797579452014-05-07T17:16:16.160-04:002014-05-07T17:16:16.160-04:00I really like the spirit of chomp, but I think it ...I really like the spirit of chomp, but I think it is too complicated as it is now. <br /><br />Imagine I attack my 4/4 with Chomp into your two 2/2s. You double block. What happens? If I'm smart, I assign 3 damage to the first blocker and 1 to the second. As damage is dealt, my creature takes 4 and gets a +1/+1 counter, one of your creatures is exiled, and one takes 1. My creature actually ends up living through the exchange (even though it is a 4/4 that takes 4 damage).<br /><br />I think there are a whole lot of very complicated things happening in this very simple example, and one can imagine much worse examples. Can we streamline this somehow so scenarios like this get more grokkable?<br /><br />Tommy Occhipintihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495646355536064735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-18987888678820538662014-05-07T14:37:45.548-04:002014-05-07T14:37:45.548-04:00This is golden. I really like it, though not sure ...This is golden. I really like it, though not sure how often it should be there in common. I reminds me of engulfing slugworm.<br /><br />Wither is great too, but unfortunatelly goes in too few a sets.<br /><br />My ideas (as discussed on twitter but better elaborated here):<br /><br />A rare enchantment with: Creatures tied for the highest power gain indestructable. Other creatures loose inderstructable.<br /><br />A targetted sorcery: Select a creature under your opponent's control. He sacrifies it, the reveals cards from the top of his library until he reveals a creature of higher CMC. He may put that creature into play. He shuffles his library.<br /><br />Appex Predator:<br />Enchantment - Aura<br />Enchant a creature you control.<br />Creatures your opponents control loose all keyworded abilities that enchanted creature has.A.Charantonishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14764287128554364197noreply@blogger.com