tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post2123418363045825968..comments2024-03-11T02:32:15.295-04:00Comments on Goblin Artisans: Weekend Art Challenge Review 091815—NightsongWSUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-51435008633399897732015-09-23T09:47:53.719-04:002015-09-23T09:47:53.719-04:00That's a better reason than what I would have ...That's a better reason than what I would have said. I mostly feel the trick to 4-color cards is that you make them powerful, but narrow cards. They have to reward you for committing to 4 colors, but work better in 4 colors than they would in 5. FQR is powerful, but there's not any reason to put it in a WUBRG deck, because Red doesn't have any Faeries. (Faeries are mostly U and B, but there are some older G ones that could be reprinted, and some multicolor WU ones.) Nich Graysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08686832423418814443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-60725559751004332782015-09-22T19:09:19.254-04:002015-09-22T19:09:19.254-04:00I greatly prefer "Gain control of target crea...I greatly prefer "Gain control of target creature spell" (a la Commandeer) to "Counter it and make a token copy". Though it should probably be "Counter it. If it's countered, put it OTB under your control" (as in Desertion).AlexChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05674122775216494431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-18297136268654973692015-09-22T13:34:45.586-04:002015-09-22T13:34:45.586-04:00True enough. Aura, what was your intention?True enough. Aura, what was your intention?Jay Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428861685923241850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-75817044323173765812015-09-22T13:29:49.649-04:002015-09-22T13:29:49.649-04:00Why is FQR four-color?
*fingers*crossed*for***
Si...Why is FQR four-color?<br /><br />*fingers*crossed*for***<br />Since worlds are like the legends of enchantments, Commander should allow worlds to be commanders.<br />***Jay Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428861685923241850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-8460390416435045582015-09-22T12:54:05.710-04:002015-09-22T12:54:05.710-04:00Mirrorfiend needs to say non-token for the same re...Mirrorfiend needs to say non-token for the same reason that infinite reflection does, as written it's an infinite combo with any creature that makes a token.Jade Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13986265829174960972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-16734049376675844002015-09-22T09:06:16.804-04:002015-09-22T09:06:16.804-04:00Portal of the Solitary by Zeno Rage
Cast Siege Rhi...Portal of the Solitary by Zeno Rage<br />Cast Siege Rhino, drain you for 3. Because they travel in packs, cast my 2nd Siege Rhino, drain you for 3. If you kill my first Siege Rhino, the 2nd one enters the battlefield, drain you for 3 more. Meanwhile, I'm just searching for Rhino #3. The symmetrical part of this card is very easy to break during deck construction. 4 mana seems really cheap for its power level, but I could be wrong.<br /><br />Redress by Pasteur<br />I don't get the joke of Convoke either, but hey, at least I knew this was based on a meme. I know it's a subset of black's creature removal, so it CAN do it, but between Renounce the Guilds and Radiant Purge, I like white destroying multicolored creatures more. Very nice flavor text.<br /><br />Touch of the Nemsis by lpaulsen<br />The effect isn't very balanced between the colors it's hosing. Green's creatures are so much bigger than white's. I like the idea, and the trigger is good, but what if it punished them for something both colors did? Like, what about, "At the beginning of your upkeep, enchanted creature's controller loses 1 life for each creature he or she controls."Nich Graysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08686832423418814443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-85702346456113099572015-09-22T09:05:59.216-04:002015-09-22T09:05:59.216-04:00Mirrored Essence by Reuben Covington
Is it intenti...Mirrored Essence by Reuben Covington<br />Is it intentional that you get the token even if the creature spell isn't countered? I target your Dragonlord Dromoka and we each end up with a copy of her? Aside from keeping track of the token, this is a fun card. Tracking the token might be easier if it exiles the creature spell, but then it's an even more complex effect. <br /><br />Changeling Adoption by Jay Treat <br />The flavor text is strong for this submission. And you were obviously fearless about using Changeling in the name of a card that doesn't have the changeling keyword. While this plays very similarly to Mirrored Essence, having the card on the battlefield under your control as a result just seems much cleaner. Blue is able to gain control of spells, so it's great solution. At uncommon, I expect a less powerful version of the effect, like "Gain control of target creature spell unless its controller pays 1."<br /><br />Mirrorfiend by Aura<br />This can't enter the battlefield as a copy of the exiled creature unless the first effect is "As CARDNAME enters the battlefield." Otherwise, it would already be on the battlefield and couldn't enter the battlefield as a copy. I think this design could be blue, black and red, or blue, black and white, because of the way it goes wide with making copies. Anyway, I like the idea and expect mana cost, and/or power and toughness to get tweaked before it's ready for print.Nich Graysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08686832423418814443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-17872609074660410742015-09-22T09:05:27.971-04:002015-09-22T09:05:27.971-04:00Mirror of Betrayal by Lompe Luiten
This is a very ...Mirror of Betrayal by Lompe Luiten<br />This is a very big effect. And there are going to be a lot of tokens to track once it's been cast. I like the “choose your doom” style of effect, but think it could be implemented differently. It could be an artifact or enchantment that makes your opponent choose one creature's fate every turn. It could be an X spell that only targets X creatures. There are a lot of ways to go. I think a cleaner, more balanced version of Mirror of Betrayal is possible.<br /><br />Mirror of Delusion by Amuseum<br />I would like this card more if it could only target your creatures. That way you are creating duplicates that can go off and fight, while your original creature is safe at home. Or if it could only target your opponent's creatures, creating narrow removal with an upside. I don't think it should be able to do both, and I don't think it should be able to duplicate more than one creature at a time.<br /><br />Mirror of Finite Reflections by Mike George<br />This has a great effect. It's limited to only copying Instants and Sorceries, so it's not overly oppressive. Your opponent can still play around it. I like that it exiles itself to prevent graveyard recursion. I wonder if it needs to cost 5 though. Once it's on the battlefield, your opponent has total control over it doing anything. It could cost less, I bet.<br /><br />Mirror of Luck by Czynski<br />I don't know if "countdown to losing half the life I had when I cast this" is the most compelling gameplay. As Jay pointed out, there's no luck there. And after you've set the number, you have to remove counters each combat; it's overly fiddley. I think the set up and payoffs are fun, but the middle part is where I would work on it. You could do, "At end of combat, if you lost life this combat equal to the number of mirror counters on CARDNAME, EFFECT."Nich Graysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08686832423418814443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-20139944325586963302015-09-22T09:04:57.245-04:002015-09-22T09:04:57.245-04:00Cursed Mirror by Jack (cartesiandaemon)
Its mana c...Cursed Mirror by Jack (cartesiandaemon)<br />Its mana cost reminds me of Graffdigger's Cage, Stony Silence, and other hyper narrow Modern sideboard cards. From that perspective, I like it a lot. It's also very fair, because it requires you to draw and cast the right creatures. Fair, unless Chord of Calling or a similar effect decides to get involved.<br /><br />Fae Queen's Realm by me<br />I was so wrapped up in talking about how to template World's reminder text, it never occurred to me to just leave it off. Great idea. I agree that the card is very powerful in a Faeries deck, but it is a 4-color spell, so it should be, right? And anyway, every opponent will have a way to remove it from play, freeing their Faerie tokens to attack you, if they include World Enchantments in their deck. I didn't think there could be non- legends in a Commander set at mythic, from a marketing standpoint, but if so, this would be better as a mythic. <br /><br />Mirror Image by James Bartolotti<br />Templating nitpick: because it's a 0/0, this should have an "As CARDNAME enters the battlefield" effect like Dracoplasm, not an "When CARDNAME enters the battlefield" effect like Duplicant. Anyway, this is a cool idea. Exiling the creature harms that evil reflection feel, because there's nothing left to reflect, but the complexity and gameplay are perfect for an Uncommon.Nich Graysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08686832423418814443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-46411481640039339982015-09-21T21:16:08.386-04:002015-09-21T21:16:08.386-04:00Like Ancestral Vengeance, perhaps?Like Ancestral Vengeance, perhaps?HavelockVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698268009797139251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-8881082344077011132015-09-21T18:25:26.525-04:002015-09-21T18:25:26.525-04:00Fae Queen's Realm would be so much more readab...Fae Queen's Realm would be so much more readable if it wasn't saddled with the world enchantment rules.<br /><br />"but that's a lot like selling a card by starting with the high price or bad gas mileage" Don't worry, Jay, I make this typo all the time.<br /><br />I love Changeling Adoption. There's no way in hell "gain control of target spell" is uncommon, though.<br /><br />Infuriating Internet meme aside, how does "remedy or compensation for a wrong or grievance" describe...a black kill spell?Jenesishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356037137564501914noreply@blogger.com