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Originally posted by B14ckM4g3:
cutoff, as aforementioned, is tomorrow night.

And I would compare it (simple wish) to burning wish. I would consider it a rare as the card itself is not the card you wish for. It does take two mana for a one cost permanent. that permanent is still suspectible to being RFP by a multitude of means, regardless of what is taken. IMO it is a little powerful, but I will be judging and posting the results of round 1 sunday morning. You can read my final opinion then.

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Originally posted by B14ckM4g3:
And I would compare it (simple wish) to burning wish. I would consider it a rare as the card itself is not the card you wish for. It does take two mana for a one cost permanent. that permanent is still suspectible to being RFP by a multitude of means, regardless of what is taken. IMO it is a little powerful, but I will be judging and posting the results of round 1 sunday morning. You can read my final opinion then.

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2BW

Planeswalker- Crozin

+1 Put 1 B/w Spirt token with flying into play

-3 Sacrifice a permanent, destroy target permanent

-7 Destroy all nonland permanents target player controls and put a copy of each permanent destroyed by Crozin, The Condemner into play under your control.

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Originally posted by 2austin5:
Crozin, The Condemner Rarity-Rare(like the lorwyn planeswalkers)

2BW

Planeswalker- Crozin

+1 Put 1 B/w Spirt token with flying into play

-3 Sacrifice a permanent, destroy target permanent

-7 Destroy all nonland permanents target player controls and put a copy of each permanent destroyed by Crozin, The Condemner into play under your control.

Starting loyalty 3
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I personally feel like this card has potential to be an actual card. I had this idea before they released sorin as the b/w planeswalker but I feel like the drawbacks are spot on and the ultimate, while powerful, gives enough time that it can be targeted with damage so the ultimate will be more difficult to pull off. It also has the drawback vindicate which makes it not too overpowered in my opinion. Hope you like it!

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Lord Crovax -- Scyring Sphere

Love it. Simple but effective, and a great replacement to sensei's top for modern. The sac ability is a great finisher for that moment of need.
Your in for round 2

Th3Sparkl3r -- Vengeful Hero

I think the mechanic if it was abused in a set would be great for draft, but I think it lacks real premise in any format otherwise. Would be fun to draft, but I don't see it being as effective. Maybe if it had a target change, but then the casting cost wouldn't be as effective.

SouthParker -- Spoiled child

I like it. I think the casting cost is fair, although a 0/4 seems a little high (I would of preferred a 0/3 as it should be boltable, or just slightly easier to remove). The basis of being able to cast any creature is really strong, but when I think of library searching my first thought is fetchlands to grab the mana necessary. Maybe it could be crazy good in the right deck, but I'm not going to overanalyze every card.
Your In.

skizzikmonger -- torment the soul

I like the card. Casting cost and the 2 life kicker seem fair. Slightly overpowered as it could change the game drastically. Although it may do nothing at all (and in some cases possibly help another deck)
Your In.

fluffycow -- descendant of Umezawa

Interesting to see that equipment turned into a creature. I think the casting cost is low for it as in red 2/1 first strike for 1r is pretty even as is. I think this belongs more in the mythic category than rare with the current casting cost.

devonin -- angelic bargain

Love it. Reperation cost seems to be a very balanced way to lower casting cost. Would almost seem lopsided as you don't get to keep any of your creatures, and that your opponents get to choose the creature. But This could be very useful in a variety of ways.
Your In.

Broiler1977 -- Twist of fate

Fits the colors very nice, very balanced mana cost, and the 2 life replacement effect seems quite fitting for black and blue.
Your In.

Myy -- Seashore Kraken

I laughed when I saw it as I never expected this kind of entry. I think the casting cost is quite fair. Maybe a little crazy because you give them an island, but I love this card.
Your In.

AGO -- Surreptitiousness

EDH staple, and could be very useful in a variety of decks. I think it fits blue and enchantment perfectly, although I think its a little undercosted (1U would be better and not a deal-breaker for a combo deck).
Your In

MattW -- Demonic trade

2 for 1 in the favor of black? when dealing with the devil... Card is good. I think a sorcery would of been a better fit for it, but as it is it's quite powerful for a large segment of decks and I would probably use it (sorcery or instant).
Your In

JTrade -- Simple Wish

K, so borderline mythic card. I would of altered this to either say 1 mana cost OR 0 mana cost, not either. I like the restriction to permanent cards only. I think that the permenant should also come into play tapped to balance it a bit further, as this card seems a little much for the variety it COULD provide (granted maybe your SB doesn't have what you need for the current meta).
Your In (but barely)

xxxcryoserumxxx -- Contract with Griselbrand

Another black tutor? I don't think that's necessary. I see a cross of demonic/vampiric tutor here, which are both restricted. And I really feel that this is right in there with those. And why would we need another banned/restricted card? I like how you mixed the mechanics in with the miracle cards, but I don't see any originality in the card. Just another banned tutor.
Also, stated to make another post and not edit your card.

Revenger -- Master assassin

I don't like it. Royal assassin, IMO, is better in every way. Assassins don't attack directly but indirectly from the shadows. 2/2 isn't needed nor is the power boost. Mana dumping for an ability that should just be tapped turns me off. And I don't care for the 5-cost ability. This card would be a bomb in limited right now, but I don't really see it's power anywhere else.

Coasterdude84 - Cabal Initiate

Great card. I think tap and life ability are both fair for the off-color ability and suits black. I like the B for 1/1 as it's fair on its own. Overall great card.
Your In

Keywacat -- Holy Chalice

K, let me start by saying I'm not a fan of tribal cards. But this card could give the previous 'knight deck' just that tiny bit more push it needed. I think it's a great card and very balanced. I also like that it is restricted to knights only. Slivers/elves don't need more boosts, but knights are overlooked and they slay dragons.
Your In

Junichi -- Mishra's abandoned mine

Awesome. Fits mishra and his whole bit quite nicely. No self-sac ability is fitting, although I think that an addition of (use this mana only to cast artifacts or use abilities of artifacts) should be inserted.
Your In

2austin5 -- Crozin

Nope. No mythics. and you missed the cutoff (which I posted 8 hours later than I had intended as I was at the pre-release last night).

So there you have it. Next round entires are:

Lord Crovax
SouthParker
Skizzikmonger
Devonin
Broiler1977
Myy
Ago
MattW
Jtrade
Coasterdude
Keywacat
Junichi

Sorry to all who didn't make it. I don't like making cuts but this is a contest and I am the judge. If I make another contest, Please re-enter and try again! There is nothing personal here, just a contest and I appreciate your effort.

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ROUND 2

2 cards to enter. Please post them on the same post. Please do not edit posts. You will have 2 weeks to post your entries, and after 9 days if no response has been made you will be PM'd as a reminder.

First Card -- Planeswalker! (with a twist)

I want a planeswalker. But not just any planeswalker. I want one based off of either a video game character OR cartoon show character (if choosing someone obscure please post a link so that I know who you are talking about). For instance

(harvery birdman, attorney at law -- Peter Potamus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Potamus )

Peter Potamus
2GB
3 loyalty

+1 Give control of target permenant to target player

-1 Destroy target creature with converted mana cost 1 or less.

-5 Choose a permenant type. Return all permenants of that type to owner's hands

If you've seen the show (or haven't), he's a crude Hippo that consistantly is eating (destroy a small creature), asking if you 'got that thing I sent ya?' (+1), and His old-school show has the ability of 'hippo hurricane holler' to blow that problem away (with consequences). That is why I ask for a link of reference so if I am unfamiliar with the character I can do a background check to see how well you fit them into a planeswalker. I chose this guy because he is a little obscure and probably wouldn't be chosen (so you can probably use your fav VG or Superhero or whatever).
Please try to not make them too broken (like possibly taking galactus?)

Second card -- Artifact

I want an artifact. equipment or regular but NOT A CREATURE! Can be any rarity and can have a color-basis (like blue-artifact). No restrictions as long as it is NOT AN ARTIFACT CREATURE or ARTIFACT THAT TURNS INTO CREATURE!

Thanks guys! I look forward to reading and judging all your entries!

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Originally posted by Devonin:
Points on the Planeswalker more towards how they match the character they represent? Legitimate playability? Bit of both? Can they be wacky/unrealistic to appear in an actual magic set without that being held against us?

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Originally posted by Devonin:
"Any Rarity" is so tricky, because if you make a common or even most uncommons, your card only looks impressive on the strength of flavour text, or being slightly too good for the rarity.

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Not really.

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Originally posted by Devonin:
"Any Rarity" is so tricky, because if you make a common or even most uncommons, your card only looks impressive on the strength of flavour text, or being slightly too good for the rarity.

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Maybe make a common? I didn't say that the power of the card was important. I just said that I would be using power level for judging. that could go up or down, depending on rarity. common's are not supposed to be spectacular, so why would I want a powerful common? I don't think that this restriction is limiting anybody. I think the only limitations could be yourself. But I believe that you could come up with something interesting without having a powerful card, Devonin. Why not give it a try?

+1: Tap target creature. That creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.

-2: Destroy target red or green permanent.

-7: Put a legendary artifact token named Dragon Medallion with "T: Return all creatures you don't control to their owner's hand" onto the battlefield.

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A primer on Sub-Zero

The Dragon Medallion

This card is certainly living in the shadow of Jace2.0, but from a flavor standpoint, I tried to get the ice flavor of blue, in things like Frost Breath and Flashfreeze. Not sure exactly what the Dragon Medallion does from the video game perspective (other than "enhance his freezing powers") so I thought a recursive, one-sided Evacuation was appropriately powerful.

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Seafarer's Compass - 3
Artifact

Seafarer's Compass comes into play tapped.

1, T: Search your library for an Island card and put it into play tapped. Then shuffle your library.

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I must be on a blue kick here, but I just thought the flavor of this would be fun. Note it can find non-basic Islands as well, such as Underground Sea. I didn't want to make it too restrictive, but I wanted it to be slow. High Tide decks don't need any more help.

(+2 exile target Demon, Devil, or Spirit)
(-4 tap all creatures target opponent controls)
(0 Until end of turn, Devil Hunter Yohko becomes an indestructible 3/3 Human Warrior creature with flying and first strike that's still a planeswalker.)

(starting loyalty: 3)
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Yohko can manipulate time and space, hence the 'tap all' ability, and her 'Gideon' effect prevents her from being a complete dead draw when there is no hope of activating her 1st ability.

*Artifact*
(The Seventh Seal)
(3)
(Artifact)

(Cards in your graveyard cannot be the target of spells or abilities you opponents control. Your graveyard and cards in your graveyard cannot be exiled)

I am tired of Bojuka Bog messing with my program.

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Originally posted by Devonin:
So in a 1v1 game that would be 36 damage to your opponent?

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Originally posted by Devonin:
"For each player who had at least one permanent destroyed this way, Kratos deals 6 damage to that player"

I'd ask B14ckM4g3 if you can edit that in, or else he's pretty horribly overpowered :P

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Originally posted by bstrom213:
Not at all, that ultimate is never going off. I mean a 6 mana planeswalker in red/green and then you need to activate an ability 4 times that ends up dealing everyone 12 damage before ultimating? Even if the ability said "you win the game" it would still be fair. At the moment, I think the ultimate really doesn't do enough

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