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Originally posted by skizzikmonger:
1 and 2 are done, but I need an extension for the 3rd entry. Dad had a mild heart attack last night, and I'll be in the hospital the next couple of days.

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Best wishes to your dad, I hope he recovers soon!

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Originally posted by Schwingzilla:
[B]Master Tactician
Creature - Human Warrior
3RR
4/2
First Strike
You control how all creatures block.

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Not wanting to steal your thunder, but this is being printed in M13, but in white.

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/Thunder in the wind/No rain/Peace mourns its passing/

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Originally posted by skizzikmonger:
1 and 2 are done, but I need an extension for the 3rd entry. Dad had a mild heart attack last night, and I'll be in the hospital the next couple of days.

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Originally posted by AEther Storm:
Best wishes to your dad, I hope he recovers soon!

Not wanting to steal your thunder, but this is being printed in M13, but in white.

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Schwingzilla, that effect has been done more than once, see master warcraft and a similar effect in a saga uncommon. You can submit another card if you like, but please resubmit everything in one post please. Thanks

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Originally posted by Schwingzilla:
Master Tactician
Creature - Human Warrior
3RR
4/2
First Strike
You control how all creatures block.

Brainboil
4BB
Sorcery
Target player discards three cards at random.
Whenever a player draws his or her third card in a turn, if you control a swamp, you may play Brainboil without paying its mana cost.
Cycling 1B

First turn brainstorm isn't so great when it means you start the game with four cards. It's important to be able to cycle it, so it doesn't become dead. This also halts some combo decks, and might even disrupt Dredge decks after a Careful Study, but not as much as an initial look would have you believe. It opens up a serious discard deck possibility. Imagine turn three wistful thinking with this. I even guarantee this will single-handedly bring back Arcane Denial as ten times better than Force of Will. But most importantly, this card isn't so narrow that it's utterly useless main deck and is only a sideboard card. As bad as people think Brainstorm is, it's not a card where you say, "Boy, I had better sideboard against Brainstorm." You sideboard against Counterbalance, and Tendrils, and Hypergenesis. This is a card that can pop us as an actual part of the environment.

The following story is about the ascension of an intelligent half-Human, half-dragon named Levanthan. A prophecy was made that an egg would be born to a woman, and the possessor would be able to control a powerful dragon. People realize this and seek out the egg, but the egg is severely damaged in the battle, which pretty much kills everyone. The damage cracks the egg, which is really the only way it could open, as per the prophecy, and the unnamed half-lizard is completely alone in a desert, but aware of the memories of violence. As such, he is unsure of who destroyed his family, but is aware that once he injures his initial enemy, an instinctual memory will well up and reveal how to ascend to his adult form. In the same way his home was left a desert, and his family was killed, he can only complete his transformation when the same happens to his enemies. His final form is one of vengeance and destruction.

Importantly, as each card is released with one set, it will build anticipation and interest. Each card references the card in the next set.

Egg of the Prophecy
Legendary Creature - Egg
2R
0/3
When Egg of the Prophecy is put into a graveyard from play, if it was dealt damage by a source an opponent controls, you may search your library for card named Scion of the Prophecy and put it into play, then shuffle your library.
RR: Target creature attacks this turn if able.
"I was not brought into this world by nurturing, only violence. Even unborn there were those who tried to possess me."

Scion of the Prophecy
Legendary Creature - Human Lizard
RR3
4/4
Scion of the Prophecy cannot be blocked unless defending player sacrifices a land for each creature that blocks it.
RRR: Regenerate Scion of the Prophecy

When Scion of the Prophecy deals combat damage to a player, if a card named Egg of the Prophecy is in your graveyard, you may sacrifice Scion of the Prophecy. If you do, you may cast a card named Levanthan, the Annihilator from your hand without paying its mana cost.
"I do not know who my enemies are, but once I strike them, I will know, and I shall have my vengeance."

Levanthan, the Annihilator
Legendary Creature - Dragon
RRR8
8/8
Flying

When Levanthan, the Annihilator comes into play, if you played it from your hand, destroy four target lands and deal four damage to target player and all creatures that players controls.

Whenever Levanthan, the Annihilator attacks, destroy target land, and it deals eight damage to target creature.

"Revenge is known."

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Hey, since my one card is already a card that they just made, which proves how awesome a designer I am, I'll have to submit a new card. I also have to fix one line in Brainboil and add a creature type to my character.

New card:
King of the Cowards
RR2
Creature - Human Lord
3/2
Untapped creatures controlled by defending players that do not block deal combat damage to the attacking player. (For example, if you are attacked, and you do not block with a 2/3 creature that you control, that creature deals 2 damage to the attacking player at the same time the attacking creatures deal damage.)
"You'll fight one way or the other."

This is a profoundly defensive card, put into red, but it fits, because it is increasing the amount of combat damage dealt in a game, and red is one of the two colors where its creatures do not block. Red is particularly the color of cowardice. Now, people will need to decide whether or not to attack. If they don't they can wait for their opponent to attack and then not block, but their opponent might also skip attacking. If they do, they could be dealt damage for it. Best, though, I see this fitting in an aggressive deck that isn't too concerned with its own life, because its creatures will always be dealing more damage to an opponent than the sum power of the control player's creature. Then, when the control player tries attacking with its one huge creature that has been holding back all the tiny creatures, those tiny creatures now deal a huge amount of damage. Like this, "My seven goblins can't attack into Baneslayer Angel, but now when your Baneslayer Angel attacks, I'll just not block and let all my guys deal you ten damage. So I'll wait and burn you out since you're at such a low life."

Brainboil
4BB
Sorcery
Target player discards three cards at random.
Whenever a player draws his or her third card in a turn, if you control a swamp, you may play Brainboil targeting that player without paying its mana cost.
Cycling 1B

"Father, will we be safe down here?"
"My Child, This is a dark time indeed. Monsters run rampant upon our world; Demons, Ogres, Beasts and Drakes have spawned unaccountable numbers. We must run, we must hide. Child, here is only safe for now. But tomorrow we must run to another spot."
"But father, I am tired! Is there no help coming to us? Must we run for the rest of our lives?"
"Child, there is help and it is coming. The Angels have heard our cries for help and are already fighting off the hordes. They are not in the same numbers and the battle rages on. But there are more coming. And I have heard of a powerful wizard who has appeared. He is working his magic into a powerful spell to seal the monsters away. One day we will be safe. But for now, we must run"
"I hope that day is soon father. I--"
A crashing upstairs interrupts the child. Doors blowing open and heavy footsteps are heard. The father puts his hand over the childs mouth, and they listen intently as the footsteps get ever closer to the cellar entrance...

Welcome to Nephilim, a plane of great power. Here is the birthright of many angels and demons, as well as many other creatures that inhabit Dominia. This plane is also home to the 'hedron relic', an artifact that has long run out of energy but was once the source of birth for many of these creatures. It is here that our story begins. A powerful horde of demons have returned to nephilim, bringing with them a drove of monsters. There intention is to gain control of nephilim and the hedron relic, and through some means end all life on all planes. The inhabitants of nephilim (humans, elves, goblins and fairies) are in hiding from these new invaders. The angels are coming from the skies, but they are outnumbered by the hordes of Demons, Ogres, Drakes and Beasts.
Will Nephilim survive?
Who is this mysterious wizard?
And what is this hedron relic?
This is a dark time in Dominia indeed.

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First grouping of cards to introduce this set: (invaders)

Howlbeast
3G
Creature - Beast
Trample
GG: ~ Gets +2/+2 Until end of turn. You may only play this effect once per turn.
3/3

One-eyed Ogre
3R
Creature - Ogre
R Tap: Deal 2 damage to target blocking creature
4/2

Territorial Drake
3U
Creature - Drake
Flying
1BB: Return ~ to your hand
2/4

Minions of Shade
3B
Creature - Demon
Deathtouch
Sacrifice a creature, Regenerate
4/1

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Second grouping of cards for this set: (Defenders)

Old Man of the Mountain
1W
Creature - Human
When ~ enters the battlefield, target creature gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn
1/1

Canopy Lookout
2G
Creature - Elf
Reach
Can only block flying
if a creature with flying is blocked by ~, destroy that creature
1/2

Burst of fairies
UU
Creature - Fairy
flying
1U tap: Put a 1/1 flying fairy token into play
1/1

Goblin spearchuckers
2R
Creature - Goblin
First strike
Tap: Deal 1 damage to target creature/player
1/1

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So thats the basic layout. White has no Invaders, Black has no Defenders. The invaders will have more demons than any other color. The Defenders will have more Humans than any other colors. There will also be more invaders than defenders. This set will also introduce:

Devorah, The Caller
3WW
Legendary Creature - Angel
Flying
When ~ enters the battlefield, you may play an angel card in your hand without paying it's mana cost
W Tap: Put a 4/4 flying angel token on the battlefield
3/6

And:

Arcanis, Realm Walker
3UU
Legendary Creature - Wizard
Tap: Draw two cards
3U: Return ~ to it's owner's hand.
Whenever ~ enters the battlefield, tap target permanent. It doesn't untap during it's controllers next untap phase.
4/4

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Alright, I know that NONE of this introduced Aezeus, but I really wanted to set it up for the storyline to follow. This would be the opening block. Previous Mechanics that would see play would be:
(defenders)
Exalted
SoulBond
(Invaders)
Devour
Bloodthirst
New Mechanic for this block would be:
Warborn X (whenever this creature deals damage to a player, add X +1/+1 counters to it)
This mechanic would be utilized for both invaders and defenders.

Alright, so all of that is out of the way. Now to continue with the second set in this block, where Aezeus is introduced. I'll try to keep this as short as possible.

The invaders took Nephilim by storm. The Defending armies were forced into hiding for survival, and the angels came in droves but were forced back to the celestial palace. Devorah and Arcanis were protecting the Hedron Relic. As Arcanis had come to this plane long before it was invaded, And Devorah had become interested in this wizard. Over time they fell in love. Devorah was impregnated by Arcanis, and as the invaders came Devorah was into her late stages of pregnancy. Arcanis had figured out how to use the Hedron Relic to emit a forcefield around the Celestial Palace. The Invaders continued their attempts to enter the palace, and the forcefield continued to weaken. Arcanis was pouring his lifeforce into the Hedron Relic, as Devorah was at the center of the relic, center of the field. She was doing what she could from inside, but moreso attempting to protect her unborn child. As the walls weakened, Arcanis looked at Devorah and decided that he needed to do what needed to be done. Arcanis tells devorah that he loves her, and pours his life force into the hedron relic. As his spark leaves his body and enters, the machine two things happen. The machine Turns on fully and blasts a wave of energy out from it. This destroyed many invaders and pushed the armies back to the brink of nephilim. It also induced labor with devorah, giving birth to:

Aezeus, Son of Arcanis
1WU -- Rare
Legendary Creature - Celestial Mage

During your main phase, choose one:
~ gets +1/+2 and gains flying until end of turn
Add One mana of Any color to your mana pool.

Warborn 2

1/2

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Devorah dies during childbirth. Arcanis's empty shell of a body lies upon the floor. The Hedron Relic is pulsing with energy, and a child cries out. The invaders have been pushed to the far ends of nephilim, their numbers dwindled to a trickle. The Defenders have come out of hiding and rejoice. Angels cover the skies, seeking out any of the invaders and the source from whence they came. Nephilim is safe, for now.
Aezeus grows up into a very powerful young man. Unbeknownst to him, he has the planeswalkers spark. But all that he does know is that he was born into a room with two dead parents and a machine. He knows that his birth was the end of a war, the dawn of a new era. He knows that he is alone in the world, and there are none like him. He knows that one day, his time to fight will arrive. But what he knows brings him no solace, just fuel for revenge against those that forced his birth into a time of sorrow.
The hedron relic continues to hum...

So in the second set of this block, the roles are switched. The invaders and their colors are smaller in number, while the defenders are larger in number. Humans have much less numbers than before, but there is now a plefora of angels protecting this realm. The same mechanics are in place. The demons have begun seeking allies, and have found the phyrexians. Slowly they will build their numbers and attempt to take the relic again. However, the demons and phyrexians do not share the same goal for the relic...

Introducing:

Thrafin, Yawgmoths offspring
1BBB -- Rare
Legendary creature - Thran-Human hybrid

Tap: Destroy target tapped creature
B: Gains +1/+1 until end of turn
Sacrifice a creature: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool

3/2

What hero doesn't have his nemesis? It has been 16 years since the hedron relic was turned on, and in the third set of this block, the Phyrexians has begun it's invasion. It's numbers are immense. The demons and other monsters have all begun corrupted by the phyrexians, having been mutilated and remade into horrors of their previous selves. Thrafin makes his appearance for the first time, shedding some light on how the phyrexians have continued to work without Yawgmoth as their leader. He is an artificially born being, made from DNA of both Yawgmoth and Dyfed, fused with phyrexian machinery.
The plane of Nephilim still has a Large army. The surviving defenders have built up their armies again. The angels are still in bountiful numbers. And Aezeus has been long awaiting for this day. He has trained hard and has been labelled 'Prince of Angels'.

Aezeus, Prince of Angels
1WWU -- Mythic Rare
Legendary Creature - Celestial Wizard

Flying, Vigilance
Tap: Draw a card
Protection from creatures

3/4

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War rages all across Nephilim. Armies are scattered on both sides, neither seeming to have the advantage. Aezeus has taken a General's role, giving orders from the celestial palace. Thrafin has been tunneling underground with a small select group of warriors. As Thrafin emerges from underneath the castle, Aezeus is caught off-gaurd. The small group of warriors and Aezeus's personal gaurds battle to the death, as Aezeus and Thrafin exchange blows. The battle is taking place directly next to the hedron relic.
In a moment of heroism (card refernce!), Aezeus throws Thrafin across the hedron relic floor, and jumps to his throat with Spear in hand. Just as he is about to deliver the final blow, the Hedron Relic begins glowing brightly and humming loudly. The light and sound grow fast and strong, quickly becoming overwhelming to both of the participants. The other battlers are lost as the machine turns on once again, for the final time. Aezeus and Thrafin are thrown across the multiverse, each one at opposite ends upon newborn planes. Their sparks ignited, each swears revenge upon the other. Little do they know that the Plane of Nephilim is gone. The hedron relic is lost in the vast emptiness of the multiverse, no longer humming...

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So that would be the end of the Nephilim Block. Expansion set codenames: Darkness of Nephilim, Light of Nephilim, Fall of Nephilim. This would also introduce a new, later set; Rebirth of Nephilim, Planar Collide, Return to Phyrexia.
In the new sets we would introduce:

Aezeus, the creator
3WU -- Mythic Rare
Planeswalker (4)

+2: Put a 1/1 blue wizard token and a 1/1 white angel token onto the battlefield
-2: Look at the top card of target players library. you may put that card on the bottom of their library. Draw a card.
-9: You gain an emblem with: Creatures you control gain Lifelink, Vigilance and indestructible.

And:

Thrabin, the Destroyer
3BB -- Mythic Rare
Planeswalker (3)

+2: Destroy target creature
-2: Destroy target artifact or enchantment
-6: Exile target permanent and all permanents that share a name with target permanent.

This block will explain how they both make new realms out of the planes they were thrust upon, and end with the two planes going to war. Thrabin returns to phyrexia to lick his wounds, and Aezeus is the victor who gains control over Thrabin's Plane. He terraforms the plane into third nephilim, and begins his search for the Hedron Relic to banish all phyrexians from existance.

Core set Aezeus:

Aezeus, Celestial Wizard
2WU -- Mythic Rare
Planeswalker (3)
+1: Put a 1/1 white and blue angel token with flying onto the battlefield
-3: Search your library for a card and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library.
-6: Gain control of up to 3 permanents.

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Alright, that's all of it. Hope you enjoyed the read.
Oh, and I almost forgot:

Hedron Relic
6 - Mythic Rare
Legendary Artifact

As long as ~ is untapped, the next time a source would deal damage to you, prevent 1 of that damage.

4 Tap: Exile Target Permanent. Play this ability only as a sorcery.

Thrabin, the Destroyer
3BB -- Mythic Rare
Planeswalker (3)

+2: Destroy target creature
-2: Destroy target artifact or enchantment
-6: Exile target permanent and all permanents that share a name with target permanent.

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Thrabin, the Destroyer
3BB -- Mythic Rare
Planeswalker (3)

Genetic War Sphere (Mythic Rare)
Artifact (4URG)
You may have non-token creatures you control enter the battlefield as a copy of any creature on the battlefield.
All creatures attack each turn if able.
All creatures able to block must do so.

"THIS is the art of war."

Card 2a

Psychosis Trap (Rare)
5BB
Instant
If an opponent drew three or more cards this turn, you may pay B and sacrifice a black creature rather than pay Psychosis Trap's mana cost.

Target opponent loses 1 life for each card in his or her hand, then discards a card at random for each card in your hand.

Card 2b

Forced Generosity (Uncommon)
2U
Instant
Until end of turn, if a spell or ability would cause an opponent to draw 3 or more cards, you may also draw that many cards.

"The thief respects property. He would respect it more if it were his."

Card 2c

Natural Beginnings (Rare)
1G
Enchantment
Whenever an opponent draws a card, if it is not the first card he/she drew this turn, put a 1/1 green Saproling token onto the battlefield under your control.

"Let them be."

Card 3

Tibalt willed himself out of his plane of existence. Not because he wanted to, mind you. But when facing a large group that wants you dead, drastic measures must be taken. Tibalt's drastic measure was to step out of his universe. Not an easy thing to do, to say the least.

But willing himself out of his universe is only half the challenge. The other half is surviving what happens after, the traversing of the Blind Eternities. He must hold the loose net of matter that is his body together. Against the Blind Eternities, the tumultous non-space between dimensions, it's all but impossible. But Tibalt is a planeswalker. One in a million of one in a million. He forces all of his will into his being, and travels to a place called Dominaria.

After some months of tooth and nail survival, Tibalt has come to realize this world is ran by wealth and power. It's ran by the Cabal, a ruthless criminal organization that has their hands in everything, from politics to entertainment. Most importantly, their "games", arena-like spectacles where pit-fighters would battle, through magic or melee, to the gruesome death.

Tibalt enters these games, but not wanting to put himself in any danger, he wants to create a champion. Pressed for time and resources, he turns to the only resource in front of him: a big pile of dead fighters, the leftovers of the arena.

Tibalt's Pit-Fighter (Rare)
B
Legendary Creature - Zombie
First Strike, Undying
Whenever ~ enters the battlefield, discard two cards at random or sacrifice ~.
"It's inadequacies pale in comparison to yours." - Tibalt to Kamahl
3/1

Tibalt's Pit-Fighter wins his first match, and wins Tibalt some gold. Now in possession of more resources and influence from the match, he improves his creation.

Tibalt's Pit-Fiend (Rare)
1BR
Legendary Creature - Zombie
First Strike, Haste, Undying
Whenever ~ enters the battlefield, discard two cards at random or sacrifice ~.
"This little critter is much better than I expected." - Tibalt
5/2

Tibalt's Pit-Fiend does remarkably well in all fights is certainly capable of more. Tibalt is contacted by Phage herself. The Cabal is holding a grand tournament and Tibalt's creation is requested. Now with the backing of the Cabal, Tibalt is not short on resources and can improve his creation in all sorts of evil ways.

Tibalt's Pit-Scourge (Mythic Rare)
2BR
Legendary Creature - Zombie
First Strike, Haste, Trample, Undying
Whenever ~ enters the battlefield, discard two cards at random or sacrifice ~.
"You invited. I came. It's that simple." - Tibalt to Phage
7/3

Card 1-New & Unique ability:
Hourglass of Fate
4
Legendary Artifact
Split Second
When Hourglass of Fate enters the battlefield,
put the top 10 cards of your library into your
graveyard, then exile your library.  Shuffle your
graveyard and put it face down.  It's now your
library.
You don't lose the game for having 0 or less life.

Making your graveyard your library is about as unique as I could get without going bonkers. I added split second so the player playing it couldn't instantly lose to a Tormod's Crypt type card.
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Card 2: Up to 3 anti-Brainstorm cards
#1:
Psychic Theft (M)
UR
Enchantment
Whenever an opponent casts an instant or
sorcery spell with converted mana cost 1 you
may copy it.  If you do, counter the original spell.
You may choose new targets for the copy.

#2:
Forgotten Ideas (R)
1GU
Enchantment
Whenever an opponent casts a spell or
activates an ability that lets him or her
draw three or more cards, counter that
spell or activated ability.

#3:
Dazed (M)
U(Up)
Instant
Counter target spell with converted
mana cost 1.

You may play both sides of Dazed/Confused
by paying both of their casting costs.
You choose which order they are played.
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Confused
UU(Up)
Instant
Copy target instant or sorcery spell.  You may choose new targets for that copy.
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Card 3-Develop a new protagonist:

Card 1:
Uriel, Prince of Enguard
1RW
Legendary Creature-Human Knight
First strike
Whenever Uriel, Prince of Enguard attacks,
other attacking creatures get +2/+0 and first
strike until end of turn.
2/3

Nicol Bolas has come to the plane of Tolemac in search of a rare jewel known as The King's Heart.  The jewel gives the one who holds it immense power.  Bolas uses the promis of infinite power and riches to turn the King's youngest son, Dujas, a greedy, jealous, power hungry prince, against his father, older brother Uriel and the kingdom.  Dujas and Bolas assemble an army of Orcs from the North and launch an attack on Enguard.  During the attack, King Joseph is mortally wounded and dies in the arms of Uriel, his eldest son and heir to the throne.  Uriel, angered by his father's death, reluctantly takes the throne, but remains commander of Enguard's knights so he can avenge his father's death.

Card 2:
Uriel, the Warrior King
2RW
Legendary Creature-Human King
First Strike
Knight creatures you control get +1/+1 and
have first strike.
1RW: Other attacking creatures get +2/+0
until end of turn.  You may play this ability
only once each turn.
4/5

Dujas, Traitor of Enguard
2UB
Legendary Creature-Human Assassin
First strike, deathtouch
2UB, T: Dujas deals 1 damage to target
creature. You lose 2 life.
1/3

After the failed attack on Enguard that left Uriel alive and king, Dujas demands that Bolas wipe out all the Orcs on the plane as punishment, as well as Enguard's knights, only leaving Uriel for himself.  To to keep his pawn under his control, Bolas obliges Dujas.  After eradicating Talemoc of Orcs, Bolas turns his attention on Enguard.  During the ensuing battle, Dujas sneaks up behind Uriel and stabs him.  Thinking his brother is dead, Dujas turns his attention on Enguard's knights.  In the chaos of the battle, a small handful of knights escape into the woods, taking their mortally wounded king with them.

Card 3:
Uriel the Risen
1RRWW
Planeswalker-Uriel
+1: Put a 2/2 red and white Knight creature
token with first strike onto the battlefid.
-2: Exile target blue or black permanent.
-4: Uriel becomes a 5/5 red and white Knight
creature with first strike and "Whenever Uriel
the Risen attacks, you may pay XRW.  If you
do, Uriel deals X damage to defending player.
You gain X life."
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Originally posted by jaxsonpride:
sorry i did not get mine in been real busy if the deadline is tuesday ill try and get it in

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Yep, the extension is until Tuesday.

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Originally posted by Jtrade77:
Realized I don't have a "shuffle your library afterwards" on my last submission, last ability. Sorry it was a library search thing, and I was tired. Please don't ding me for it.

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Not a big deal.

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Originally posted by B14ckM4g3:
Awesome! Can't wait!

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same here!

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/Thunder in the wind/No rain/Peace mourns its passing/

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Originally posted by fluffycow:
I really enjoyed the creativity of our community and I would like to host one of these of my own. I am going to do things a little differently and hopefully, make things more challenging and fun.

Rules (adopted from part IV)!

1. Cards must be playable in an actual game of magic (unless requested, no nonsensical/real world cards)
2. One entry per person (unless otherwise asked for more)
3. Please do not edit posts! if edit's are necessary, Make a new post quoting yourself and make your adjustments. Only one adjustment per entry(cannot be something that somebody else has stated, this is for minor details like forgetting subtype or fixing typos)
4. I will be deciding the winner. I'll use all kinds of judgements such as: Power/balance of card, how well it suits its colors, Theme of card/set, creativity, and just how much I damn well like it.
5. There will be prizes!
Let's continue!

Signing up is free and requires no PM. Just post your card up here. I will keep a tighter schedule and have this entire contest last exactly 4 weeks.

Structure:
1. There will be 3 rounds that then a top 3 cut
2. For each card, I will give a point value from 0-10, 10 being the highest possible (very few entries will probably end up with a 10, the only card out of part IV that would have gotten a 10 was pokemon Ash)
3. Everyone is eligible for the first three rounds then the top 3 with the highest scores after round 3 will advance
4. I will post results every Sunday and all entries must be in before noon on Friday (time on post)
5. Please have the necessary information I ask for on your post and follow formatting rules to make life easy on me
6. I would like a quote and a short thought process on each of your card, these will be used for tie-breakers or better yet if I don't understand why you did something, I may end up giving it a low score and I don't want that!
7. Please have all of your cards in one post, if you choose to only submit one card, please state that, otherwise I may overlook a post because it is missing card(s)

Good luck to everyone who enters!

Card breakdown for easy viewing

(Name of Card)
(casting cost)
(card type) (subtype)

(base text)
(flavor text)

(power/toughness)
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(personal opinions/descriptions of card)

ROUND ONE!
Card 1
Green has tarmogoyf/scavenging ooze. Blue has snapcaster mage. White has stoneforge mystic. Black has dark confidant.

I want a red equivalent. A 1R casting cost creature that will shake up an eternal format (vintage, modern or vintage). I don't want it to scream broken but remember, this is NOT a weak card.

In your description I would like for you to tell me why this card will define or redefine an eternal format (vintage, legacy or modern) and what current deck may utilize this or what strategy why come about because of this.

Card 2
5 color control is dominating modern and players are not playing basic lands. I would like for you to design a card that will hose decks with all non-basic lands and for people to play more basic lands.

This must be a new cards (no price of progress reprint). Keep in mind that this card is your attempt to stop 5 color control before the banhammer, but it should also not make non-basic lands unplayable. Telling me your thought process is very important on this card.

Card 3
Design a card with "...you win the game" condition. See mortal combat or coalition victory for examples

Thank you guys and good luck!

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Card 2: Brainstorm provides blue decks with a huge card advantage and is said to be “the best card in Legacy”. However, the card by itself does not win the game and the card you are playing to stop Brainstorm should not be one that stops just Brainstorm. From hex parasite and the 1/2 green dude that shoots all 1/1 flyers (Scattershot archer) we know that a card that’s meant to stop only one other card never gets the job done. Scattershot Archer and Raking Canopy saw no play even though on paper it was design specifically to stop Fairies and bitterblossom, but they did nothing against anything else. Volcanic Fallout was spectacular because not only did it hose bitterblossom, it also kept Kithkin and other agro decks in check in addition to being very good against Fae.
An example of a card that I had in mind would be something like Plagarize with an alternative mana cost. Not only does that completely take down a brainstorm, it is also not dead in your hand if your opponent doesn’t have a brainstorm. It will also has minimal effect in current Modern and Standard format.

Card 3: Magic is a card game first and a cool storyline with memorable characters will only enhance the game. So what I was looking for was a character that I would care about. Unfortunately we don’t have enough time or resources to actually write out a novel, but in the few paragraphs you have written, I should be able to get an idea of a character that would interest me. It is always a disappointment when a strong character from a novel becomes something different in another setting (books to movies or in this case, characters to cards). So if your character wouldn’t live up to its potential in the story, then you would have disappointed your fans (I don’t think anyone was happy about how Gerrard Capashen turned out in Apocalypse).
With that said, your character card should reflect his/her stats and abilities in your story and if printed in a set, it should be one of the cards that people would check the Magic website every midnight to see if that’s the card spoiled. Therefore, the card shouldn’t be weak.
Since this score is highly subjective, I graded your score based on how much I liked your story/character and how much I would like to further read about your character relative to everyone else’s submissions.

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Originally posted by Jtrade77:
Okay, my entry for Round Three:

3.1 -- new unique, powerful effect, previously unseen

Smell of Technology
0
Contingency (2) -- Restriction (mythic rarity)
Announce Smell of Technology only when the match starts.
Your opponent always has the choice to play or draw. No players may use sideboards during the match. (This includes other contingencies and 'wish' spells. If announced by both players, play/draw is random.)

Rules -- sideboard redefined as 'the contingency zone'. The contingency number is how many slots in a 15 card sideboard the contingency accounts for. Contingency cards may be played from the sideboard as if they were in your hand. The idea behind this mechanic is to do more with the sideboard resource system. The sub-type 'restriction' indicates some of the normal game rules are superseded by the contingency.

Anyway, the effect of eliminating sideboards and messing with the play/draw structure is about a unique effect as I could think of. It would certainly shake-up deck design philosophy in older formats. Since limited sideboards are 'everything' contingencies will be all mythics and not very many will be released. (Three will be released on first debut.) I'm taking a risk here by going far beyond traditional card structure, so I hope it pays off.

3.2 -- fix the Brainstorm problem

Instructions -- first I'd print the below knight pair in one set, encouraging non-blue decks in older formats. Note the 1C cost instead of CC so they are more splashable. They certainly wouldn't break the format at bear level, (2/2 for 2) and would like see play anyway for being pro-Tarmogoyf, immune to Reejeery, and able to ignore most removal options, including that silly land
deck's Mazes of Iths. RDW laughs and uses pyrokinesis (LOL). I prefer uncommon on the knights so they are a budget player's friend, able to see wide play due to availability.

Knight of Plurality
1W
Creature -- Human Knight (uncommon)
Protection from converted mana cost 3 or less.
If a spell would allow an opponent to draw 3 or more cards, you may also draw that many cards.
2/2

Knight of Parity
1B
Creature -- Human Knight (uncommon)
Protection from converted mana cost 3 or less
If a spell would allow an opponent to draw 3 or more cards, they must then discard that many cards.
2/2

If the knight pair didn't shake up the format enough, I'd go farther and print this last one. I might have gotten away with it as a single-card entry, but isn't that interactive. The Knight pair looks fun to play, the clock not so much. Still none of these is going to hurt standard while being effective in older formats.

Effectiveness Clock
1
Artifact (rare)
One casting cost instants may not be played.
"Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things." -- Peter Drucker

Art description -- the energy from a brainstorm spell being sucked into a clock

3.3 -- create a new storyline character, watch them grow through three cards

Tegan Callahan

This drunken dwarven witch is motivated by a drive for discovery. She uses illusions in her schemes, commonly taking over institutions of magical training to achieve her goals. She is introduced in Dominaria, where she has infiltrated Beray Keep in the middle of the Illusion War, intent on stealing illusions which can explode.

She is introduced in a base set or expansion set built around the setting of the Illusion War, a conflict featuring the "illusion" creature type which has spread through the colors.

Tegan of Beray
1RU
Creature -- Dwarven Wizard (rare)
T) Gain control of target illusion or wizard while Tegan is on the Battlefield.
RU, Sacrifice an illusion: Do 4 damage to target creature or player.
2/3
"Illusory Dwarven fire-whiskey isn't the same without real fire."

At the end of the Illusion War, her betrayal at Beray is revealed, and Tegan gets blasted by a full circle of thirteen irate wizard-chancellors. Instead of burning her crispy, it blasts her across the planes, igniting her spark.

She ends up on Xapha, where a great quest is being organized. Objective -- a legendary dagger, said to grant wishes. In the 'Campaign of Daggers' setting, Tegan sets her sights on The Fair Maw of Avan, the premier blue-aligned magical academy run by the Aven race. She is able to plunder their lore, and then sets out for the Dagger of Wishes herself. At this point, Tegan is
inefficient about using her new powers (high casting cost) and is extremely arrogant, ruled by red mana lingering from her failed execution.

Tegan, Drunk On Power
2RRU
Planeswalker -- Tegan (mythic)
Loyalty 6
+3: Draw a card
0: Do 10 damage to target non-dwarf creature. Tegan does 3 damage to you.
-3: Gain control of target land with a non-mana ability. (This effect does not end.)
-13: Target player's life total becomes 3.
"She taunts her foes."

(The +3 ability indicates she's raiding Avan's knowledge. 0 means she just blasts something with her imprecise super-charged red mana, and because it is so imprecise it also hurts you, her ally. Without a drawback, seemed way too good for board domination. -3 is her penchant for taking over useful institutions to learn their specific spells (Annex and Conquer). And her ultimate shows her totally dominating an enemy so she can gloat -- 'drunk on power'. It's 3 in reference to 'Tegan's Lightning', her favorite finishing spell which does 3 plus something extra, also printed in this set. Note her casting cost is more geared toward aggressive and brutal red, and is higher indicating bad power control. Initially had her at 3RU, but added another color specific mana because of 4 abilities. Tried to keep numbers on the card as 3's due to looking more elegant, but emphasizing red seemed more important.)

Xapha -- planar location major land storyline strongholds:
Fair Maw of Avan (blue) -- plundered by Tegan
Bastion of Poison Tears (green) -- wishes to heal Tegan's mana poisoning
Fair Minaret of Anuk (white) -- want to purge Tegan for her actions in their sister city, Avan
Damned Netherworld of Homa (black) -- location of Dagger
Titanic Hold of Sumisu (red) -- competing with Tegan for Dagger

In the fiasco surrounding the actual activation of the Dagger of Wishes, it falls into the hands of one of Tegan's allies who's she has both helped and mistreated, an Aven-mage from Avan disgusted at the corruption in the academy. His wish is for Tegan to take charge, step-up, and be responsible for leading the wizards of Xapha. She'll be sorely needed in the apocalypitc struggle following the *other* wishes made on the dagger, before it used up all it's power.

Tegan, Coalition Leader
RUU
Planeswalker -- Tegan (mythic)
Loyalty 3
-1 Return target creature to owner's hand. Do 1 damage to that creature's controller.
+2 Discard a land: draw 2 cards.
-11: Search your library, hand, and all graveyards for any number of non-Tegan planeswalkers and put them onto the battlefield under your control.

(Now Tegan has been grounded out of uncontrollable mana, her anger and rage released by the wish. She is now efficient, more blue-aligned than red. But still red in her liking for battle and strong drink. -1 is Vapor Snag, pinpoint target removal. +2 is a combo of the typical drawing in blue/red, with a nod toward her penchant for plundering lands. Finally the super ability is what it means to lead a coalition of power wizards (planeswalkers) against an ill-defined wish-level antagonist.)

It is not known whether Tegan succeeds but she saves Xapha. In the final battle, she manages to 'walk it away from the plane, when it is severely weakened. Tegan's whereabouts are unknown, but she may return someday....

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Originally posted by AEther Storm:
First of all, my thanks to Fluffycow for setting this up and coming with original ideas to get us going. Thinking of new and original tasks for us is probably as hard as executing them. It was my first time doing this but had lots of fun working on the cards. I hope this gets continued again soon.

On with the stuff:

1. New unique effect.

By far the hardest of the 3.
Fusion – 3UR
Instant (rare)

Choose one: Choose 2 target permanents you control and remove them from the game. Put a token into play that is a combined copy of both cards. If it is a creature, it gains haste until end of turn.
If the token leaves play, return the removed cards to play. If a creature comes into play in this way, it can not attack until your next turn (not even if it has haste).*
Or: Search your library for 2 Instant or Sorcery cards with a combined converted mana cost of 5 or less and remove them from the game. If there is an X in the mana cost, X is 0. Fusion becomes a copy of those spells gaining their effects.**

* (For instance, if you fuse a CoP: Red in play and a Grizzly Bear, you would get a 2/2 white-green bear enchantment that has the CoP: Red ability.)
** (You can fuse an instant and sorcery together, thus Ancestral Recall and a Time Walk for instance. Or a Force of Will and a Giant Growth.)

A bit lengthy here, but interesting I hope. As I said, this was the hardest. I didn’t want to do anything freaky, but this could pose for some nice interactions. It can be played in response to anything, trigger CiP abilities or it could make an expensive Time Walk/Ancestral Recall combo for instance. I probably could work on the wording but am not sure how to put it.

2. Brainstorm stopper.
Very, very tough. I reckon that anything printed that would stop Brainstorm would by definition be too powerful. Some cards can hinder decks (Meddling Mage) but you can work around that (destroy, bounce, not including counters). Initially I went for cards that can disrupt Brainstorm decks, then I had a brainfart in the end.

Forked Sorcerer – 1u/r
Creature – Lizard Wizard (rare)
2/1
When Forked Sorcerer comes into play, name an Instant or Sorcery card. Whenever the named card is played, other players may copy that card and play it without paying its mana cost. (Copies played do not trigger this ability)
“One for you and one for you. Now stop crying.”

This gives you the benefits of a card of an opponents deck, but you have to know the deck you’re playing against.

Interference Sentinel – 1
Artifact creature – Sentinel (rare)
0/2
2, tap: Search your library for a card and imprint it on – this-, then remove it from the game. For each of the imprinted cards types, that type costs 3 more to play.
”He levies a toll on certain magic. What kind of magic? Whatever he decides.”

You lose a card but you gain time. This is not directly aimed at Brainstorm, but can hinder any deck including Workshop based decks (which I personally despise). Downside, you can hinder yourself, too. I made it a non-creature artifact at first, but then Workshop decks could cast this turn 1 and activate it turn 1. Making it a creature makes it more vulnerable and removes that issue.

Knowledge Limitations – 2
Artifact (rare)
Players can not draw more than 1 card each turn.
“Just smile and wave boys, smile and wave.”

Boom, there we go. Fetches and Tutors still get around this so it’s not that bad, but there goes Ancestral and its various offspring. Easily casted in Vintage with SoLoMoxen and Legacy with Mox Diamonds and the likes (not counting Rituals). It can be countered, destroyed, bounced, etcetera. It doesn’t hose decks but hinders a number of them.

Now onto my favorite one:

3. A new Protagonist

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…

LOL, just had to do that ;-)

Nerat Potir is introduced as citizen of the Icatian capital Windenby (thank you MTGWiki). I chose the Fallen Empires expansion and more directly the Sarpadian Volumes as I would love to read the actual Sarpadian Volumes (as they do not exist, closes thing are the comics apparently which I never read). I believe it’s an excellent storyline during a harsh time where humans had to fight to survive. I opted not to move the character over different sets (Future Sight could have been a possibility with the time rifts, but I didn’t want to make her a Planeswalker) so instead she grows during the length of the war on Sarpadia.

Nerat was a young girl, brought up in the Icatian capital of Windenby. She was brought up by her mother as an only child, as her father was killed in her childhood during an Orc-Goblin raid only a month after being enlisted in a Skirmisher squad. Not that she missed him, he was never around in the first place and if he was, he would be drunk and abusing her mother in front of Nerat, their house being a 1-room shamble located on the southern outskirts of town.
Her mother was the light of her life, and being a healer working indirectly for the king she was always ready and willing to help others first, she always came last.
She taught Nerat that she always should be honest and fair against everyone. “We can’t heal inner wounds Nerat, unfortunately. And not everyone has the courage and insight to change themselves. We have to try and help those too, in any way we can. That makes a true healer”. In later years Nerat wondered if this was a way for her mother to justify the hurt her so-called father brought upon her.
Being brought up under the protective care from her mother who taught her healing magic, she was kind and friendly to everyone. The local kids had no hard time picking on her, their dads being soldiers or priests they looked down on her being an apprentice healer. Still, she always remained kindhearted towards everyone.

Nerat the Innocent 1W
Legendary creature – Human (uncommon)
1/2

1W, tap: Choose target attacking and blocking creatures that are fighting each other. Remove those creatures from combat, untap them and remove all combat damage from them.
0: Redirect to Nerat the Innocent 1 damage dealt to target creature or player. You can not spend more than or equal to Nerat the Innocents toughness in this way.

I chose for her to be uncommon, as she is still under the wings of her mother and under-age. This makes an interesting twist on legendaries as they are usually rare or mythic, only a handful sets (see Legends, Homelands and Kamigawa block) have uncommon legendaries. I first had her at 1/3 but being a ‘child’ I decided to go with 1/2.

Over the years they had tried to move further into the city where it was more safe, against the increasing number of Orc attacks, but no such luck. So far they had been spared, but Nerat had seen enough damage being done by the brutes. Whole house flattened and burned, people abducted or murdered.
Her healing skills are now well-known around Windenby and it didn’t take long until she received an invitation to come work at the court. Her mother stayed behind as Nerat moved to the castle, quickly moving up the ranks and becoming well-known and loved among the troops and staff. Over the months that followed, she became irritated about the strict rules that she had to follow carrying out her work. The rules worked fine for the Phalanxes and Skirmishers but she could have saved more lives if the commanders only listened to her. She wanted to be out on the field but was not allowed to leave the castle or barracks during raids. Then one night there was a great Orc-Goblin raid on the southern part of town and all the troops were summoned to repel the invasion. Even the citizens of Windenby were rallied to fend off the attackers, but still Nerat was not allowed to leave due to her importance of healing the troops that came back from the front. Fearing for her mother’s life she ignored orders and ran towards her former home, only to find that the fighting there had moved elsewhere. The whole area was lit up in flames, bodies lay everywhere. In front of the house she finally found her mother, a spear jutted from her stomach.
Overcome by grief for her mother and anger she left the castle service the next day, seeking vengeance upon the Orcs and Goblins, but also the strict commanders at the castle who hadn’t let her go earlier and fetch her mother. The bullies from her childhood and her father who had done so much wrong onto her mother. All this transformed her into:

Nerat, Torn Within 2WR
Legendary creature – Human Wizard (rare)
2/3

1W, tap: Prevent the next 2 damage that would be dealt to each creature and player.
1R, tap: Nerat, Torn Within deals 2 damage to each creature and player.

Secretly haunted by guilt but replacing it with rage to her superiors, including the increasing attacks on her village screaming for vengeance she turns partly red. Refusing the fact that she could have never helped her mother her anger scarred her and it will only grow unless she deals with it.

Nerat lived in seclusion for the coming years, wandering the mountains and killing as many Orcs and Goblins as she could find. Her fire magic had become more potent after she left the capital. During her solitude she slowly started to lose her mind, switching back and forth between the killings and the lessons her mother imprinted on her during her youth. Her anger towards her former society made her erratic. It became so bad that in moments of weakness she even started attacking Icatian scouting parties, and in her increasing delusion healing any wounded left after the battle. She became an outlaw, hunted upon by not only Goblins and Orcs, but also the Order of Leithur. Bitter and alone and hid in darker parts of the mountain range, sometimes retreating towards the swamps near the Ebon Stronghold for safety. After learning of a massive army of Orcs and Goblins moving towards her former home city, she realized the Icatian forces could not withstand such a massive assault. Finally accepting the fact that she could have never saved her mother’s life she became ridden with guilt about forsaking her people all these years, she made her way back towards the capital city to provide aide, but arriving too late. The city lay in ruins as Orcs and Goblins ran rampant pillaging anything that remained, killing off any wounded. Her mind going blank, she started casting the biggest spell she could, effectively sacrificing herself to save what whatever was left of the once proud capital of the kingdom of Icatia. With a fiersome fire spell she wiped out the Goblins and Orcs that leveled the city and with the remainder of her strength she cast an enchantment that would preserve the final resting place of her people, cursing anyone who dared to defile the now sacred site.

Nerat, the Irrational 1WBR
Legendary creature – Human Wizard (rare)
3/4

During your upkeep, choose one: Each player gains 3 life, or each player loses 1 life, or Nerat, the Irrational deals 3 damage to each creature.
At the beginning of your end step, you may choose to sacrifice Nerat, the Irrational. If you do, put an Legendary enchantment with shroud into play named ‘Nerat’s Legacy’ which has: Cards in all graveyards can not be the target of spells or abilities. Whenever you’re dealt damage by a creature, Nerat’s Legacy deals 1 damage to that creature’s controller. Whenever you’re the target of a spell or ability controlled by an opponent, that opponent loses 1 life.

Not being amongst people, the continues killing spree and dark places she inhabited (caves in mountain, swamps of Ebon) drove her mad and gave her some control over black mana. But we all love happy endings, somewhat, and thus to honor her mother’s and her people’s life she tries to save them, but when that fails she will try to save whatever is left of their legacy (white ability), while enacting vengeance on their foes (red ability) and anyone who dares to defile it (black ability).
I specifically didn’t want to make her a planeswalker, that would be too easy for me, instead I just kept her legendary but upped her to rare first and added a new color next.
I think this card matches her erratic nature perfectly as it could do something different each turn, and in the end she finds her ‘white’ self again wanting to right all the wrongs she did.

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Originally posted by Schwingzilla:

New card:
King of the Cowards
RR2
Creature - Human Lord
3/2
Untapped creatures controlled by defending players that do not block deal combat damage to the attacking player. (For example, if you are attacked, and you do not block with a 2/3 creature that you control, that creature deals 2 damage to the attacking player at the same time the attacking creatures deal damage.)
"You'll fight one way or the other."
This is a profoundly defensive card, put into red, but it fits, because it is increasing the amount of combat damage dealt in a game, and red is one of the two colors where its creatures do not block. Red is particularly the color of cowardice. Now, people will need to decide whether or not to attack. If they don't they can wait for their opponent to attack and then not block, but their opponent might also skip attacking. If they do, they could be dealt damage for it. Best, though, I see this fitting in an aggressive deck that isn't too concerned with its own life, because its creatures will always be dealing more damage to an opponent than the sum power of the control player's creature. Then, when the control player tries attacking with its one huge creature that has been holding back all the tiny creatures, those tiny creatures now deal a huge amount of damage. Like this, "My seven goblins can't attack into Baneslayer Angel, but now when your Baneslayer Angel attacks, I'll just not block and let all my guys deal you ten damage. So I'll wait and burn you out since you're at such a low life."

Brainboil
4BB
Sorcery
Target player discards three cards at random.
Whenever a player draws his or her third card in a turn, if you control a swamp, you may play Brainboil without paying its mana cost.
Cycling 1B

First turn brainstorm isn't so great when it means you start the game with four cards. It's important to be able to cycle it, so it doesn't become dead. This also halts some combo decks, and might even disrupt Dredge decks after a Careful Study, but not as much as an initial look would have you believe. It opens up a serious discard deck possibility. Imagine turn three wistful thinking with this. I even guarantee this will single-handedly bring back Arcane Denial as ten times better than Force of Will. But most importantly, this card isn't so narrow that it's utterly useless main deck and is only a sideboard card. As bad as people think Brainstorm is, it's not a card where you say, "Boy, I had better sideboard against Brainstorm." You sideboard against Counterbalance, and Tendrils, and Hypergenesis. This is a card that can pop us as an actual part of the environment.

The following story is about the ascension of an intelligent half-Human, half-dragon named Levanthan. A prophecy was made that an egg would be born to a woman, and the possessor would be able to control a powerful dragon. People realize this and seek out the egg, but the egg is severely damaged in the battle, which pretty much kills everyone. The damage cracks the egg, which is really the only way it could open, as per the prophecy, and the unnamed half-lizard is completely alone in a desert, but aware of the memories of violence. As such, he is unsure of who destroyed his family, but is aware that once he injures his initial enemy, an instinctual memory will well up and reveal how to ascend to his adult form. In the same way his home was left a desert, and his family was killed, he can only complete his transformation when the same happens to his enemies. His final form is one of vengeance and destruction.

Importantly, as each card is released with one set, it will build anticipation and interest. Each card references the card in the next set.

Egg of the Prophecy
Legendary Creature - Egg
2R
0/3
When Egg of the Prophecy is put into a graveyard from play, if it was dealt damage by a source an opponent controls, you may search your library for card named Scion of the Prophecy and put it into play, then shuffle your library.
RR: Target creature attacks this turn if able.
"I was not brought into this world by nurturing, only violence. Even unborn there were those who tried to possess me."

Scion of the Prophecy
Legendary Creature - Human Lizard
RR3
4/4
Scion of the Prophecy cannot be blocked unless defending player sacrifices a land for each creature that blocks it.
RRR: Regenerate Scion of the Prophecy

When Scion of the Prophecy deals combat damage to a player, if a card named Egg of the Prophecy is in your graveyard, you may sacrifice Scion of the Prophecy. If you do, you may cast a card named Levanthan, the Annihilator from your hand without paying its mana cost.
"I do not know who my enemies are, but once I strike them, I will know, and I shall have my vengeance."

Levanthan, the Annihilator
Legendary Creature - Dragon
RRR8
8/8
Flying

When Levanthan, the Annihilator comes into play, if you played it from your hand, destroy four target lands and deal four damage to target player and all creatures that players controls.

Whenever Levanthan, the Annihilator attacks, destroy target land, and it deals eight damage to target creature.

"Revenge is known."

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Card 1

Genetic War Sphere (Mythic Rare)
Artifact (4URG)
You may have non-token creatures you control enter the battlefield as a copy of any creature on the battlefield.
All creatures attack each turn if able.
All creatures able to block must do so.

"THIS is the art of war."

Card 2a

Psychosis Trap (Rare)
5BB
Instant
If an opponent drew three or more cards this turn, you may pay B and sacrifice a black creature rather than pay Psychosis Trap's mana cost.

Target opponent loses 1 life for each card in his or her hand, then discards a card at random for each card in your hand.

Card 2b

Forced Generosity (Uncommon)
2U
Instant
Until end of turn, if a spell or ability would cause an opponent to draw 3 or more cards, you may also draw that many cards.

"The thief respects property. He would respect it more if it were his."

Card 2c

Natural Beginnings (Rare)
1G
Enchantment
Whenever an opponent draws a card, if it is not the first card he/she drew this turn, put a 1/1 green Saproling token onto the battlefield under your control.

"Let them be."

Card 3

Tibalt willed himself out of his plane of existence. Not because he wanted to, mind you. But when facing a large group that wants you dead, drastic measures must be taken. Tibalt's drastic measure was to step out of his universe. Not an easy thing to do, to say the least.

But willing himself out of his universe is only half the challenge. The other half is surviving what happens after, the traversing of the Blind Eternities. He must hold the loose net of matter that is his body together. Against the Blind Eternities, the tumultous non-space between dimensions, it's all but impossible. But Tibalt is a planeswalker. One in a million of one in a million. He forces all of his will into his being, and travels to a place called Dominaria.

After some months of tooth and nail survival, Tibalt has come to realize this world is ran by wealth and power. It's ran by the Cabal, a ruthless criminal organization that has their hands in everything, from politics to entertainment. Most importantly, their "games", arena-like spectacles where pit-fighters would battle, through magic or melee, to the gruesome death.

Tibalt enters these games, but not wanting to put himself in any danger, he wants to create a champion. Pressed for time and resources, he turns to the only resource in front of him: a big pile of dead fighters, the leftovers of the arena.

Tibalt's Pit-Fighter (Rare)
B
Legendary Creature - Zombie
First Strike, Undying
Whenever ~ enters the battlefield, discard two cards at random or sacrifice ~.
"It's inadequacies pale in comparison to yours." - Tibalt to Kamahl
3/1

Tibalt's Pit-Fighter wins his first match, and wins Tibalt some gold. Now in possession of more resources and influence from the match, he improves his creation.

Tibalt's Pit-Fiend (Rare)
1BR
Legendary Creature - Zombie
First Strike, Haste, Undying
Whenever ~ enters the battlefield, discard two cards at random or sacrifice ~.
"This little critter is much better than I expected." - Tibalt
5/2

Tibalt's Pit-Fiend does remarkably well in all fights is certainly capable of more. Tibalt is contacted by Phage herself. The Cabal is holding a grand tournament and Tibalt's creation is requested. Now with the backing of the Cabal, Tibalt is not short on resources and can improve his creation in all sorts of evil ways.

Tibalt's Pit-Scourge (Mythic Rare)
2BR
Legendary Creature - Zombie
First Strike, Haste, Trample, Undying
Whenever ~ enters the battlefield, discard two cards at random or sacrifice ~.
"You invited. I came. It's that simple." - Tibalt to Phage
7/3

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Originally posted by skizzikmonger:
Here are my entries. My apologies to the other entrants for taking so long, and thanks to fluffycow for the extension.

Card 1-New & Unique ability:
Hourglass of Fate
4
Legendary Artifact
Split Second
When Hourglass of Fate enters the battlefield,
put the top 10 cards of your library into your
graveyard, then exile your library. Shuffle your
graveyard and put it face down. It's now your
library.
You don't lose the game for having 0 or less life.

Making your graveyard your library is about as unique as I could get without going bonkers. I added split second so the player playing it couldn't instantly lose to a Tormod's Crypt type card.
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Card 2: Up to 3 anti-Brainstorm cards
#1:
Psychic Theft (M)
UR
Enchantment
Whenever an opponent casts an instant or
sorcery spell with converted mana cost 1 you
may copy it. If you do, counter the original spell.
You may choose new targets for the copy.

#2:
Forgotten Ideas (R)
1GU
Enchantment
Whenever an opponent casts a spell or
activates an ability that lets him or her
draw three or more cards, counter that
spell or activated ability.

#3:
Dazed (M)
U(Up)
Instant
Counter target spell with converted
mana cost 1.

You may play both sides of Dazed/Confused
by paying both of their casting costs.
You choose which order they are played.
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Confused
UU(Up)
Instant
Copy target instant or sorcery spell. You may choose new targets for that copy.
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Card 3-Develop a new protagonist:

Card 1:
Uriel, Prince of Enguard
1RW
Legendary Creature-Human Knight
First strike
Whenever Uriel, Prince of Enguard attacks,
other attacking creatures get +2/+0 and first
strike until end of turn.
2/3

Nicol Bolas has come to the plane of Tolemac in search of a rare jewel known as The King's Heart. The jewel gives the one who holds it immense power. Bolas uses the promis of infinite power and riches to turn the King's youngest son, Dujas, a greedy, jealous, power hungry prince, against his father, older brother Uriel and the kingdom. Dujas and Bolas assemble an army of Orcs from the North and launch an attack on Enguard. During the attack, King Joseph is mortally wounded and dies in the arms of Uriel, his eldest son and heir to the throne. Uriel, angered by his father's death, reluctantly takes the throne, but remains commander of Enguard's knights so he can avenge his father's death.

Card 2:
Uriel, the Warrior King
2RW
Legendary Creature-Human King
First Strike
Knight creatures you control get +1/+1 and
have first strike.
1RW: Other attacking creatures get +2/+0
until end of turn. You may play this ability
only once each turn.
4/5

Dujas, Traitor of Enguard
2UB
Legendary Creature-Human Assassin
First strike, deathtouch
2UB, T: Dujas deals 1 damage to target
creature. You lose 2 life.
1/3

After the failed attack on Enguard that left Uriel alive and king, Dujas demands that Bolas wipe out all the Orcs on the plane as punishment, as well as Enguard's knights, only leaving Uriel for himself. To to keep his pawn under his control, Bolas obliges Dujas. After eradicating Talemoc of Orcs, Bolas turns his attention on Enguard. During the ensuing battle, Dujas sneaks up behind Uriel and stabs him. Thinking his brother is dead, Dujas turns his attention on Enguard's knights. In the chaos of the battle, a small handful of knights escape into the woods, taking their mortally wounded king with them.

Card 3:
Uriel the Risen
1RRWW
Planeswalker-Uriel
+1: Put a 2/2 red and white Knight creature
token with first strike onto the battlefid.
-2: Exile target blue or black permanent.
-4: Uriel becomes a 5/5 red and white Knight
creature with first strike and "Whenever Uriel
the Risen attacks, you may pay XRW. If you
do, Uriel deals X damage to defending player.
You gain X life."
4

Hiding in a cave, the knights tend to the injuries of their king. That night, the nights are awakened by a loud rumbling sound. Thinking it's an earthquake, they stumble outside the cave to avoid being caved in. While outside the cave, the knights are blinded by a sudden blast of light coming from the cave. After the light subsides, the knights see their king, Uriel, standing before them. Baffled, the knights ask how could this be? Uriel explains that a mysterious cat like warrior appeared to him as he was taking his final breaths. The mysterious cat warrior told Uriel that The King's Heart is encased in the handle of the sword that has been used by Enguard's King's for centuries, allowing them to deafeat all enemies and maintain peace in Engiard. The cat warrior told Uriel of Dujas' betrayal, his alliance with Nicol Bolas, the destruction of Enguard, and the enslaving of Enguard's citizens by Dujas and Bolas so they could he used to dig around the plane for The King's Heart. He then told him that there was only one way to slay Dujas and Bolas, freeing the Enguard people and restoring peace to Tolemac. Uriel told the warrior he would do anything to free his people. The cat warrior then put his hand on Uriel's chest, healing him, and transferring his spark to Uriel turning him into a Planeswalker capable of wielding the Sword of the Kings and finally ridding the multiverse of Nicol Bolas, and defeating his allies on the plane. The Planeswalker Uriel leads the remaining Enguard knights into battle against Bolas, Dujas and their allies, defeating them in minutes. With the Dragon and the traitor laying dead, the Enguard people are freed from their bonds, and peace is restored to the plane.

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Originally posted by B14ckM4g3:
Alright. I have no idea on how to get something truly original in this format anymore. A new mechanic is still a mechanic (regardless of how interesting), and many things seem to have already been done, but this is what I came up with:

Cheap Trick
4
Artifact
rare

Each Player may play sorceries on other players turns.
Players cannot cast sorceries on their own turns.
They may not cast instants on other players turns, or use activated abilities of any permanent on other players turns.

Players can only cast instants on their own turns. Any activated abilities can only be used on their own turns.

I think I have the wording correct. Switch the tempos of sorceries and instants/activated abilities with each other. Everyone can still use their own cards, just with an entirely different strategy. I had a couple of other ideas, but this is what I came up with and felt was probably most original. If you want to know the others, please let me know and I'll post them up.

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Brainstorming against brainstorm

This is difficult, and one of my entries was already used. So I had to come up with something else. So here goes:

Rescindant madness
1 U/B
Enchantment - rare

Whenever a player draws a card, that player loses one life
You may skip your draw step

"Delectable to watch someones thirst for power eat their soul" - Arthas, the Lich King

So it's a beginning effect. It also affects more than brainstorm, it affects anyone who feels that drawing more cards will definitely benefit them. Made it two mana cost so it wasn't prithy to mental misstep. Made it destroyable as an enchantment, so slightly more difficult than creature. However as a U/B cost the owner may have a difficult time removing it themself. Sure you can avoid the penalty of drawing cards and losing life, but then you are losing tempo yourself. Could combo well with other cards (IE Sign in blood). Just the beginning step to possibly shut down brainstorm.

Card 2

Menu Favor
0
artifact
Uncommon

Tap: Sacrifice ~. Counter target ability that would cause a person to draw one or more cards.

So this little tidbit I could see as a sideboard main for most formats, and possible maindeck for legacy. First turn drop, helps to trigger affinity, and would deny a person drawing more than one card on turn one. Could be very helpful.

Final Card

Necrotic Heckler
BB
Creature - Jester Specter
1/2
Mythic Rare

Players skip their draw steps. Players may not cast spells or activate abilities other than ~ to draw cards.

2: Draw a card. Any player may play this ability. Players may only activate this ability as a sorcery.

Alright, so it's disposable as a creature and easily removable from play. But as a downside you don't get to draw unless you pay. This could put some serious dampening on many decks and leave the caster with a 1/2 on the field and possibly more threats dropping. Hopefully by now brainstorm has gotten a kick and people are looking at other archtypes.

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Alright, so I have a few ideas for the last entry, and I am going to take my time and come back to it later. It's probably going to be long, so I'll let you know if I need more time tomorrow after work if I don't have it completed.

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Originally posted by B14ckM4g3:
Entry 3 (and more): So I am going to alter some existing storylines a little, reference a past character or two, and make some new ones. My protaganist is Aezeus, and this is his story.

"Father, will we be safe down here?"
"My Child, This is a dark time indeed. Monsters run rampant upon our world; Demons, Ogres, Beasts and Drakes have spawned unaccountable numbers. We must run, we must hide. Child, here is only safe for now. But tomorrow we must run to another spot."
"But father, I am tired! Is there no help coming to us? Must we run for the rest of our lives?"
"Child, there is help and it is coming. The Angels have heard our cries for help and are already fighting off the hordes. They are not in the same numbers and the battle rages on. But there are more coming. And I have heard of a powerful wizard who has appeared. He is working his magic into a powerful spell to seal the monsters away. One day we will be safe. But for now, we must run"
"I hope that day is soon father. I--"
A crashing upstairs interrupts the child. Doors blowing open and heavy footsteps are heard. The father puts his hand over the childs mouth, and they listen intently as the footsteps get ever closer to the cellar entrance...

Welcome to Nephilim, a plane of great power. Here is the birthright of many angels and demons, as well as many other creatures that inhabit Dominia. This plane is also home to the 'hedron relic', an artifact that has long run out of energy but was once the source of birth for many of these creatures. It is here that our story begins. A powerful horde of demons have returned to nephilim, bringing with them a drove of monsters. There intention is to gain control of nephilim and the hedron relic, and through some means end all life on all planes. The inhabitants of nephilim (humans, elves, goblins and fairies) are in hiding from these new invaders. The angels are coming from the skies, but they are outnumbered by the hordes of Demons, Ogres, Drakes and Beasts.
Will Nephilim survive?
Who is this mysterious wizard?
And what is this hedron relic?
This is a dark time in Dominia indeed.

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First grouping of cards to introduce this set: (invaders)

Howlbeast
3G
Creature - Beast
Trample
GG: ~ Gets +2/+2 Until end of turn. You may only play this effect once per turn.
3/3

One-eyed Ogre
3R
Creature - Ogre
R Tap: Deal 2 damage to target blocking creature
4/2

Territorial Drake
3U
Creature - Drake
Flying
1BB: Return ~ to your hand
2/4

Minions of Shade
3B
Creature - Demon
Deathtouch
Sacrifice a creature, Regenerate
4/1

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Second grouping of cards for this set: (Defenders)

Old Man of the Mountain
1W
Creature - Human
When ~ enters the battlefield, target creature gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn
1/1

Canopy Lookout
2G
Creature - Elf
Reach
Can only block flying
if a creature with flying is blocked by ~, destroy that creature
1/2

Burst of fairies
UU
Creature - Fairy
flying
1U tap: Put a 1/1 flying fairy token into play
1/1

Goblin spearchuckers
2R
Creature - Goblin
First strike
Tap: Deal 1 damage to target creature/player
1/1

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So thats the basic layout. White has no Invaders, Black has no Defenders. The invaders will have more demons than any other color. The Defenders will have more Humans than any other colors. There will also be more invaders than defenders. This set will also introduce:

Devorah, The Caller
3WW
Legendary Creature - Angel
Flying
When ~ enters the battlefield, you may play an angel card in your hand without paying it's mana cost
W Tap: Put a 4/4 flying angel token on the battlefield
3/6

And:

Arcanis, Realm Walker
3UU
Legendary Creature - Wizard
Tap: Draw two cards
3U: Return ~ to it's owner's hand.
Whenever ~ enters the battlefield, tap target permanent. It doesn't untap during it's controllers next untap phase.
4/4

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Alright, I know that NONE of this introduced Aezeus, but I really wanted to set it up for the storyline to follow. This would be the opening block. Previous Mechanics that would see play would be:
(defenders)
Exalted
SoulBond
(Invaders)
Devour
Bloodthirst
New Mechanic for this block would be:
Warborn X (whenever this creature deals damage to a player, add X +1/+1 counters to it)
This mechanic would be utilized for both invaders and defenders.

Alright, so all of that is out of the way. Now to continue with the second set in this block, where Aezeus is introduced. I'll try to keep this as short as possible.

The invaders took Nephilim by storm. The Defending armies were forced into hiding for survival, and the angels came in droves but were forced back to the celestial palace. Devorah and Arcanis were protecting the Hedron Relic. As Arcanis had come to this plane long before it was invaded, And Devorah had become interested in this wizard. Over time they fell in love. Devorah was impregnated by Arcanis, and as the invaders came Devorah was into her late stages of pregnancy. Arcanis had figured out how to use the Hedron Relic to emit a forcefield around the Celestial Palace. The Invaders continued their attempts to enter the palace, and the forcefield continued to weaken. Arcanis was pouring his lifeforce into the Hedron Relic, as Devorah was at the center of the relic, center of the field. She was doing what she could from inside, but moreso attempting to protect her unborn child. As the walls weakened, Arcanis looked at Devorah and decided that he needed to do what needed to be done. Arcanis tells devorah that he loves her, and pours his life force into the hedron relic. As his spark leaves his body and enters, the machine two things happen. The machine Turns on fully and blasts a wave of energy out from it. This destroyed many invaders and pushed the armies back to the brink of nephilim. It also induced labor with devorah, giving birth to:

Aezeus, Son of Arcanis
1WU -- Rare
Legendary Creature - Celestial Mage

During your main phase, choose one:
~ gets +1/+2 and gains flying until end of turn
Add One mana of Any color to your mana pool.

Warborn 2

1/2

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Devorah dies during childbirth. Arcanis's empty shell of a body lies upon the floor. The Hedron Relic is pulsing with energy, and a child cries out. The invaders have been pushed to the far ends of nephilim, their numbers dwindled to a trickle. The Defenders have come out of hiding and rejoice. Angels cover the skies, seeking out any of the invaders and the source from whence they came. Nephilim is safe, for now.
Aezeus grows up into a very powerful young man. Unbeknownst to him, he has the planeswalkers spark. But all that he does know is that he was born into a room with two dead parents and a machine. He knows that his birth was the end of a war, the dawn of a new era. He knows that he is alone in the world, and there are none like him. He knows that one day, his time to fight will arrive. But what he knows brings him no solace, just fuel for revenge against those that forced his birth into a time of sorrow.
The hedron relic continues to hum...

So in the second set of this block, the roles are switched. The invaders and their colors are smaller in number, while the defenders are larger in number. Humans have much less numbers than before, but there is now a plefora of angels protecting this realm. The same mechanics are in place. The demons have begun seeking allies, and have found the phyrexians. Slowly they will build their numbers and attempt to take the relic again. However, the demons and phyrexians do not share the same goal for the relic...

Introducing:

Thrafin, Yawgmoths offspring
1BBB -- Rare
Legendary creature - Thran-Human hybrid

Tap: Destroy target tapped creature
B: Gains +1/+1 until end of turn
Sacrifice a creature: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool

3/2

What hero doesn't have his nemesis? It has been 16 years since the hedron relic was turned on, and in the third set of this block, the Phyrexians has begun it's invasion. It's numbers are immense. The demons and other monsters have all begun corrupted by the phyrexians, having been mutilated and remade into horrors of their previous selves. Thrafin makes his appearance for the first time, shedding some light on how the phyrexians have continued to work without Yawgmoth as their leader. He is an artificially born being, made from DNA of both Yawgmoth and Dyfed, fused with phyrexian machinery.
The plane of Nephilim still has a Large army. The surviving defenders have built up their armies again. The angels are still in bountiful numbers. And Aezeus has been long awaiting for this day. He has trained hard and has been labelled 'Prince of Angels'.

Aezeus, Prince of Angels
1WWU -- Mythic Rare
Legendary Creature - Celestial Wizard

Flying, Vigilance
Tap: Draw a card
Protection from creatures

3/4

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War rages all across Nephilim. Armies are scattered on both sides, neither seeming to have the advantage. Aezeus has taken a General's role, giving orders from the celestial palace. Thrafin has been tunneling underground with a small select group of warriors. As Thrafin emerges from underneath the castle, Aezeus is caught off-gaurd. The small group of warriors and Aezeus's personal gaurds battle to the death, as Aezeus and Thrafin exchange blows. The battle is taking place directly next to the hedron relic.
In a moment of heroism (card refernce!), Aezeus throws Thrafin across the hedron relic floor, and jumps to his throat with Spear in hand. Just as he is about to deliver the final blow, the Hedron Relic begins glowing brightly and humming loudly. The light and sound grow fast and strong, quickly becoming overwhelming to both of the participants. The other battlers are lost as the machine turns on once again, for the final time. Aezeus and Thrafin are thrown across the multiverse, each one at opposite ends upon newborn planes. Their sparks ignited, each swears revenge upon the other. Little do they know that the Plane of Nephilim is gone. The hedron relic is lost in the vast emptiness of the multiverse, no longer humming...

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So that would be the end of the Nephilim Block. Expansion set codenames: Darkness of Nephilim, Light of Nephilim, Fall of Nephilim. This would also introduce a new, later set; Rebirth of Nephilim, Planar Collide, Return to Phyrexia.
In the new sets we would introduce:

Aezeus, the creator
3WU -- Mythic Rare
Planeswalker (4)

+2: Put a 1/1 blue wizard token and a 1/1 white angel token onto the battlefield
-2: Look at the top card of target players library. you may put that card on the bottom of their library. Draw a card.
-9: You gain an emblem with: Creatures you control gain Lifelink, Vigilance and indestructible.

And:

Thrabin, the Destroyer
3BB -- Mythic Rare
Planeswalker (3)

+2: Destroy target creature
-2: Destroy target artifact or enchantment
-6: Exile target permanent and all permanents that share a name with target permanent.

This block will explain how they both make new realms out of the planes they were thrust upon, and end with the two planes going to war. Thrabin returns to phyrexia to lick his wounds, and Aezeus is the victor who gains control over Thrabin's Plane. He terraforms the plane into third nephilim, and begins his search for the Hedron Relic to banish all phyrexians from existance.

Core set Aezeus:

Aezeus, Celestial Wizard
2WU -- Mythic Rare
Planeswalker (3)
+1: Put a 1/1 white and blue angel token with flying onto the battlefield
-3: Search your library for a card and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library.
-6: Gain control of up to 3 permanents.

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Alright, that's all of it. Hope you enjoyed the read.
Oh, and I almost forgot:

Hedron Relic
6 - Mythic Rare
Legendary Artifact

As long as ~ is untapped, the next time a source would deal damage to you, prevent 1 of that damage.

4 Tap: Exile Target Permanent. Play this ability only as a sorcery.

(and to describe it a little, it is like a large disc on top with a small bubble-dome in the middle. The bottom is a smooth half-circle. It has no distinguishing marks.)

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Again the scoring was:
(Round 1 + Round 2 + Round 3)* Round 3 Multiplier

card 2B and 2C

I dont see how an artifact that stops a person from doing one thing once, and then is gone, is a house. Yes it is low casting cost, and maybe a little overpowered as a result. but in any deck that doesnt use brainstorm or card drawing effects it is absolutely useless. The idea was to stop them from using brainstorm effectively. I really felt that this was the card.

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Originally posted by B14ckM4g3:
requesting clarifications for:

card 2B and 2C

I dont see how an artifact that stops a person from doing one thing once, and then is gone, is a house. Yes it is low casting cost, and maybe a little overpowered as a result. but in any deck that doesnt use brainstorm or card drawing effects it is absolutely useless. The idea was to stop them from using brainstorm effectively. I really felt that this was the card.

As for 2C, I do not agree at all. I don't think it is broken. Locking a person out completely would only lock someone out who is foolish enough to keep a one-land hand in a competitive environment. as a 1/2 it dies to almost anything, is bouncable, and affects the person casting it. it doesnt have any extra effects (flying, hexproof, undying, etc) to keep it around. We can feel free to disagree on this, but I think you should look it over again and see how easy it is to stop (force of will, spell pierce, spell snare, shock, Lbolt, pillar, another creature, prey upon, path to exile, swords, etc etc etc. In any competitive environment these cards will see play and make this 'broken' card not very broken at all. Just a 1/2 with a big target on his face).

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So the card was meant to say target spell right?
A house may have been the wrong choice of words for Card 2B, I dislike it more for the fact that it opens the window for a zero costing counterspell artifact with no real commitment than what it actually does. You are right in that the card is only good against a drawspell and that really limits its usefulness, and you can argue that Tornod's Crypt is essentially the same thing against graveyard based decks. However, at zero mana and no other cost, the card is essentially power creeping. But after thinking about it, I may have scored this too low if the only problem I have with this card is just one mana cost.

Card 2C:
Turn 1: Mox diamond, underground sea, this
Turn 2: stifle or wasteland
or
This in play with a mox, armaggeddon
or
I play discard and have a slight advantage, I drop with and pithing needle him

Some strategies may be worse than others, but stopping everyone from drawing is too scary on a 2 casting cost creature.

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Originally posted by fluffycow:
Card 2A: Psychic Theft, that’s really neat, resolving this would beat a lot of decks alone. I like it.
Card 2B: Dazed/Confused, I counter your spell and copy it. Unfortunately, this is on the line of mental misstep. It gives blue decks way more power than it should. Aggro will be a lot less playable because of this. I think it is a bigger monster than brainstorm.

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You forgot a card. Dazed/Confused is 2C, 2B is Forgotten Ideas. I don't know if this will affect my score or not, just thought you should know.

I'd also like clarification on the last question. I could easily have written as much as B14ckM4g3 on #3, including details for spells like Tegan's Lightning and description and abilities for all those special lands I mentioned. However the question only wanted the protagonist. So I want to make sure I'm not penalized because I omitted a partial set outline with extra legendary cards (Tegan's friends and foes), because I kept my answer short and focused. If you gave 1.6 for all those additional cards, I don't think that's fair because of the way the question was worded -- it was only asking for ONE character, rather than a set/planar outline. If you were giving bonus scoring for additional cards based on a nemesis I needed to know that so I could compete. Tegan has her own nemesis, but I didn't create cards reflecting that evil because the question didn't ask for it.

A little clarificiation would of been better for both of us. I think that Jtrade77's submission was great. the only extra that I did on top of his was make a core-set version planeswalker, and more storyline (which I am sure he could of pulled off).

But on fluffycow's side, I have been a judge. and his contest is much more difficult than my own and those that preceded it. Judging took several days and I am sure he didn't come to these conclusions lightly. And it isn't easy to judge several cards.

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Originally posted by skizzikmonger:
You forgot a card. Dazed/Confused is 2C, 2B is Forgotten Ideas. I don't know if this will affect my score or not, just thought you should know.

2B
Forgotten Ideas (R)
1GU
Enchantment
Whenever an opponent casts a spell or
activates an ability that lets him or her
draw three or more cards, counter that
spell or activated ability.

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Sorry, a three mana enchantment to go against only brainstorm just isn't good enough

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Originally posted by Jtrade77:
My Protagonist character Tegan is a dwarf and loves her people, she won't actually blow up dwarves even in the depths of rage. That's why 'non-dwarf' on that one ability you asked about.

I'd also like clarification on the last question. I could easily have written as much as B14ckM4g3 on #3, including details for spells like Tegan's Lightning and description and abilities for all those special lands I mentioned. However the question only wanted the protagonist. So I want to make sure I'm not penalized because I omitted a partial set outline with extra legendary cards (Tegan's friends and foes), because I kept my answer short and focused. If you gave 1.6 for all those additional cards, I don't think that's fair because of the way the question was worded -- it was only asking for ONE character, rather than a set/planar outline. If you were giving bonus scoring for additional cards based on a nemesis I needed to know that so I could compete. Tegan has her own nemesis, but I didn't create cards reflecting that evil because the question didn't ask for it.

Edit: Sorry for all the edits, just spelling and clarity.

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To honest, the two of you had the same score initially. You explained your character more while B14ckM4g3 was more detailed about the setting and the atmosphere of his story. However by the time I got through everything, I realized that this score is again very subjective and since we didn't really have enough contestants, I just ranked the stories in the order I like them best.

B14ckM4g3 did get "bonus points" for adding extra things that I did not ask for simply because they enhanced his story and made me care more about his protagonist.

I apologize if you felt that adding extra to your story would work against you, because it is very difficult to have a memorable protagonist without adding other things into the story. I, by no means want you to write me Lord of the Rings, but had you given me a nemesis, or background stories of other characters in the story that effect your protagonist, you would have received a higher score. Even in my example, I had to another character, I don't know why you felt that would be unacceptable.