Card of the Day - Mketlot, Outcast Psion

Card of the Day - Mistji Zorcer

Card of the Day - Skareth Bladewielder

There really should be a 2/2 Double strike for 1RW.  So I made it.

Card of the Day - Skarren Warlord

This guy can get real mean.

Card of the Day - Fellowed Minstrel

I like this combination of abilities.  It gives you a better chance of killing what you want to.

Card of the Day - Grimvole

So... imagine a skunk.  Then multiply that by 612.  There you go...


Edit: Changed cost and p/t.

Card of the Day - Mistji Autarch

Here's my first submission for Counterspell Friday, as suggested by fellow game designer Chimzar. This is a Violet Dawn card.

Card of the Day - Soaring Crelith

This is my favorite card in this cycle.  It seems very powerful.

Card of the Day - Prudent Alaihar

Alaihar are noble birds who sacrifice themselves for the greater good. 

Card of the Day - Nayrd Grub

These things explode into goopy stuff all over the baddies. ew.  It's getting more apparent that there are a lot of gross things on Avadnu.

Card of the Day - Agraukith Drone

I like how this card forces the opponent to reevaluate combat math.  It seems quite powerful.

Card of the Day - Adithari Ancient

This could be a good card for a Jund or Rock deck. 5/5 for 5 with a built-in resistance to removal.

Also: the worms live inside it.  ew.

The Denizens of Avadnu

Since we've seen some cards for each of the humanoid races of Avadnu, let's take a look at the local fauna.

Centioch - This creature resembles an overgrown centipede with a scorpion tail.  Its venom is deadly.

Blood Ooze - Formed from the remains of battlefields, these creatures use the lingering energy of spilled blood to roam the countryside.

Argill - The tentacles on their heads are how they extract oxygen from the environment.  They can stay underwater for hours at a time.

Culkma - Desert dwelling lizards that can grow to 6 feet long.  Their skin is pale yellow but has a limited ability to match the surrounding environment.

Eri - Eris are ancient beasts that seek to preserve the balance of nature.  They help wanderers survive in harsh environments.

These are just a few of the creatures that roam the plane.  This week's cards of the day are a cycle of  uncommon and rare creatures from Avadnu with a common theme.

-O

Reexploring Grandeur

I wanted to explore the Grandeur ability a bit more ever since it appeared in Future Sight.  It has only appeared on Legendary Creatures so far, and only at rare.  I thought limited formats would appreciate Grandeur much more if it was stretched across all rarities, with special consideration for commons.

Here are examples of a common grandeur creature, an uncommon equipment, a rare land, and a mythic legendary creature (a bit of a throwback with a twist.)

 I don't want to make the common grandeur creatures too overpowered, but I wanted to keep them playable.

Uncommon is a good place to expand into other card types.  I chose an equipment here, but enchantments and non-equipment artifacts could both have interesting applications.  The grandeur ability is quite powerful on this card, and could be a blowout if one is lucky enough to get this card in multiples in any limited format.

 Here's a powerful land with grandeur.  This one should see play in lots of constructed formats.

Here's a splashy mythic with two cool abilities that work well together.



This week's cards are a cycle of common grandeur creatures.  Enjoy!

-O

Card of the Day - Zeidian Peacekeeper

I like giving Defender instead of taking away the ability to attack.  It's exactly the same thing unless they have Wakestone Gargoyle.

Card of the Day - Devoted Empath

This is another Violet Dawn card.  The Ngakoi are a race of psions.  Here's a cheap one that gets better if you're behind on the creature race.

Card of the Day - Sulwyn Crystal

This is one of those ancient relics I was talking about the other day.

Card of the Day - Extraplanar Spine

The Xxyth are the Baddies in Avadnu.  Think Lovecraft.  They come from some weird far-away plane that has only slimy things that are really really evil living there.  Also, they want to eat everything that's around, so there's that.  A lot of the struggle on Avadnu is everything vs. the Xxyth.  They're real mean.

Card of the Day - Kukri

The Zeidian are the protectors of the current population of Avadnu.  They feel that it is their duty to protect the other races from the Xxyth (which we will be seeing tomorrow.)   I chose Reinforce as the Zeidian mechanic as they are good at working together and sacrificing for the greater good.

Card of the Day - Orb of Seeing

I chose Scry as one of the Mistji keywords, because they are the most magically aligned of all the races of Avadnu.  This card lets them show off a little.