Thursday, April 17, 2014

Card of the Day - Haunted Hyacinth


As returning mechanics, I think Wither and Fading fit in a plane that consists only of a dilapidated mansion. 

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Card of the Day - Overgrown Estate

I'm doing something a little unorthodox by showing you a card that already exists.  The reason I'm showing you this card is because it is the setting of Roggara, the BGW wedge.  Roggara is a pocket plane which consists of the above Overgrown Estate and not much else.  The tiny plane is only one gigantic building which is, of course, both haunted and overgrown.

Monday, April 14, 2014

Card of the Day - Unbowed Brawler

If you don't remember Oppression as a keyword ability, you might not understand why this is an Arici card.

Friday, April 11, 2014

Card of the Day - Goldburst

Those of you familiar with the original Mirrodin set will recognize this as a less useful Shrapnel Blast.  In fact, Shrapnel Blast is strictly better than Goldburst.  That doesn't mean that this card wouldn't see play with the right support. 

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Card of the Day - Emperor Isba of Arici

Greed and oppression go well together.  Gold tokens abound in Arici, and you can use them for more than just mana.  The keyword ability Oppression is useful in creature stalemates. 

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Card of the Day - Arici Charm

A few years back, WOTC released the Shards of Alara set, in which five separate worlds, or "Shards" were put together in one set.  Each of those shards had only three colors of mana available to them.  For instance: Jund, the Red/Green/Black shard, was a place of brutal survival and dangerous predators.

I'm taking this concept a little further by introducing the 'Wedges" of something-or-other.  Five distinct worlds that have only three colors of mana.  The difference is that these worlds share a pair of allied colors and the color that is their common enemy.

The first of these is Arici, the White/Black/Red Wedge.  This plane has a large city which is ruled by a devil masquerading as a human.  Only a few people at the top know that their Emperor, Isba, is utterly evil. His corruption sinks into everything in the plane of Arici.  If one were to spend a little time there, one would be hard-pressed to miss the fact that the lovely marble pillars are veined with something impure.

Tomorrow I will introduce you to the mechanics of Arici.

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Card of the Day - Staff of Athreos

I'm kind of bummed that Born of the Gods didn't do the weapons of the gods. If Journey Into Nyx does, The Staff of Athreos might look something like this.

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Saturday, March 22, 2014

Card of the Day - Shift Alleigance

This was a tough one to cost correctly.  I was very torn between RW, RU, and UW.  I ultimately decided with RW because the exchange was fair (white) while really causing chaos (red). I feel like blue wouldn't use this card. There's no motivation for blue to swap something if it gains nothing.  I also really like that this card does nothing in a two player game. Discuss.

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Card of the Day - Faerie Wood



Edit: I know that land under the NWO is supposed to tap for mana.  I just wanted to make something a little different. The Faerie Wood is an enchanted place, that's why it's a land.  Here's an updated version, with more landlike abilities. (I also added land as a trigger, because it just feels right.)





Saturday, March 1, 2014

Card of the Day - Looming Loam

For Goblin Artisans art challenge.

Card of the Day - Ted Brautigan, Facilitator

In case you didn't know, the book "Hearts in Atlantis" (and therefore the subsequent movie) are a part of Stephen King's Dark Tower Universe.  If you haven't seen the movie with Anthony Hopkins, I'd recommend it if you're a King fan.

Saturday, February 22, 2014

Thursday, February 6, 2014

Card of the Day - Explosive Reaction


SO. MUCH. BOOM.

This is my favorite design in a long time.  This card is created especially for a multiplayer format, and it will end games a lot of the time.

Sunday, February 2, 2014

Card of the Day - Rage Blast

This is inspired by the card Pinnacle of Rage from Born of the Gods.   It's an upgraded version of that card.