Chris
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I don't get it. Wasn't the point of this that they were sending out rejected sheets? All of them are probably damaged somehow.
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pharmakos
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random idea about a possibility for a new card, after reading some blogs from MTG designers, specifically after reading about the color pie and thinking about how my BW color deck could use some mana ramp.
could black possibly get their own Llanowar Elves? perhaps the same except you have to pay 1 life each time you tap it, to keep the color pie happy.
or does this exist already?
could black possibly get their own Llanowar Elves? perhaps the same except you have to pay 1 life each time you tap it, to keep the color pie happy.
or does this exist already?
Pharm, Blightsoil Druid is a (2 mana) black mana dork that for tap + pay a life gives 1 green mana.
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Kiroy
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paradise druid shits all over this guy, and is in standard to boot!
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Chris
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No because tapping a creature for mana is still green. Your elves would be Green/Black. Black can't just have whatever it wants at the cost of life, it's usually just life for cards. Black ramp used to be Dark Ritual - Pay B to get BBB but that was moved to Red.
I used to read those blogs, so I'll have a go!
Liliana of the Realms was Black ramp, gaining mana for each Swamp controlled. Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth was Black colour fixing, changing all lands into Swamps. So idea #1 would be something that cares about how many Swamps you have or turning things into Swamps.
Then there's Phyrexian Mana which was Black inspired because Phyrexia used to be a Black faction. So idea #2 would be allowing you to pay life instead of mana costs.
So here are my cards:
BBB Dredge
Sorcery
Return a land from your graveyard to play tapped. It's now a Swamp.
BBB Lifetap
Sorcery
You cannot spend mana this turn. This turn you may pay 2 life instead of colorless or black mana costs.
Mana costs are fairly high and selfish to differentiate it from Green/Red ramp. Black shouldn't be as good at this as Green.
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Chris
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Oops! Even so the extra mana is important to make black worse at this than green.
It's still making green mana too.
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Ninen
Ahn'Qiraj Raider
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black ramp can be significant, it just has to be one time use, and/or have a pretty hefty penalty, and/or be a negative in the long term.
Something like: B 1/1 Tap, lose 5 life, sac: Gain BBB.
Or
B 1/1 Tap, sac: gain BBB and an emblem which states: During upkeep you lose 1 life unless you pay BB or 4. Remove Emblem from game after 3 such payments.
Something like: B 1/1 Tap, lose 5 life, sac: Gain BBB.
Or
B 1/1 Tap, sac: gain BBB and an emblem which states: During upkeep you lose 1 life unless you pay BB or 4. Remove Emblem from game after 3 such payments.
Chris
Potato del Grande
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I like the tax version, how about:
B Consuming Ascendancy
Enchantment
During your upkeep add a counter to this, then lose 2 life and gain B for each counter.
Or
B Demonic Contract
Enchantment
Gain BBBB.
During your upkeep pay B or lose 5 life.
Black can't remove enchanments easily lol.
Punko
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I can't help but feel deathrite was banned to make burn and goblins playable at a competitive level.
Which didn't work out, since the problem is the powerlevel of those deck is too low, not a single card keeping them down.
The first card is complete ass and the second is OP as fuck, a sorcery speed recurring dark ritual +1? Lmao.