Cool Card Design of the Day2/12/2014 - Yesterday's Face Eater got me thinking about a zombie shapeshifter, resulting in The Corruption. I noticed how criminally underused this trigger was, so I boiled that part of the concept down into Netherling.
Hopefully you will recognize Netherling's pedigree by its name, and refusal to stay dead.
netherling is freaking awesome! the corruption is sort of a silly name and sounds like a nightmare to deal with.
ReplyDeleteNetherling is great. The Corruption does have a weird name, but it's a great idea.
ReplyDeleteBoth interesting designs. I would recommend adding "Netherling can't block" in order to prevent turtling with it (think Bloodghast.)
ReplyDeleteI love these designs! One templating thing-- the triggered ability for "you may cast" strikes me as confusing. Do you have to cast it right away? What if it's not your turn? Do you still play the mana cost? I think I know the answers to these questions, but they're far from clear. What about:
ReplyDeleteYou may cast CARDNAME from your graveyard if another creature has died this turn.
I like your template better.
Deletetwo The Corruptions targeting each other create an infinite loop of creatures entering the battlefield and entering the bin. Which is interesting...
ReplyDeleteI don't think they do. The Corruption says "whenever ANOTHER creature dies..." Legend rule makes you sac one, not both. Old rules would make you sac both and Sharuum them back forever, but I think they're stable here.
DeleteMore generally, I love both of these! I do think Netherling should have "can't block" to avoid being too oppressive.
Bah, good point ben I missed that ANOTHER part. thanks!
DeleteI believe you can do it with three The Corruptions though, at least one of which has to begin the loop on the battlefield. Luckily blue-black has Intuition and Buried Alive to get there!
DeleteJust put this up, but I think it got swallowed again. Can we fix this website?
ReplyDeleteI adore using "The ______" as a legendary creature's name, like The Mimeoplasm. I have a design with this, waiting for the light of day.
Seconding the use of this convention, especially in this sort of sense - when it's a horror that you never see except in somebody else's shape.
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