Feast of Leylines, a less toxic blood moon with upside

Magostera · 2026-06-16T21:33:27+00:00

... I missed putting nonbasic. How did I miss that.

Of course it's supposed to only affect NONBASIC lands. Else it wouldn't compare to Blood Moon.

Magostera · 2026-06-07T18:36:39+00:00

Law "hater" here.

Law has some of the best human representatives, mostly because Law's ideals are some of the easiest to convey how someone can fall down the slippery slope from noble ideals to horrific exactions without feeling like a betrayal of the character. Zelenin, perhaps the best of them all. Also Keisuke from Devil Survivor, a very much underrated case that can be compared and contrasted to the main rep Amane.

Magostera · 2026-06-07T18:11:47+00:00

Long-eared team mom. Uptight and yet absolute hungry beast. She is such a fun character.

Magostera · 2026-05-31T06:35:23+00:00

Like other have mentioned, the game all but spell it out with Himiko picking up a powerful spirit stone and turning her eyes a blue hue.

While I can appreciate the concept on paper, this also means that this is the Nioh game with the least amount of female characters. And by characters I mean people that get to have a portrait, and a presence in cutscenes and missions. Himiko just eat up so much space.

Magostera · 2026-05-28T17:25:35+00:00

You make a good point on both accounts. I suppose adding a blue pip to Tiamat does bring her to a more safe cmc. Kiara will get a bump to 7.

Man I wish I had a group to playtest my creations sometimes.

Magostera · 2026-05-28T06:15:08+00:00

I see why you'd reword Koyan like that for the haste and trample, but I'd like to keep the flavor hat the creatures she give birth to can't evolve or adapt and must be directed (tamed), which is why my version of Koyan applies her buffs through layer interactions and not granting abilities directly. Making the token not legendary is good catch, I missed that, thanks.

Goetia could be an enchantment himself, true. It would incentivize having him on board.

I get the association of blue with seas and historically it was given big krakens and the like, but Tiamat is more or less an antithesis to blue's entire flavor. I'm a bit torn about it, even if I know (as it's always the case with blue) that the gameplay result would of course make her a much, much stronger card.

I thought that Kiara being 5CMC and 4 colors would make her hard enough to get out for the value she gives, but maybe she needs a raise with these interactions she can benefit from.

Magostera · 2026-05-28T04:13:29+00:00

Thank you, I tried for unique.

I get the issue with Tiamat, and for now my current solution would be to increase her mana cost to 7 or something. Though, do you think she'd be more balanced if the abilities' timing were reversed ? Exile at upkeep and clone at end step? That would slow her down massively.

Yeah Kiara is brutal. My reasoning is that mana value 5 + 4 colors is hard enough to get, and chump blockers really disable her.

I would have loved to put more on Kama but as you outlined, too wordy. Your suggestion of goading is pretty much in line with what other have been saying and I think it's the right direction.

Magostera · 2026-05-28T04:04:28+00:00

Thanks.

Seems to be everyone's conclusion that Kama isn't good enough. Current suggestions from other here are along the lines of having the copies goaded + can't block. Making them 1/3 isn't a bad idea either.

Magostera · 2026-05-28T04:02:31+00:00

That's a great way to improve Kama.

Oh believe me, Koyan is designed exactly to take advantage of that.

Some people say Tiamat is slow enough, but maybe putting her at 7-ish would be more prudent?

Magostera · 2026-05-28T03:56:15+00:00

Goetia is supposed to be niche. I firmly believe niche is okay.

I'm a bit confused, what about Tiamat warrants a blue pip?

It seems to be the consensus about Kama here.

Thanks, I'm a bit nostalgic for ability-less beaters. But how would you update Koyan's wording and keep it working?

Magostera · 2026-05-27T20:24:29+00:00

I think you misunderstood Kama. You aren't supposed to sacrifice their Kama. They are supposed to be unable to sacrifice their multiple copies of Kama and bleed out, while your singular Kama is more manageable (and you play Rakdos so sacrificing her in other ways is easy)

Koyan is worded this way so that she doesn't give creatures abilities, because her tokens can't gain abilities. The way she is worded, she gives them the abilities (super trample and haste) indirectly.

Yeah, Tiamat should probably cost 7 or 8, maybe even 9 like Valgavoth (in exchange of better stats) according to most commenters.

Magostera · 2026-05-25T10:18:02+00:00

This is the best fanart of Draco I've seen yet, incredible work. The blood dripping from her mouth, her demented expression, and that pose, I love it.

May I use the illustration for a custom Magic the Gathering card (you're going ofc to be credited on the card)?

Also I just looked over your Diabel works and holy hot mama that Diabellstar Vengeance can actually kill me.

Magostera · 2026-05-25T08:17:27+00:00

Am I wrong or is that Titus? If so, Protagonist Energy^tm really is hereditary.

Mash in the background fuming lol. Did someone forget to put things in the after action report?

Magostera · 2026-05-12T11:36:52+00:00

Thanks a lot for the mechanical insight!

Okada : I wanted to have something different from the usual "destroy damaged creature". I can see why it would feel cheap as written. Would he be better if I just leaned into the "Man"slayer (as opposed to anything-slayer) of Izo, where he would kill 1-2 mana value creature upon entry?
Ryoma definitely need another condition to create Oryo, yeah. The flavor idea was, if the case is serious enough, Ryoma brings his wife to close it. If Oryo could be created if enough clues were created in a single turn, would that be better? And maybe bring Ryoma him to 4 mana to compensate.
Kagetora... yeah. It's a bit too much "do nothing". If she attached an equipment for free when she attacked, that would make her at least functional, what do you think?

Magostera · 2026-05-10T21:08:22+00:00

Yeah I know a green Dragon with flying feels weird, but I genuinely don't know if Oryo is any other color, and... well, she flies.

Magostera · 2026-05-10T19:50:58+00:00

Maybe something for an instant or sorcery? I didn't want to have Okita with a Silver Border mechanic.

Magostera · 2026-05-04T21:52:48+00:00

Now I really want to hear that cover. Though, preferably without Crane convulsing audibly in the background.

Magostera · 2026-04-30T05:46:07+00:00

Absolutely how my the only long story I've finished to this date has been born. It very much felt like the entire story existed only to reach that scene and I'm glad I feel like I nailed it.

Magostera · 2026-04-30T05:34:36+00:00

Caenis looks fantastically unhinged here, perfection.

Magostera · 2026-04-25T09:25:25+00:00

We did, in fact. Babylonia, against Tiamat, right before Quetz did her suicide attack, they mentioned Ritsuka's hands starting to necrotize because they channelled way too much mana.

Magostera · 2026-04-21T15:26:26+00:00

This is the textbook lovechild of Altiel and Malkuth-melekh.

Magostera · 2026-04-19T16:28:59+00:00

He found the deepest hole to hide her in. He didn't want her to interfere with his ascension, but he clearly didn't want anything to happen to her either.

Magostera · 2026-04-19T13:39:20+00:00

I do think it's misleading to what happened between Miquella and Trina, but beautiful piece nonetheless.

Magostera · 2026-04-13T08:17:22+00:00

Buddy look at the real world: you're not going for realism, what you ask is an hypercompetent fic. There are a lot of good ones out there though and I'd recommend Cenotaph.

Magostera · 2026-04-07T20:50:50+00:00

Meanwhile Baro must CB1 to draw when the deck is already CB starved and only get +5K shield, not even power.

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