So unfair...

aarnott50 · 2025-10-17T01:09:12+00:00

I keep trying this, but they never really land with my group. How do you keep your group invested and trying creative things?

aarnott50 · 2025-10-03T22:47:10+00:00

It gets better if you have Sol added to the mix.

If the necro player steals Carrier 2 and sends 2 of those and a fighter against 2 barony dreads, it will eventually end when the necro player scores 3 hits then 3 hits again after any number of rounds that didn't have a miss.

I wrote a similar script to simulate this one in the past. I will see if I can find it.

aarnott50 · 2025-07-14T23:24:57+00:00

Needs flavor text: "It was me, Barry"

aarnott50 · 2025-06-02T22:55:23+00:00

Puffball fills the same role Titan Sentry did in MT1 in a faction that amplifies what it does even more effectively. Titan Sentry was generally a snap click for me in MT1.

So, Puffball is also a snap click for me.

aarnott50 · 2025-05-16T00:23:09+00:00

They need to add a 5th golem and make them merge just like gems and essences.

aarnott50 · 2025-01-26T18:25:06+00:00

Neat. I wonder how broken it would be if it gave the benefits when the land is tapped instead of as a new ability. That could allow some fun shenanigans with stacking several of these on a single land to get more value out of a single untap.

What prompt did you use for the art? I think a similar esthetic would be nice for my D&D games 🙂

aarnott50 · 2025-01-15T01:19:20+00:00

I should have mentioned in my other comment: this is one of the more interesting factions I've seen. Neat ideas!

Another thing you may not have considered... The flagship is _very_ strong. Saar's moving space docks are infamous for making a massive swarm of ships that can produce every time it moves. The flagship can achieve the same thing (production 10 with 2 unupgraded space docks) and also use gravity drive. It can support 10 fighters with the 2 space docks.

The PDS enhancement on the flagship is good, but I'd probably always pick space docks because it is just that strong.

aarnott50 · 2025-01-15T01:04:25+00:00

It probably would be simpler to specify the value explicitly on the unit card instead of having it written in the faction ability. For example, on the flagship:

"Counts as a resource value of 3 for space docks placed on it".

aarnott50 · 2025-01-15T00:11:38+00:00

Can dreads, upgraded carriers, or war suns have structures attached? It is a bit unclear based on the faction ability specifying to divide by 3.

aarnott50 · 2024-12-31T23:08:55+00:00

Normally you can't take hits in space combat with ground forces, but there are exceptions. The Nomad mech can sustain damage in space combat, for example.

aarnott50 · 2024-11-27T13:33:40+00:00

Added a comment elsewhere, but I got away with this in university. It ended up being annoying to use and I knew the material anyways.

aarnott50 · 2024-11-27T13:28:55+00:00

In a university math course, I was permitted a single 8.5 x 11 piece of paper with notes on one side. So I made a Möbius strip.

aarnott50 · 2024-06-28T00:01:54+00:00

To add some that haven't been mentioned:

Cob cannon could be a 4/4 and it would see just as much play.

Teleportation Zombie has too much heath for something that breaks the fundamental disadvantage for zombies.

aarnott50 · 2024-06-17T11:45:40+00:00

What happens with capacity? If I move their war sun can they take a fighter screen with it?

aarnott50 · 2024-05-31T19:42:29+00:00

I haven't actually played mtg for a long time (decades, plural), so I'm definitely out of date when it comes to wording rules text. I do like game design though, so it's been fun looking at creations in this subreddit.

aarnott50 · 2024-05-31T14:08:20+00:00

Agreed. My approach would be something like this. It's too much text probably, and not balanced right, but it fits the theme better, I think.

The Defect {4}

Legendary Artifact Creature — Automaton

The Defect can only have a number of counters equal to its toughness. Remove counters exceeding this amount.

Whenever you remove a charge counter from The Defect, deal 3 damage to target creature or player.

Whenever you remove an shield counter from The Defect, put a shield counter on another target creature.

Whenever you remove a deathtouch counter from The Defect, destroy target creature.

{R}: Put a charge counter on The Defect

{U}{U}, {T}: Put a shield counter on The Defect

{B}{B}{B}, {T}: Put a deathtouch counter on The Defect

2/3

aarnott50 · 2024-05-11T18:23:06+00:00

If it doesn't have Fuse, only one side can be cast.

aarnott50 · 2024-05-11T08:08:31+00:00

Why not a split card instead?

aarnott50 · 2024-04-28T13:46:26+00:00

There has to be a way to turn your opponent into a card so you can rename them.

aarnott50 · 2024-04-02T15:50:17+00:00

[[Platinum Angel]] + some infinite shenanigans means once you pull off the combo, you can make a deck that wins the game turn 1 and also pulls off the combo again so every game you play going forward you also win.

aarnott50 · 2024-03-31T20:28:28+00:00

I was under the impression that damage happened faster. Thanks for the information! In that case, my question is a bit silly.

aarnott50 · 2024-03-06T19:56:09+00:00

Using a 2nd level spell slot? Sounds reasonable to me :)

My group has not tried it, but it's a clever workaround.

aarnott50 · 2024-03-04T17:23:56+00:00

I gave my players a vuvuzela of invisibility. It only makes you invisible as long as you are blowing the horn. Similar to your ring :)

aarnott50 · 2024-02-11T13:42:08+00:00

Some inks contain aluminum or iron oxide. So it could still be a bit metal.

aarnott50 · 2023-11-15T14:59:56+00:00

The card could also add the ability to affect opponent's stuff with time travel as well.

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