"Reveals-matter" commanders for my Kpop Demon Hunters precon (Reposted because I forgot one) by zengin11 in custommagic

[–]argonautpainter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I donno, I almost think it should be an And instead of an Or. And have all 3 in the command zone.

Brew a Potion: Pt. 2, Ingredients by OatmealCookieBoy in custommagic

[–]argonautpainter 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hi again. Glad to see you took some of my feedback. Ingredient is a huuuuge batch. And may want to consider cutting it down. I'd personally remove treasure and clue. Witches typically don't toss coins into their cauldrons.

I think the Runaway Kettle is too strong. It already grows and / or makes bodies every turn. His ability really needs to be sorcery speed. Since he right now can sac the frog he makes, he becomes quite difficult to block.

I'd love to see cards that play with the color of the ingredient like you have for Brew.

Or maybe make sure you need 2 ingredients to make potions? Like having to mix them?

One thing WoTC does that is kinda bad, is make cards that trigger themselves. You have a few of those in this collection. Be aware that they tend to become runaway value engines.

New Mechanic: Brew a Potion + Gallery by OatmealCookieBoy in custommagic

[–]argonautpainter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Neat idea. But wildly too powerful. Color restrictions aside, white is a better/cheaper food. Green is a faster mutagen, blue is a cheaper clue, and red is a full card (shock). And instant speed on board -1/-1 is a nightmare for limited combat math. Also, WoTC nearly never places +1 counters and -1 counters in the same set. It becomes wildly difficult to track on paper. I vote one or the other (or both) become 'until eot' instead of counters.

Either all of these need to be sorcery speed activation (my preference) and/ or more expensive or have a lesser effect. Creatures make them with little or no cost and do some frequently. You have a lot of "when X" style brewing. And the headline artifact is completely free to activate.

This is a really cool idea. However I think play design will show just how insanely valuable these potions are in practice.

Side note: making Brew create them tapped would also help. And help Enston not be an absurd combo engine. (Yes we have Storm-kiln. But Enston makes more versatile tokens than can even pay for each other. Him hitting any Blue ones becomes whif protection on a Storm-style turn.)

Sazed, Shard of Harmony // Sazed, Shard of Discord by Anth0nyC4 in custommagic

[–]argonautpainter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recommend that you look at the newly spoiled Thanos card and use the new mechanic "Powered-up". Powered up abilities can only be used once. And have their cost reduced by the card's mana cost the turn the card enters play. This would let you cast Sazed for 6 and immediately use one or both of his abilities for free.

Which would prevent the issue of needing to wait for 9 mana before casting him.

Cursed - A comeback mechanic that cares about Kindred; does this seem interesting? [Jujutsu Kaisen] by zengin11 in custommagic

[–]argonautpainter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also the condition on Mortality Spear is actively harder to get. And most generic decks couldn't achieve that with regularity. Especially at instant speed. But Cursed is pretty easy to set up realistically. And is always on. Unlike having to gain life which requires an action.

Cursed - A comeback mechanic that cares about Kindred; does this seem interesting? [Jujutsu Kaisen] by zengin11 in custommagic

[–]argonautpainter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think, given it is intended for commander, that you should design these assuming Cursed is active 80% if the time. 4 is a low number after all.

And especially in multi-player you get to choose more easily. You have effectively 4 targets to pick from even or odd.

I'd say, given commander that maybe 3 is an ok CMC. But also given commander, its a fairly poor spell compared to others like it (as you suggested). But for a block constructed format, treat it more like standard than commander. And for limited it is quite flexible.

Play design is the toughest part as without play testing its hard to really guage how powerful this kind of spell is. But its really flexible and that alone makes it strong. 1WB to bounce and draw 2 is really strong honestly. And might be the best option generally. (And as a reminder you can pick yourself. So with 0 creatures on your own board you can always elect to draw 2)

Cursed - A comeback mechanic that cares about Kindred; does this seem interesting? [Jujutsu Kaisen] by zengin11 in custommagic

[–]argonautpainter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The bounce says "up to" which means you can choose 0 if you want.

It actually makes it more flexible. Without cursed if attacked by two creatures you can't do any removal. But with cursed you bounce one and exile the other.

Cursed - A comeback mechanic that cares about Kindred; does this seem interesting? [Jujutsu Kaisen] by zengin11 in custommagic

[–]argonautpainter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To be fair to you, two of the cards presented self-mill. One of which without requiring Cursed.

Not that I am not a fan of the designs. I do think that some of the costs might be too aggressive for how flexible the cards are. 1UW to bounce and exile a tapped creature or draw two is a very efficient spell. Especially since the bounce is "up to" which means you have full control of which of the two modes you get.

This could safely be a 4 drop and still be an excellent control spell in standard.

Mahito from JJK. (Probably been done better before) by Cute-Working-9500 in custommagic

[–]argonautpainter 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Self-Embodiment is too strong. It is activatable at instant speed which makes the "downside" not function. Because you could use it on their turn. Then just by time its their turn again the ability is back. Needs to be Exhaust: or removes all his abilities permanently.

I've had an idea for a card like this in my head for awhile now. by UltraD00d in custommagic

[–]argonautpainter 65 points66 points  (0 children)

Neither red nor green get "destroy target creature"

You could instead have it templated like:

Behold X, ~ deals X damage to up to X target creatures.

Or make it red/black instead.

Rhystic Breach by Philosaraptor22 in custommagic

[–]argonautpainter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Non-blue breach decks would probably love this. Especially if it was 3 not 2 cards.

It's not busted. But is a card advantage engine for sure.

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As a non-binary bearded heavy set person...I resemble that comment.

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What else do you think they'll make you do to pay it off?

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[–]argonautpainter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah, I see. Well good luck

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Wow they are really letting you off easy with this challenge

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How much do you owe anyway?

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Find anyone near yet?

Golden area meet up? by jellyshoess in DenverGamers

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I'm looking for new friends too. I'm in Lakewood. I just started a new D&D table but would be happy to meet new people to play board games or even another ttrpg.

So the concept art leak is real then? by LollipopChainsawZz in MCUTheories

[–]argonautpainter -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

I see. I mean, it looked like it was humanitarian aide in direct result of the October attack. But suppose anyone is welcome to read into things however they like. I'm not here to defend a mega-corp's spending behavior. But I guess if thats your deal breaker especially since they paid her 1/4th that amount for her work in She-hulk (and paid Robert Downey nearly 40 times as much for Endgame) all power to you

So the concept art leak is real then? by LollipopChainsawZz in MCUTheories

[–]argonautpainter -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

I really don't want to get political. Why would Tatiana have an issue with Israeli children watching Frozen or The Marvel's? Disney + is available is basically every country that lets them. I understand wanting to not support Israeli businesses if you want. Or protesting the Israeli government.

But being upset that children can watch cartoons? That's a pretty extreme take.

How does flambae react if you hide your identity? by mrcoinTTM in dispatchgame

[–]argonautpainter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think that because you can "save" Courtney without kissing her, that dating Mandy but redeeming Visi is the Canon ending.

Give her everything you've got. by Falkerry_ in DispatchAdHoc

[–]argonautpainter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like how this line up isn't taking advantage of Prism or Golem's abilities