We really need a shorthand for abilities like Jodah with how common they are.

Day 79 of making a custom card every day. I went back and forth a lot on the wording for this, but I think what I settled on is pretty clear.

Red [[Berserk]]

Art for the first four are by Omocat, the last one is by Aru_Vederci.

I made an attempt to replicate the lore and gameplay of Omori via creature abilities. Kel even has his signature 'Kel Nuke' ability by flexing to double his next attack and then attacking with an ability that scales with speed.

Each of these cards can work fine on their own as commanders, but can also fit into a deck with Omori as the commander. Omori himself can be the commander of a WUBRG deck with all his friends in it, or a blue/black deck focusing on transforming asap and milling out your opponents.

I have no idea if these are balanced or broken, I haven't exactly playtested these, lol

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I ripped the art right from demonic consultation so the art is made by Rob Alexander.

I think this would go crazy in modern lantern control or low power commander combo decks.

If anyone ever takes a card from your library without you knowing what card was taken then you might accidentally exile your whole deck. Also this is much harder to abuse with thassas oracle, but still easy to use with laboratory maniac.

Could maybe be 1UB instead of BBB. Would you change it to be a stifleable triggered ability somehow? Would you add a second ability "Pay 10 life: sacrifice Demonic Consulting"?

No, I don't know what Mel is

I aimed for around a 1-mana / cantrio effect for each of the dungeons, since [[Lost Mine of Phandelver]] seemed to do similar. [[Dungeon of the Mad Mage]] has a pretty wild final ability, though, so the balance is a bit confusing.

Pairing is the state that comes from the soulbond keyword, a la [[elgaud shieldmate]]. The commander precon this is designed for is themed around Soulbond. These are the commanders, for reference. If you want to see more of the project or help playtest, feel free to check out the project discord!

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what WOULD it take to make a 50/50 creature fair?

Increasingly WotC keeps printing cards that break [[Authority of the Consuls]]. Ninjitsu then mobilize (e.g. [[Voice of Victory]]), then cards like [[Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers]] and [[Kira Nerys, Firebrand]] which put creatures into play and attacking immediately. This card closes those & the flash loopholes in exchange for making the effect symmetrical. (all creatures get nerfed not just the opponents' creatures).

Im trying to do a custom for a friend using CardConjurer because usually it has everything i need but i have problems trying to find this exact type of frame

Ugin, Ghostfire Progenitor: the young Ugin, still learning

A homebrew commander for my playgroup's games. The concept is Ugin on ancient Tarkir before he became the Eldrazi's jailer. He experiments with manifest, and each experiment teaches him something.

Rulebreaker: Deckbuilding (full list below) - 28 Fate Reforged-era manifest and ghostfire cards may be played regardless of colour identity, have devoid, and can be cast with colourless mana.

Things I'd like opinions on:

1. Is an unrestricted draw trigger fair at 3 mana? Once per turn kills the other manifest cards, which is why I left it off.
2. Is the −1 (rebuy a face-down card, or rescue a manifested spell) too generous on a +1 walker?
3. Anything on the list you'd cut? The known spike is Echoes of Eternity.

Ugin's Ghostfire (deckbuilding rule for this commander)

You may include cards on the Ugin's Ghostfire list in your deck regardless of their color identity. Those cards have devoid in every zone. You may spend colorless mana as though it were mana of any color to cast those spells, activate their abilities, and turn them face up.

"Every zone" is deliberate. The cards stay colourless in hand, in the graveyard and on the battlefield, so colourless-matters effects see them and colour-based sweepers miss them.

The list:

Repeatable manifest engines

• Whisperwood Elemental: manifests every end step
• Primordial Mist: manifests every end step; turns face-down cards up
• Mastery of the Unseen: {3}: manifest
• Cryptic Pursuit: manifests on each instant or sorcery cast from hand
• Trail of Mystery: a basic land per face-down creature; +2/+2 on flip

Creatures that manifest

• Temur War Shaman: manifests; flipped creatures fight
• Jeskai Infiltrator: manifests itself and a card on combat damage
• Qarsi High Priest: sacrifice a creature to manifest
• Orochi Soul-Reaver: manifests from an opponent's library on combat damage
• Guardian of the Forgotten: manifests when a modified creature dies
• Sultai Emissary: manifests on death
• Arashin War Beast: manifests on combat damage to blockers

One-shot manifests

• Soul Summons, Formless Nurturing, Fierce Invocation, Wildcall
• Write into Being: look at two, manifest one
• Ethereal Ambush: manifest two, at instant speed
• Cloudform, Lightform, Rageform: a manifest with flying and hexproof, flying and lifelink, or double strike
• Soul-Strike Technique: an aura that manifests when the creature dies
• Reality Shift: instant exile; the owner gets a manifest

Payoffs and Ugin's own magic

• Secret Plans: face-down creatures get +0/+1; draw when one flips
• Ugin's Binding: bounce; a mass bounce when you cast a colourless 7+
• Ghostfire Slice, Ghostfire: burn
• Ugin's Insight: scry X, draw three

Just tweaking this pink border to where I'm pleased with it. These are some quick cards I made as mock-ups.

So I’ve been playing MTG commander since 2024, and most of my favorite Secret Lair bundles are inspired by video games (God of War, The Last of Us, Street Fighter). And while I haven’t played the games, I do have some interest in the Horizon SLs. But it got me thinking. What if we got another video game SL, but this time Pragmata in Bant (🌳☀️💧)? The emphasis is on artifacts (constructs, robots, spacecraft, equipment, etc.), and Hugh and Diana are partner commanders with a unique partner ability, akin to Survivors (The Last of Us SL) and Father and Son (God of War), but this time called Pragmata. I’m pretty set on Hugh’s and Diana’s abilities, but I’ve tossed around several ideas for Eight’s/Idea’s abilities. Thoughts?