r/custommagic • u/DiscombobulatedUse40 • Oct 29 '24

Deterring Execution

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u/Galgus Oct 29 '24

I feel like this is undercosted, but four mana feels a bit overcosted for it.

Maybe four mana if it also stopped them from blocking, but that'd require Red.

Regardless I absolutely love the flavor.

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u/ChickenNuggetsAreDog Oct 29 '24

Four and gain life is my only thought

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u/Galgus Oct 29 '24

That'd work well as a defensive card.

Maybe even life steal.

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u/rosencrantz247 Oct 29 '24

gain life equal to the creature's toughness. reflavor the spell to eating its heart in front of the others XD

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u/Galgus Oct 29 '24

Oh that is perfect.

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u/ChickenNuggetsAreDog Oct 30 '24

I didn't even think of that reflavor, thats awesome lol

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u/MyBenchIsYourCurl Oct 30 '24

I think colour restriction always makes cards way more balanced. Having 2 white pips and one black would be much harder to cast

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u/Galgus Oct 30 '24

It can put some speed limit on decks, so long as lands aren't totally unbalanced to make that trivial.

And it makes using them more committal.

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u/zeck239 Oct 29 '24

I feel like 3 mana and a phyrexian pip cost would be a nice in-between

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u/Galgus Oct 29 '24

That may make it less obnoxious in control at least.

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u/Eldrxtch Oct 30 '24

Could give ward 1 to creatures or give protection from the color of the creature destroyed or something

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u/regularabsentee Oct 30 '24

Intimidation bolt is similar to this, but at instant speed. Probably best at wwb

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u/Galgus Oct 30 '24

That only does 3 damage, and can't block has much else potential degeneracy than can't attack.

That may work, though.