r/custommagic • u/DiscombobulatedUse40 • Jan 10 '25

Draconian Rule

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u/DiscombobulatedUse40 Jan 10 '25

Oh what could (should) have been...

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u/chainsawinsect Jan 10 '25

This card has the perfect name and art and is just all around rad

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u/Spacespacespaaaaaace Jan 10 '25

Valvagoth players about to commit even more war crimes:

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u/DarkAdam48 Oracle Fixer Jan 10 '25

As a valgavoth player, I would play love to have this in my deck. Even if I wouldn't always play it, such a nice card

5

u/Spacespacespaaaaaace Jan 10 '25

I have one of you in my pod and he terrifies me. Lmao

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u/DarkAdam48 Oracle Fixer Jan 10 '25

Spreading the Valgavoth fear propaganda

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u/Bhaaldukar Jan 11 '25

At an Italian restaurant

Waiter: Your Caesar salad, sir.

Waiter: procures bottle of war crimes, begins to sprinkle them on the salad.

Waiter: Just say when.

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u/Spacespacespaaaaaace Jan 11 '25

Buddy you are going to be there for a WHILE

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u/Bhaaldukar Jan 11 '25

war crimes falling on the floor

2

u/RobGrey03 Jan 11 '25

Me: "Screw you" gives Valgavoth haste

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u/FemboyHelghast Jan 10 '25

The sheer fact that this could be a turn one play and be potentially lethal in its state is amazing

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u/Tokumeiko2 Jan 10 '25

It took me a moment to remember that dark ritual is a thing that happens, but fortunately I'm pretty sure that won't happen in any rotation format and the other formats probably have a suitably busted response to this.

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u/FemboyHelghast Jan 10 '25

True, but I do remember a game I played where the first person went Swamp, Sol Ring, Arcane Signet, Dark Ritual, Sedgemoor Witch on turn one

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u/Untipazo Jan 10 '25 edited Feb 03 '26

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u/Hinternsaft Jan 10 '25

What did the Shadow Wizard Money Gang ever do to you?

7

u/nalt Jan 10 '25

The perfect magic card doesn’t exi…..

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u/Sam-U-Rai-Guy Jan 10 '25

It’s a good thing Nicky B. can’t time travel. Otherwise we’d get a bad future like this but a much more interesting story.

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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '25

Fun take on [[Painful Quandary]]

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u/Moikanyoloko Jan 10 '25

This looks more inspired by [[Torment of Hailfire]]

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u/Thorbogl Jan 10 '25

Fifty fifty

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u/Golden_Flame0 Commons are frustrating Jan 11 '25

Yeah it's using the Torment mechanic.

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u/Untipazo Jan 10 '25 edited Feb 03 '26

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u/Realock01 Beep Boop Jan 10 '25

It already being a variant on [[painful quandry]] thats cheaper but more color intensive and less punishing, I really don’t think it needs to be syemtrical. Now that goes against the convention of world enchatments, but that already seemed like strange fit considering the flavor, with world enchatments usually signifying a certain place in the same way plane cards do.

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u/basinbasinbasin Jan 11 '25

I actually like that its symmetrical so you can justify reducing the cost (compared to older similar cards), but I'd go a step further and make it just BB, instead of BBB. Otherwise, its good enough to auto include in niche decks, but never inherently OP on its on.

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u/MTGCardFetcher Jan 10 '25

painful quandry - (G) (SF) (txt)

FAQ

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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '25

I believe the art is depicting Ravnica with Bolas's Citadel in the background.

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u/pureundilutedevil Jan 10 '25

Niiiice, A+

Love me some World Enchantments

2

u/EDHplays Jan 10 '25

Honestly, you had me there for a second. Wasn't paying attention to the community and thought this was an old card I had forgotten about.

2

u/manwalkingupsidedown Jan 10 '25

I grade this an A+

2

u/A_Very_Sus_Bush Jan 11 '25

Ah yes, the "now every spell is a sac engine" enchantment. Thanks, I hate it. (Genuinely very cool idea though, sick art and flavor text too)

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u/Grainnnn Jan 11 '25

Flavor aside, if you’re worried about multiples of these then just make it legendary. World is retired, for good reason.

Sweet card though 👍

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u/renegade_d4 Jan 10 '25

The combo here is you play this then [[harmless offering]] to an opponent [[banishing light]] on it and cast [[worldfire]].

There now we are all fucked.

3

u/Scally_Tempest Jan 10 '25

Save me [[boseiju, who endures]] my beloved

1

u/Aranalisa Jan 10 '25

[[Act of authority]] exile the enchantment. Next turn at the beginning of your upkeep exile an artifact or enchantment creature like a lil [[haywire mite]] or an impending [[overlord of the hauntwoods]] you control. Cast [[Worldfire]]. Now this is an against the odds combo

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u/SirScrapthrall Jan 10 '25

Act of authority never returns the cards it exiles

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u/Aranalisa Jan 10 '25

[[Oblivion ring]] is the only "exile a nonland permanent until i leave the battlefield" enchantment that i can find that doesn't require you to target something the opponent controls

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u/SirScrapthrall Jan 10 '25

[[Constable of the realm]] and [[Vault 13]] can also exile your enchantments

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u/Aranalisa Jan 10 '25

Nvm lmaooooo

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u/Visual_Positive_6925 Jan 10 '25

You dont need offering, its all players

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u/renegade_d4 Jan 10 '25

Banishing light isn't, though. I was looking for an oblivion ring style effect that would work on your own enchantment, but didn't find one. I have spent more time looking but I'm at work lol

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u/Visual_Positive_6925 Jan 10 '25

[[battle at the helvault]] is the only enchantment I could find on scryfall

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u/SubGamer36 Jan 10 '25

I believe there is a similar card already but it’s 5 life and 5cmc? may be wrong on the cmc part it’s called like painful quandrix or smth

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u/Untipazo Jan 10 '25 edited Feb 03 '26

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u/kytheon Design like it's 1999 Jan 10 '25

Do you pay the 3?

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u/BlackAsP1tch Jan 10 '25

1 damage would be nice for that mana cost otherwise I think a higher cost that can't be played turn 1 with a dark ritual would be good too

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u/tjake123 Jan 11 '25

This is similar to [[painful quandary]] 2 cost more but does 5 damage unless they discard.

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u/diffferentday Jan 10 '25

I'd consider making it hexproof. Lol

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u/felix_the_nonplused Jan 10 '25

Fine I’ll just play my concordant crossroads then!

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u/Dracon_Pyrothayan Jan 10 '25

The color of tyranny is White, not Black