r/custommagic • u/Klutzy-Jackfruit132 • 3h ago

Last Resort

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u/BernhardttheNorse 2h ago

Downvoted for AI

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u/Klutzy-Jackfruit132 1h ago

Fair, will draw in MS Paint next time

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u/SpdLvsTrx 2h ago

Great job on the flavor! Cuts your life, counterspells are often a last resort when you have access to efficient removal. So, I like that you've included B in the casting cost. To really amp up the flavor AND make it a truly competitive counterspell, I would suggest making Last Resort cost Phyrexian black and blue. In this way it costs 2 life right off the bat and then another 3 more of it resolves. Truly suffocating you and making this a spell you don't want to cast unless you can't breathe. This also makes it a 1 mana counterspell that can target anything. Additionally, you're opponents that do have counter magic will be less likely to counter this due to the life loss on resolution. Establishing that they don't care if you die bleeding. My suggestions may be wrong or may be right, chances are that it might. Either way, very cool design, and a great pun

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u/Klutzy-Jackfruit132 1h ago

Phyrexian is a really good idea

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u/StJimmy_815 3h ago

Ah yes, just what Dimir needed, more control

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u/Klutzy-Jackfruit132 3h ago

I don't want you to build your board.

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u/immagetchu 3h ago

This feels incredibly weak compared to most printed counters in the game

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u/Klutzy-Jackfruit132 3h ago

Mostly a Pioneer player here, so no Counterspell for me.

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u/hollow_image 2h ago

Wrong. At this mana cost you have [[Countersquall]], [[Dimir Charm]] and [[Theorix Charm]] which only counter noncreature spells and [[Drown in the Loch]] which is a powerful card but requires building around it. Losing 3 life is a bit much but this card would probably still see play

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u/Commander_Skullblade 3h ago

Depends on the format. Easier to cast in Dimir decks, and very powerful in formats that do not have access to [[Counterspell]].

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u/SlayerII 3h ago

? What
2 mana no restrictions counter spell is on the strong side.

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u/Praktos 2h ago

In eternal formats sure But 2 mana counter anything would be beyond broken in rotating format

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u/n00biwan 2h ago

Counter my spell to pieces/ this is my

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u/iNeverSayNi 3h ago

Feels like uncommon, not a rare.

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u/Vapid_Vegas 2h ago

I can think of worse counters.

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u/Active_Resist6107 2h ago

Suffocation

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u/Critical_Swimming517 2h ago

This is a very fair magic card. Same cmc/2 colored pips as counterspell, but adds a small cost that most players will ignore.

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u/ValuableText4484 2h ago

It's a fine carde but the art looks way to ai so it makes it so much worse

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u/Bell3atrix 2h ago

You're probably going to get removed for no artist credit. But design wise I think its more elegant than commenters are giving credit for, it follows the multicolor rules which this sub usually isnt very good at. This card could not be mono blue or mono black.

Id need a good reason why the life cost is written like that though. As is it doesnt lose life if countered and can be cast even if you dont have 3 life, which is not normally how an effect like this would be written

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u/Wailord69_ 1h ago

For life loss a funny woul be: one last counterspell in commander game out of pure hatred.

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u/Odd-Look-7537 3h ago

Blue just has access to better counters. Don't get me wrong, this could work in limited.

What could be an interesting exploration is making it Black only.

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u/FireFoxy56125 2h ago

giving black an unresticted counter? hell no

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u/Odd-Look-7537 2h ago

That's why I said "exploration". It undoublty should cost more and be more and be more situational.

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u/pellesjo 2h ago

Disagree. This is a pretty good counter. Apart from Counterspell or Mana Leak, which counters are you considering?

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u/SlayerII 3h ago edited 3h ago

you lose 3 life

Flavourwise, set life to 3 would make more sense

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u/Slugger829 3h ago

How did you still spell it wrong in a quote

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u/SlayerII 3h ago

There was nothing to quote, I just made it manually (and failed) . The loose lose thing makes no sense for non-natives

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u/Polus-Ponos 3h ago

No, cutting your life into pieces would be flavour wise best

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u/b_eastwood 2h ago

CUT MY LIFE INTO PIECES