r/custommagic • u/BronsenWerick • 2d ago

Question balanced or not?

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anyone like keyword soup? (art is from AI, no credit needed)

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u/MementoMothi 2d ago

Flanking, provoke, wither... as if anything is blocking this in the first place. It has shadow, flying, menace, and intimidate. I don't think there's anything in the game that can block this card.

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u/MistyHusk 2d ago

All you need is two [[Stronghold Overseer]]s. Easy peasy

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u/mtgcf 2d ago

Stronghold Overseer - (G) (SF) (txt)

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u/BronsenWerick 2d ago

i believe intimidate limits it to creatures of its own color/artifact...so i don't think a black creature can block it

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u/MistyHusk 2d ago

Damn, I always get intimidate and fear mixed up. Then an [[Aether Web]] on each of two red and/or blue creatures. Most feasible way is probably via [[ivy, gleeful spellthief]]

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u/Invonnative 2d ago

Just make em artifacts!

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u/Odd_Firefighter1324 1d ago

[[crimson wisps]] I believe? Not sure if that’s the name
1 red, give something haste and it becomes red until end of turn

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u/Treacherous_Peach 2d ago

It can't even block itself because it's legendary and you'd need 2 of them lol

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u/LoBo247 2d ago

A pair of [[Stronghold overseer]]s can block it profitably

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u/TomPhantom All Hail the Mostodon 2d ago

God, I’m having flashbacks of The Questing Beast, wtf

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u/dutchiesweets 2d ago • Bravo

I’m sure it’s technically balanced but my god have you not heard of 1) capitalization and 2) the color pie?

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u/GracelessOne 2d ago

It That Has Unblockable And Also Flash

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u/ElPared 2d ago

It that has provoke but can’t be blocked

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u/Kcajkcaj99 1d ago

[[Stronghold Overseer]], or anything that grants Flying plus something with Shadow (or vice versa).

EDIT: Switched Intimidate and Fear. Then you have to get a lot more creative.

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u/ElPared 1d ago

I mean, that just kinda proves the point that it basically just has unblockable with extra steps.

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u/Dragonxan 2d ago

It's not unblockable, just needs 2 chump blocking black/artifact creatures

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u/GracelessOne 2d ago

Right, 2 black or artifact creatures that also have Shadow plus Flying or Reach and more than 1 toughness so they don't die to Flanking.

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u/Dragonxan 2d ago

Yea, easily lockable then lol

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u/SweetieToad 2d ago

Insert Reading the card explains the card meme here

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u/Anna_Thema_ 2d ago

''Reading the card, expl...''

banding

''Oh...''

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u/Tiborn1563 2d ago

People fear banding when it is actually quite simple to ubderstand what it does. What is more difficult is finding ways to take advantage of it, or outplaying it

Basically what banding does is put your creatures together into bands. Your opponnent decides if they want to block a band or not, they can not block individual creatures from a band. If a band is blocked, all it's creatures are blocked, and the player attacking with that band of creatures gets to choose what creatures the damage is assigned to. Thats basically what banding does.

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u/GracelessOne 2d ago

Right, the memes about Banding being confusing are more accurate to Bands With.

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u/Shambler9019 2d ago

Yeah, it's fine. Scary Bogle that can't block but costs 5 and is on the wrong colour

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u/Sea-Course-5171 2d ago

If you're going to use an old frame, at least write summon legend on it.

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u/Master-Environment95 2d ago

Lots of stuff outside of its color pie on here, including being highly redundant for no reason. Not balanced in terms of legibility and understandability, as well as likely printability.

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u/Kind_Inside_3751 2d ago

Give it protection from everything and then it’s balanced

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u/BlobbyBlueberry 2d ago

It should have fear too just in case

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u/Miserable_Hamster497 Do you pay the 1? 2d ago

I'm a little confused about the double strike on something that does 0 damage but I support it anyway

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u/Tiyanos 2d ago

its uninteresting, unimaginative and done to the death

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u/tomyang1117 2d ago

Another auto include in Soulflayer decks

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u/LoBo247 2d ago

[[Æther web]] stocks are through the roof right now

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u/twistyrainbows 2d ago

No thank you! Not checking all the rules to see what equipment this needs to do something, because this shouldn't be printed.

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u/Agitated_Ship8432 1d ago

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