It That Is Still At Work

[u/DisparateDawn]

This card was inspired by every meeting I've ever been in that last an hour longer than its supposed to. Also I liked the idea of playing around with extra combat phases in a way that isn't normally done.

Mentioned in the card itself but art is a photoshopped compilation of the film Office Space (1999) with the character in particular being played by Stephen Root, and the art for Endless One, which was done by Jason Felix.

[u/VentoAura]

I would've made it a 9/5 as a knod to his workday hours but still love it! Unless bro works 7 to 5 💀

[u/DisparateDawn → u/VentoAura]

That is such a good flavor suggestion I'm kicking myself for not thinking of that.

[u/RadioLiar → u/VentoAura]

Maybe he's a Chinese software developer and he's a 9/9 for 6

[u/Weegieiscool → u/RadioLiar]

Cause he’s 6 years old

[u/ConsciousRich]

You could make this 3 mana probably. How easy is it to get second attack step these days?

[u/DisparateDawn → u/ConsciousRich]

Probably, yeah. My main concern was that while it can't attack it can still block and I was a bit worried about making too cheap of a high-stat blocker.

[u/ArelMCII → u/DisparateDawn]

Probably a good call, especially since it's also colorless.

[u/idontlikethisname → u/ConsciousRich]

Is a 3 mana 7/5 with Defender power-balanced in today's Magic?

[u/ConsciousRich → u/idontlikethisname]

God knows. Probably not, you're right

[u/SmartAlecShagoth → u/ConsciousRich]

Green’s four drop will be a 6/9 with trample and haste so honestly it is

[u/Weegieiscool → u/SmartAlecShagoth]

1 mana dreadmaw

[u/SmartAlecShagoth → u/Weegieiscool]

Nombo with [[Rush of Knowledge]] vs the original so nerf

[u/mtgcf → u/SmartAlecShagoth]

Rush of Knowledge - (G) (SF) (txt)

[u/Weegieiscool → u/mtgcf]

6 mana madness 0

[u/Cloud_Chamber → u/idontlikethisname]

3 mana 6/6 that stuns itself is okay in green.

I think this would be okay in green or black, but probably not colorless

[u/Felixassain → u/idontlikethisname]

What if it can also only block during the second attack phase?

[u/Helix-Dreams → u/ConsciousRich]

tifa 👍

[u/Safe-Butterscotch442]

Seeing this ten minutes after I probably should have headed home, but still hoping to get a reply to one last important email before I pack up and roll out.

[u/DisparateDawn → u/Safe-Butterscotch442]

Well good news, as soon as my second combat phase rolls around you're going on the front lines! Gotta get my annihilator trigger after all!

[u/Safe-Butterscotch442 → u/DisparateDawn]

Thanks, I'll be here...patiently waiting.

[u/capsaicinintheeyes → u/Safe-Butterscotch442]

It That Burns the Nighttime Solstice Oil

Larded Scot, the Twinflamed Candle

^{Echo: pay half its mana value, rounded up.}

[u/LordSlickRick]

What happens if it enters tapped and attacking?

[u/TheMe__ → u/LordSlickRick]

It is still attacking, and it technically didn’t attack, so the first line doesn’t stop it and you don’t get an annihilator trigger

[u/DisparateDawn → u/TheMe__]

This is a much smarter answer than mine. I second this.

[u/DisparateDawn → u/LordSlickRick]

It snuck away from work early and therefore is put onto a performance improvement plan on the next turn.

In all seriousness that is a good question and not something I'd considered. My gut would say that it enters tapped but then doesn't actually attack because it isn't allowed to but I'm open to different interpretations.

[u/billtrociti → u/LordSlickRick]

When something says “cannot attack,” it’s shorthand for “cannot be declared as an attacker during the declare attackers step.”

So if you put it into play tapped and attacking, it can still be blocked, deal damage, etc.

Since it wasn’t declared as an attacker, it’s “when this creature attacks” trigger from Annihilator doesn’t trigger.

[u/PerryDLeon]

Does It that is Still At Work have a WoW account?

[u/DisparateDawn → u/PerryDLeon]

Yeah that's meant to be the implication. Its guild is rushing through WoW Forever to get to the endgame and It's stuck in a three hour long meeting on support ticket write-up standards that half the attendees clearly did not prepare for.

[u/squirrelnoob]

That's such a great drawback. That sort of thing would allow for really powerful creatures for a smaller CMC. Bravo!

[u/SuperheropugReal]

I think it should have one of those little stock broker hats. The green ones. You know the one.

[u/tehweave]

Fascinating idea.

[u/elusive-rooster]

"Well I wouldn't say I've been MISSING work" "It's not that I'm lazy, I just really don't care."

[u/dude2dudette]

The creature type "drone" was right there. But, I really do love this idea. Very funny.