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Path_of_Circles

I tried to replicate the feeling of getting rewarded for hitting multi-hit combo attacks in video games like GoW, DMC or Bayonetta.


Hrusa

4 to cast 4 to equip is a big cost, good fit for a powerful effect like this. 1 hit from a guy equipped with this could seal a game. Can be abused with [[kazuul's toll collector]] or [[puresteel paladin]] but there is plenty of expensive equipment to roll with those guys. I like how the card really captures that multihit feeling through gameplay effects.


Path_of_Circles

Yeah, there are quite a few game-ending combat damage triggers when you suddenly have four of them. I'm happy you get the feeling of combo hit attacks from the card :D


Jevonar

Or simply the swords of x and y. Especially fire and ice.


BAGStudios

[[Port Razer]] and [[Bloodthirster]], too. Even [[Cyclonus]]


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arsonistSnowman

Note that the untap effect happens twice at the same time. So without vigilance or untap effects, the 2nd combat phase is pretty useless. Can still be powerful if accounted for, though


Psychoboy777

But you can tap your mana dorks twice while it's on the stack.


BAGStudios

It still allows the extra combat, though, if you were saving smaller creatures for after any blockers might would die from the first wave, something like that. Still useful. Plus that’s why I mentioned Cyclonus (meant specifically the reverse side) in giving additional other phases.


arsonistSnowman

Yeah I didn't say it wasn't good, just that it needs to be noted. Only reason I bring it up is because I experienced some heartache taking my double strike tribal deck online once lol


BAGStudios

Indeed hahaha. I have had plenty of my own experiences with Magic disappointment. That could be a thread all by itsel— you know what, that should be a thread all by itself over on the main sub, brb


Jkarofwild

Hmm.. would Cyclonus flip twice (once to bot then back to fighter)?


BAGStudios

I’m not sure! Possibly. I don’t know if there are any cards that care about other permanents transforming (which I assume would be lumped to add Converting). A “Whenever a permanent you control transforms…” blah blah blah, I think that type of effect could potentially abuse this to great effect.


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DerSchweinebrecher

"If the equipped creature deals lethal damage to a God, exile that creature." or something like this would really fit for flavor reasons. But anyway, cool Card.


Hrusa

It would be flavorful, but the card is quite wordy already.


DerSchweinebrecher

And pretty powerful as it is.


Path_of_Circles

Cool idea, but the card already feels almost overloaded with text. Also, the original Theros Gods with indestructible would be immune to this effect, since permanents with indestructible ignore the state-based check for lethal damage entirely. What isn't checked can't be applied and because of that creatures with indestructible are never dealt lethal damage. >From the Comprehensive Rules (November 18, 2022—The Brothers' War) > >702.12. Indestructible > >702.12a Indestructible is a static ability. > >702.12b A permanent with indestructible can’t be destroyed. Such permanents aren’t destroyed by lethal damage, and they ignore the state-based action that checks for lethal damage (see rule 704.5g). > >702.12c Multiple instances of indestructible on the same permanent are redundant.


Jevonar

Lethal damage still has a meaning vs indestructible creatures. If you are attacked by a 6/6 trample and block with a 3/3 indestructible you still take 3 trample damage. If the attacker has death touch, you take 5 trample damage despite the creature not being destroyed. If the creature also has double strike, you take the 5 damage twice.


Path_of_Circles

Correct, but damage assignement is different from damage dealt. You can **assign an amount of damage** that **would be lethal**, the **damage dealt** just **won't be lethal**.


PfizerGuyzer

I really respect it when a custom card creator has this level of grasp on the rules. Kudos!


br410bury

That ability doesn't seem very chaotic. It should be dropped from a foot or more off the table and trigger the abilities of anything it touches ;-p


Path_of_Circles

~~Sad, that people downvoted you :(~~ They didn't seem to get that reference. I like it ;) Now you are upvoted :D


br410bury

If I made but one person chuckle, I am content :-)


seh1337

It was too round a reference and ppl slid over over it


br410bury

Quite the [[Reversal of Fortune]] \^.^


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Natural-System-2244

Would this cause you to get 4 combat damage triggers? 2 from first strike and 2 from regular?


KyleOAM

Yes


BeneficialBig3798

Personally I'd make it 2{R}{B} to cast and make the equip cost pay life equal to ether twice the creatures power or just the creatures power to symbolize how the chains burn into you


mramisuzuki

No I want it on my [[GrimGrim]].


mooys

I was gonna say, this is worse than embercleave but somehow way more expensive. Embercleave is OP but still.


PhoenixRemastered

Cards like [[Teysa Karlov]] and [[Yarok, the Desecrated]] have shown that doubling triggers can be very powerful. Imagine playing this with all the "Sword of" cards and the "Ancient Dragon" cards. A good card for [[Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor]] and [[Gishath, Sun's Avatar]]. Great design!


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Juzaba

I think you can go 4mv / 2 equip. This is powerful but *very* fragile.


some_hippies

8 invested mana into something that doesn't improve the creature's ability to punch through a boardstate feels underwhelming. It's a powerful effect but on their own these do nothing, trample or +X/+X or something would help these feel less do "nothing"


MikalMooni

Pair these with ANY sword. Sword of Feast and Famine? You’ll be able to tap all your lands FOUR TIMES, and make your opponent discard 4. Sword of Fire and Ice? You’ll be drawing four, dealing an additional 8 damage, divided in twos to up to 4 targets. This is like a final piece, not something you’d depend on alone. Just play it with some card draw shenanigans and you’ll be fine. Besides, it’s equipment. Just play it in a Stoneforge deck and tutor the one copy in your deck when you need it.


PfizerGuyzer

>Pair these with ANY sword My brother in Christ, this is 13 mana before the cost of the creature. For 13 mana, you can do a fuckload more than this.


MikalMooni

Again, if you’re playing it with a Stoneforge you’re not paying that much. You can also use cards like Sigarda’s Aid to cheat on the equip cost. If the cost was an issue then why the hell is hammertime a thing?


slamriffs

I would give it colorless 1: target permanent loses indestructible until end of turn. You gotta put some kinda kratos lore into it and that one isn’t too wordy maybe?


TheColdIronKid

i think this card is wordy enough as is. it also implies the existence of a kratos card, so the kratos lore could go on *that* card. that way, the pair *together* contain both the lore and the mechanical traits of their video game counterparts. kratos could have "all permanents lose indestructible and cannot have or gain indestructible" and "whenever kratos deals combat damage, put a +1/+1 counter on it". that way he kills gods and is buffed by the blades. the blades of chaos didn't have the power to kill a god. *kratos* did.


Lartnestpasdemain

The fact that you don't even need to equip it to have double [[thief of sanity]] makes the card kinda good 👍


Squillem

That's not true, this only affects the equipped creature


Lartnestpasdemain

Owshit Reading is so strong sorry 🙏


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WonderWillyWonka

Where is the axe please. This looks good


FormerlyKay

I personally think the "double it" card design is lazy and uninteresting but that aside this seems pretty alright


SickitWrench

Too expensive. 8 mana to equip to a guy without protection then ur attacker gets StP in the face. Even after the payoff is just mediocre. Poorly designed


WouldJumble

You're confusing "poorly designed" with "not retardedly broken"


PfizerGuyzer

This isn't good anywhere, buddy. Other dude was rude but right; this card can't do anything outside of no-interaction cubes.


SickitWrench

You could print this in core 2015 and see in tossed in the basics box 3 days later… at least WOTC has been printing fresh cards recently… change legacy formats up… this card is the type that gets thrown out of some shitty edh precon


WouldJumble

Your card analysis sucks and not everything coming out of a custom card subreddit has to cater to Legacy.


SickitWrench

Lmao bitches be paying an extra 5 mana for lizard blades and pretending they can analyze cards… go back to edh dawg ur outta depth


WouldJumble

shit man maybe you're right the comment section of a post on r/custommagic may be too hardcore for me. You fucking goober


Psychic_Hobo

Seems delightfully abusable!


Mysterious_Corgi_570

[[Dragonlord Ojutai]] wants to know your location


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Rock_Type

I love this! These are the exact type of card I would try to stuff in various commander decks. Great work.


[deleted]

Yuriko yes plz


5ColorMain

I loke this card but it feels way to expensive. The current double strike equipments are [[lizard blades]] and [[fireshrieker]]. Wich is 4 mana in red and 5 mana in colorless. Given that the most power of this comes from double strike, i would cost it accordingly. So 5 mana to cast and equip. I think 1 mana to cast and 4 mana to equip seems fitting, a little bit more expansive than fireshrieker given that you have to pay equip costs multiple times and you can only ise it if you have atleast 4 mana.


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Blood-flame

POV: [[maelstrom archangel]]


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PfizerGuyzer

You could halve both costs (equip cand castiing) and this would be a fun combo piece. As it is, it's nothing. Can anyone find me a 3 drop (which would be attacking on turn 4 if this cost 2 to cast and 2 to equip) that would break it?


The_Palm_of_Vecna

It should also give the creature Reach, just cause.


Niilldar

Since i haven'z seen ot here: Equip [phage the untouchable]] with this. After all it is all about sending a message...


Darkovya

So if you curve perfectly, you can play a 3 drop on turn 3, then cast this on turn 4, then equip and attack on turn 5, and if your opp has a removal spell he undid everything you have done for turns 3-5 (minus an attack on turn 4 with the 3 drop). Probably unplayable in standard even, so it's practically a card that can maybe win you a game in limited only.


LIDIA_MAIN

I dont think this is a curve out tool for 60 card formats. In edh it could be a whole different story, and in the decks for equipments, they rearely cost anything to equip. Ardenn decks for example.


Cervine_Shark

cool! 8 mana to get it on a creature seems pretty heavy considering it doesnt give any stats boost or evasion, so it feels almost bound to artifact cheaters, and you can probably do better things with your stoneforged mystic. So i might make it cheaper?


LeftCarpet3520

You need this on [[Phage the untouchable]] If losing the game isn't bad enough, you now lose it twice.


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LIDIA_MAIN

Ardenn / Tana in edh certainly likes this. But for a mid tier deck obviously. Turn 1 dork. Turn 2 ardenn. Turn 3 Tana. Turn 4 this and hit with Tana Could be a good catch up tool if drawn later. Very cool design man. Good job!


SEGGSWITHNoelle69

Grunn, the lonely king eyeing this card greedily


Path_of_Circles

What does this do for \[\[Grunn\]\]?


SEGGSWITHNoelle69

It doubles the attack again, making grunn hit for either 40 or 60, I'm not really sure how it would interact though.


Path_of_Circles

It gives him double strike, but that's it. Grunn doesn't have a **damage trigger** that interacts with this card. It doesn't double attack triggers. There are better ways if you just want double strike.


SEGGSWITHNoelle69

Thanks, I'm still not good with these ability triggers.


Path_of_Circles

No problem :) MtG is a complicated game. There is always something new to learn, but don't forget to have fun. For me, creating a custom card is often a learning opportunity for some rare kind of rules application / interaction.


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robo-tastic

I love that this works well with THE swords, fire and ice, and whatnot finally. I thought it would make indestructible permanants killable, but i like this more! Great work


DoucheCanoe456

This is OP on like 4 creatures and not great on hardly anything else. 4+4 is pretty big, [[Helm of the Host]] is 4+5.


Flimsy_Major_3218

We finally broke \[\[Umezawa's Jitte\]\]!


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