Multicoloured RB burn spell

Spyx · Joined: 31 Oct 2004 Posts: 835

I find it odd that we have an R/W burn spell but no R/B one, so I came up with this.

Lightning Decay
RB
Instant
Lightning Decay deals 2 damage to target creature.
That creature's controller loses 2 life.

Mirage · Joined: 31 Jan 2006 Posts: 87

i saw this on the front page and didn't get it until i realized there's a section for custom cards. i was going to type awful trollish things but instead am apologizing for ever harboring those feelings.

cool card. straightforward. right for the colors, effect, etc.

Avata · Joined: 03 Dec 2006 Posts: 372

Honestly I think this card is pretty underpowered (compare to lightning helix, which does 3 and can target players) or terminate (destroys any creature for the same cost).

I could see the same card being printed at 3 damage/loss of 3 life (it still can't be pointed at the opponents dome after all)

or perhaps something a little more inventive:

BR
sorcery

Pay X life: Deal X damage to target creature. If that creature is put into a graveyard this turn, it deals damage to its controller equal to its toughness.

(Note that this captures the suicide nature of black more aptly, and makes for some interesting combinations, i.e. you could target a gargadon with this for 0, then slaughter pact it and give your opponent 7 to the dome.)

R3wind · Joined: 24 Jul 2006 Posts: 880

How about this.

Add. "If a spell, ablity, or special action would target this spell while it is on the stack, that spell, ablity, or special action's controler loses 4 life instead".

Take that Willbender!!!

Avata · Joined: 03 Dec 2006 Posts: 372

It'd have to be "loses 4 life" instead of "loses 4 life instead." Why? Because if they just lose 4 life instead and nothing happens, no one will ever have any reason to target this, ever, in which case you may as well just give the card split second or say "this spell cannot be the target of spells or abilities."

MaksymG · Joined: 24 Apr 2006 Posts: 174

fiery death
RB
sorcery
Destroy target non black creature, it can't be regeneated. Fiery death deals 3 damage to another target creature, a creature dealt damage by fiery death can't be regenerated this turn.

R3wind · Joined: 24 Jul 2006 Posts: 880

Seems too much like Terminate.

rockshard · Joined: 24 Jun 2007 Posts: 112

MaksymG · Joined: 24 Apr 2006 Posts: 174

it is actually a mixture of terror and incinirate, I opted to leave out the non artifact creature seeing as how this spell is at least partly red which has a natural afinity at destoying artifacts (smash, shatter, shattering spree, ancient grudge, etc) however this really needed to be nerfed down to sorcery speed so there it is,

Btw anything that destroys a creature and has a casting cost of RB is going to partially resemble terminate

Spyx · Joined: 31 Oct 2004 Posts: 835

I first thought about making it 3 damage lose 3 life but figured that would be a little too good. Maybe 3 damage to the creature and lose 2 life?
Or would 3 damage 3 life be acceptable?

rockshard · Joined: 24 Jun 2007 Posts: 112

3 damage, 3 life seems much too good. Unless you wanted to make it cost 3 mana. Because then that would actually be pretty good, maybe even better than 2 damage, 2 life, 2 mana. For reference, compare it to Char, Cryoclasm, and once again: Lunge.

Or know what else you can do either way. Make it say "Lightning Decay is colorless". That would be cool, would give the 2 damage, 2 life, 2 mana version in particular a little boost. :D

3 damage, 2 life is also ok, but personally it's much nicer to have both numbers be the same, but that's up to you.

Spyx · Joined: 31 Oct 2004 Posts: 835

yeah I think i'll keep it like I posted it Smile

nshamas · Joined: 23 Mar 2006 Posts: 83

I like it, though I would have gone with something like this...

Lightning Decay

Instant

Kicker

Lightning Decay deals 2 damage to target creature.
That creature's controller loses 2 life.

If the Kicker was paid, target creature's controller discards a card at random.