Cascading Madness

[Tranqui1]

Cascading Madness - :0:
Instant

As an additional cost to play ~, pay :u::u:, play a spell, then counter that spell.

Draw three cards. (Spells without targets can't be played.)

Until the end of the next turn, your maximum hand size is 2. Remove ~ from the game with a time counter on it.

Suspend 0 - 1

The difference between genius and madness is results, but one result leaves you a gibbering heap.


EDIT: Altered for functionality.

Aggressively templated to include "Draw three cards," but I would be OK with printing at 'draw two.' Is the tempo loss and card sacrifice an appropriate counterbalance?

[filthycur]

at first I thought this card was intriguing. Then I read it.

[Golgari_Spy]

at first I thought this card was intriguing. Then I read it.

I don't usually make it that far, I just usually skip to the flavor text unfortunately :(

[guyarney]

Man, you guys are critical, lol!

This IS an intriguing card, it's just a lil busy.

Something like the following might be a little more streamlined:

Cascading Madness :u:
Instant
Suspend :u: - 1
Counter target spell you control. If you don't, remove Cascading Madness from the game with a time counter on it. If you do, draw three cards, then remove Cascading Madness from the game with a time counter on it.

[Tranqui1]

That's similar to the original wording I had, but I ran into problems regarding spells without legal targets; suspend doesn't allow me to slip something underneath, so with your wording I think timebugs would be required. As for the business of extra costs and hand size, I was trying to go for a "your thoughts are multiplying and eating themselves" flavor, which probably didn't translate well.

Also, at filthycur: ouch.

[morimacil]

cascading madness
instant
suspend 1 - :u:
choose one:
counter target spell you control, draw 2 cards and remove Cascading Madness from the game with a time counter on it; or remove Cascading Madness from the game with a time counter on it.
:u::u::remove a time counter from cardname. play this ability only if cardname is suspended.

how about it like this? you can pay uu to counterspell your own stuff and draw, or else, when it unsuspends, you have to chose the second option because of no legal targets.

[Zdarek]

Cascading Madness :u:
Instant
Suspend :u: - 1

This card can't be played from anywhere.

Do some effect.

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I think this is the best wording for this card..

[Zdarek]

sh*t.. Double post..

[Tetraman174]

double posts mean nothing so long as everyone around you doesn't care about post counts.

This card doesn't have madness.

[Giasumaru]

Zomg, you know something is wrong when the additional cost entails a "Play a spell, then counter that spell."

[Tranqui1]

Will eschew flavor for conventionality. Duly noted. Also, I promise to sleep more before making cards.

[guyarney]

I once read that Mister Garfield and a friend spent 24 straight hours playtesting Alpha before print run.