Lavamancer's Guile - CotW winner (5/30/2005)

[Jasno]

Lavamancer's Guile :r::r:
Enchantment

Targets for spells and abilities you play are chosen as those spells and abilities resolve. Legal targets are still required.

Strike while the iron's hot.

[MazerPriest]

Holy crap. That's awesome.

Very original and game-changing while not being broken.

[Jasno]

Wow.

Thanks, that just made my day. :D

[Pseudofate]

So in essence this negates FILO?

[Jasno]

Uh, not familiar with the acronym. What's it stand for?

[avatara]

wow that creates a sense of counfusion

[GenericKen]

I do like the formatting; a very clean rules break.

Hard to say that anyone would play this at 3cc though, since it does nothing on its own. It needs to be made more efficient somehow.

[Jasno]

Would adding "Red sorceries may be played as though they were instants" make it better? I think that fits the theme rather well.

[Drakonis Mage]

Would adding "Red sorceries may be played as though they were instants" make it better? I think that fits the theme rather well.
No. That might be a bit over the top.
Maybe making it cantrip instead.

[Jasno]

Thanks for the suggestion. Any better now?

[Drakonis Mage]

Yeah, that'd work. That's a very interesting card and the cantrip makes up for the fact that it doesn't do anything on its own. As to its overall power, it makes the burns into a bluff and pretty much screws around damage prevention and possibly counters.

[Ertai_Footshove]

Soo... essientally... targeted spells you control, can't be countered. Hmm... with red, i don't think thats a problem, and isn't too overpowered. The cantrip really completes it... otherwise... i could possibly suggest color coding the the ability... but the RR casting cost takes care of that

[who is the pilot]

why lavamancer?

[Jasno]

Seemed to fit well, I geuss. Do you have a better suggestion?

[Risky]

There's a problem here. I just know it. My Judge's Spidey Sense is tingling.

[dragon_flip24]

Because it could be countered for a lack of legal target? I dunno.

[keldon]

Soo... essientally... targeted spells you control, can't be countered.

They still can be countered, just you do not have to declare counters.
Neat idea, maybe it could be costed at :r: without cantrip, making it card disadvantage, but less tempo-consuming...

[MazerPriest]

It makes it difficult to protect your creatures, which is really white's forte, so it makes sense this is red. You play a Shock. Now your opponent has to pay for the Circle of Protection, in case the Shock's coming their way, as well as maybe protecting one of their creatures with a Healing Salve, but leaving the others to the Shock. It disables quite a bit of protection - exactly like a red card should do.

[Jasno]

Do you really think it could get away with a CC of :r: without the cantrip? I think I'd like it better that way.

[avatara]

well id say u can put it to RR w/o cantrip

[PhyrexianSurvivor]

There's a problem here. I just know it. My Judge's Spidey Sense is tingling.

Mine went off too, but this is actually elegantly worded, and while it has the potential to get ugly, I can't see anything that actually makes it so.

[Wicked_Mind]

I can see now... So basicly I play a burn spell look evil and ask him what creature would you like to save in response...

and smack it in his face anyway :D

[Zarathustra]

jesus

ive been designing cards for ages now and i never ever thought of this

its so simple yet it raises so many questions

remove the cantrip because it screws with this cards elegancy

good job

[Litlfatdog]

ugh this is SUCH a freaking awesome card. it's really red too. and balanced and super duper original and useful and nice job

[GenericKen]

Well, to be honest, it's not the *most* original card. There was a CotW nom a while back that was:

Bolt of Lightning, or something - 1R
Instant
~ deals 2 damage to a creature or player of your choice.

Something like that.

[Jasno]

Changed the CC to :r::r: without the cantrip. Thanks for the compliments, all. :)

[Drakonis Mage]

Personally I'd prefer to pay :1: more for the cantrip, but that might be just me.

[mercury229]

IS this an enchantment, instant, sorcery? what, thats the only thing that I just dont get.

[dragon_flip24]

IS this an enchantment, instant, sorcery? what, thats the only thing that I just dont get.

You look up and see what forum this thread is in. Then you get it.

[Mana Geek]

I find this a fun card. Red should really do more wierd effects like the one showcased here.

Congrats for the nomination and the (imminent) win.

[Maegnil]

This may sound as a noobish question, but what exactly is a cantrip?

[Pigmy wurm]

A card, uslual one or two that draws you a card in adition to it's affect.
A few examples Abeyance (http://magic.tcgplayer.com/db/search_result_card.asp?id=5969) Leap (http://magic.tcgplayer.com/db/search_result_card.asp?id=5367) Squelch (http://magic.tcgplayer.com/db/search_result_card.asp?id=12184)

[Drakonis Mage]

This may sound as a noobish question, but what exactly is a cantrip?
Cantrip is magic slang for "draw a card".

[Synergy_Man]

what does that have to do with this. that is burn this makes it so they cant protect pretty much.