Predator Drone

[clustro]

Predator Drone
Artifact Creature - Construct 0/4
Flying
Your opponents play with their hands revealed.
Predator Drone enters the battlefield with three salvo counters on it.
, Remove a salvo counter from Predator Drone: Choose one - Predator Drone deals 4 damage to target creature without flying; or destroy target noncreature artifact; or destroy target nonbasic land. Activate this ability only once each turn.

[clustro]

Predator Drone
Artifact Creature - Construct 0/4
Flying
Predator Drone enters the battlefield with three salvo counters on it.
, Remove a salvo counter from Predator Drone: Choose one - Predator Drone deals 4 damage to target creature without flying; or destroy target noncreature artifact; or destroy target nonbasic land. Activate this ability only once each turn.
: Put three salvo counters on Predator Drone. Activate this ability only if Predator Drone has no salvo counters on it.

Changed it. Got rid of the last ability, and changed it to less-powerful and more flavorful ability - hand revealing.

[Magus Jr]

So, you're not using charge counters because?

[S3ptic]

Not so fond of bringing real life tech into Magic, but you did a good job capturing it. Just 4 toughness seems a bit high for a flimsy drone.

[clustro]

So, you're not using charge counters because?

...because a Predator Drone shoots missiles?

[clustro]

Not so fond of bringing real life tech into Magic, but you did a good job capturing it. Just 4 toughness seems a bit high for a flimsy drone.

While things like guns (ignoring Goblin Sharpshooter!) and stuff usually aren't Magic's thoroughfare, I think the basic idea of a predator drone - a thing that flies around, spies on people, and shoot rockets, seems a little more plausible. In the artwork, the drone would probably look more like a clockwork creature than its real-life counterpart.

[Magus Jr]

Real life tech is fine in Magic, just don't make up new counters if it's for flavor reasons.

[clustro]

Real life tech is fine in Magic, just don't make up new counters if it's for flavor reasons.

You mean like...
Quicksilver Fountain
Myojin of Cleansing Fire
Age counters
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Aven Mimeomancer
Bounty Hunter

et al...?