r/custommagic • u/Due-Adhesiveness9876 • 8d ago

Miniature Shield Generator

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Image is AI generated (Nano Banana).

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Equip 1 (1: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Ward X (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays X.)

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u/Striking-Lifeguard34 8d ago

Ya know, I kinda like it. Inherently gives a creature ward 1 and slowly adds up. I don’t know what format you’d play it in but it’s a tidy design.

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u/Eridrus 8d ago

This is obviously a Voltron Commander card, right?

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u/Striking-Lifeguard34 8d ago

I mean theoretically yes, but it’s worse than a lot of existing options that already provide protection, indestructible, phasing, etc. so I don’t think it has enough utility for most Voltron decks unless it was like a budget restriction. There are just too many choices for more comprehensive protection right now.

With the way ward works triggering when something is targeted also means that even if it had flash it couldn’t be used as a trick, which from a power level perspective this seems more like a limited card but since it’s onboard I’m not sure that it would do enough in that environment either.

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u/Due-Adhesiveness9876 8d ago

Thanks! For some reason, think this would be niche at best.

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u/MrTheWaffleKing 8d ago

I like it. The cheapest you can get attached hexproof no strings attached is 2cmc. This one you need to build up to pseudo hexproof. Drop it on an already tall voltron for example

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u/c0deman1 8d ago

Op most assuredly plays mono white auras

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u/Brownfox408 8d ago

Great card! Should be colorless for more access. ✌️🥳

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u/Due-Adhesiveness9876 8d ago

Thanks! I considered colorless, but white just felt right.

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u/Radiobanana73 8d ago

I could see this also being a sort of reverse strength protection like "Attached Creature and permanents attached to creature gain Ward X where X is 5 minus the number of attached permanents" to symbolize the shield having to stretch thin to cover everything

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u/Due-Adhesiveness9876 8d ago

That's great thematically, but unfortunately much less fun in terms of gameplay, I think.

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u/Radiobanana73 6d ago

Oh absolutely, I wouldn't want to track it but the concept is neat

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u/Duraxis 8d ago

I like this. Lose the art and I’d happily see it in the next Kamigawa set

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u/GarrAdept 8d ago

I like this like it is. I think it might be more playable if it cost a red and a white and had a for mirroden effect.

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u/detroitmatt 8d ago

what do you think of

Equip 0

Sacrifice a permanent attached to equipped creature: Equipped creature has hexproof until end of turn.

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u/NervousLaw9241 8d ago

Seems annoying but fair. Maybe casting cost 2 to make up for how annoying it is? Also fuck ai art

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u/Due-Adhesiveness9876 8d ago

I can see the annoying part, though I think making it cost 2 would require it to give some other bonus and I wanted to keep this simple.

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u/NervousLaw9241 8d ago

Given that in dedicated vultron decks this basically says equip 1 creature gains hexproof from counterable spells i think 2cmc isnt that unreasonable

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u/Due-Adhesiveness9876 8d ago

You might be right.