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This challenge review dives into “spellbook” technology from Arena. What cool cards can you design when that card has access to three other cards? We got a ton of submissions again, so you’ll learn all about the possible tech!
Scryfall gallery of cards mentioned (spell book cards are with the submissions)
Topics and Tidbits
- Juliet’s most Juliet intro yet
- recording woes
- a new Battle subtype!
- Battles default to protected by you, Sieges were the exception
- A spellbook that provides minor effects each turn is similar to a Saga
- Battles that protect themselves seem especially synergistic
- cheating out spellbook clauses
- non-digital spellbook tech
- would having lots of tutorable face-up cards lead to weird gameplay?
- cascade into a spellbook
- rewards for having only or mostly big instant/sorceries in a spellslinger deck
- when dealing with cascade-y effects, you gotta do the “Living End” check
- dan dan shared deck format
- an instant in the deck but a delver on the field increases the self-synergy
- day night mechanic as time passing
- cool old art
- is day/night salvageable? maybe in a new form?
- how good is “tap draw a zero mana blank artifact from outside the game”?
- that bwonggg noise when multiple things get counters on arena
- don’t dead
- open inside
- is doubling season ok at common for ten mana?
- what would it take to rarity shift a card?
- a card that used to be called “a tim”
- kuyashii as the creator of gamers
- live rock paper scissors
- play against the hosts
- skipping class still gets the fire degree
- accidentally challenging Xena to submit weirder cards
- surprisingly simple spellbook compared to the card!
- squirrels don’t work
- a budget edh classic
- surprise rare trivia
- not quite enough tritons yet
- giving credit to reasonably priced commons
- “you may cast that card” timing questions
- tim’s picks: fire novice, forgetful fish
- juliet’s pick: azcanta scout, aquatic archaeologist
- card coliseum champion Redbay!!!
Submissions
yumyum36
KennaKhaos
Inte
Qirn
AuxilliaryOtter
Wobbles
Pat
vtbassmatt
Juliet
kuyashiiPlays
Dragon of the West
Spellbook for Dragon of the West
JamesDaltonBell
Xena
Khord
GrandNagus
Ash
Spice Duchess bonus submission!
