If you were to make MtG cards based on anime...

WhoWantsToKnow · Post by **WhoWantsToKnow** » Mar 30, 2005 6:20pm

The thought had occurred to me after a profile was submitted for Excel Saga. The picture for Gojo Shouji happens to be a Magic: the Gathering-type card made by a series fan based on characteristics from the character, and it set my mind to thinking.

If you have a decent enough knowledge of anime and MtG, do you think you could think of cards that could be made? If you think of an idea and reply to this, post all the details you would expect to see on the card (costs, rules, flavor if you can, picture, etc.). I have the tool that can make the cards, and it might be fun to make some for grins. To help spur things along, here's a card I made myself: a land based on the amusing situation the ACROSS base had in episode 2 of Excel Saga:

Flooded ACROSS Base
Land
Flooded ACROSS Base comes into play tapped and doesn't untap during its controller's next two untap steps.
TAP: Add WWW to your mana pool. Flooded ACROSS Base doesn't untap during its controller's next two untap steps.
"Well, who knew an underground base would have such a problem? What an oversight." - Il Palazzo

I'll be the first to admit that I'm not an MtG expert, so any cards I would make may not be exactly fair, but it sounds like doing something like this would be a lot of fun. If there are enough worthy cards, I'll see about putting together a card set for all of us to look at an enjoy.

pitt · Post by **pitt** » Mar 30, 2005 11:16pm

how about this

card name- Vash the stampede
mana- 2red, and 2white
type- summon cowboy legend
attack/def- 3/4
ability- trample, tap Vash and pay 6colorless mana and destroy target land (because thats what he does with that big gun arm)

pitt · Post by **pitt** » Mar 30, 2005 11:19pm

Or Jubei from Ninja Scroll

name- Jubei the master of ass kicking
mana- 2black, and 4 colorless
type- summon ninja
attack/def- 9/1
abillity- haste, first strike, Jubei can not be blocked by more then one creature.

WhoWantsToKnow · Post by **WhoWantsToKnow** » Mar 31, 2005 7:47am

I was thinking about Vash the Stampede, but because of his vow now to kill, I was thinking about raising his power but adding the condition somewhere along these lines:

"If Vash the Stampede would attack and destroy a creature, this creature returns to its owner's hand instead."

So it's easier to beat a creature with the card but they don't get killed.

Still, along the line of Trigun, I came up with a relatively simple one for Meryl Stryfe

Meryl Stryfe
2W
Creature - Hero
2/2
Attacking does not cause Meryl Stryfe to tap.
"However, in some places I happen to be better known as Derringer Meryl."

Kyle Bloodheart · Post by **Kyle Bloodheart** » Mar 31, 2005 8:15am

Name: Legato Bluesummers
Cost: 2Black 4Colorless
Type: Legendary Villain
Power/Toughness: 4/2
Effect: Pay XX to take control of target creature for the rest of the game, where X is = to the creature's toughness.
If Legato leaves play, return controlled creatures to owner's control.
If Legato is killed by a creature, the creature that killed Legato is tapped, and can't untap unless the owner pays 10colorless.
"Kill me, or your friends die."

How about double X, and when returned, they return to owner's control? He isn't that powerful, 2 damage will destroy him.

Kyle Bloodheart · Post by **Kyle Bloodheart** » Mar 31, 2005 8:32am

Name: Saillune City
Type: Legendary Land
Effect: Comes into play tapped. Tap, gain 2 white mana, and doesn't untap during next turn. While Saillune City is untapped, all white creatures gain +2/+2, and all nonwhite creatures receive -2/-2. Saillune City can't be targeted by spells or abilities that come from a nonwhite source.
"The white magic capital of the world."

WhoWantsToKnow · Post by **WhoWantsToKnow** » Mar 31, 2005 8:43am

Hmm...those could work. Nice touch with Sailune Capital (or however it'll be spelled), but to be fair, I would think it shouldn't untap at the next untap phase (IOW, it should take two turns to untap).

Kyle Bloodheart · Post by **Kyle Bloodheart** » Mar 31, 2005 9:15am

Name: Dragon Slave
Cost: 5red Xcolorless or YYcolorless
Type: Sorcery
Effect: Destroy X, nonlegendary nonland permenates, or destroy Y nonlegendary lands, and no permenate can regenerate. Dragon Slave ignores Flagbearers, and Protection from Red.
"Darkness beyond twilight, crimson beyond blood that flows..."

That looks great.

WhoWantsToKnow · Post by **WhoWantsToKnow** » Mar 31, 2005 10:43am

Hmm...much more worthy if it can override Flagbearer and Protection from Red. Also, it can't be countered, and what's destroyed can't regenerate.

Still, Lands should be tougher to destroy. How about this?

BTW, know where I can get a good picture of Saillune City (One last thing. It should probably come into play tapped)?

pitt · Post by **pitt** » Mar 31, 2005 12:41pm

Kyle Bloodheart wrote:Name: Legato Bluesummers
Cost: 2Black 4Colorless
Type: Legendary Villain
Power/Toughness: 4/2
Effect: Pay X to take control of target creature for the rest of the game, where X is = to the creature's toughness.
If Legato leaves play, return controlled creatures to owners hand.
If Legato is killed by a creature, the creature that killed Legato is tapped, and can't untap unless the owner pays 10colorless.
"Kill me, or your friends die."

ok dude that is way to powerfull, make it so he has to stay tapped or the creature goes back to his owner

Kyle Bloodheart · Post by **Kyle Bloodheart** » Mar 31, 2005 12:55pm

Name: Ura
Cost: 3green 0colorless
Type: Armor Cat
Power/Toughness: 1/8
Effect: Tap Ura to redirect all damage from one creature you control to Ura. Ura doesn't untap during your next untap step.
"NYAA!"

I will edit the post the card idea is in. So look back and see if that is better.

Kyle Bloodheart · Post by **Kyle Bloodheart** » Mar 31, 2005 1:52pm

Sorry. I don't know where to look for a picture of Sailune. I couldn't find a picture either.

If you know of a program I could download and use to take a screencapture, I could send you a picture. I use real player to watch DVDs on my computer, if that has any importance on the program that I could use.

WhoWantsToKnow · Post by **WhoWantsToKnow** » Mar 31, 2005 1:58pm

Hmm...I'd say Media Player Classic (compact and free to download), but it only works if the DVD is regionless (most only work if the DVD is regionless). If it's regioned, you may need to work around that first.

J.Kudo · Post by **J.Kudo** » Mar 31, 2005 2:30pm

Alucard: Vampire Hunter (B)(B)(B)(B)(B)(B)(2)
Legendary Creature - Vampire
First Strike
BBR: Destroy target nonblack creature
BBRR: Destroy Target black creature
When Alucard:Vampire Hunter deals damage to a creature or player put a +1/+1 coutner on it.
5/6

Alucard: Empowered (B)(B)
Legendary Creature - Vampire
First Strike
As an additional cost to summon Alucard: Empowered sacrifice Alucard: Vampire Hunter
Alucard: Empowered gains a +1/+1 token for every +1/+1 token the sacrificed Alucard: Vampire Hunter had.
Alucard: Empowered counts as Alucard: Vampire Hunter for Legendary Purposes.
BB: Deal 2 damage to target creature or player
BBRRT: Destroy target permanent
Whenever Alucard: Empowered deals damage to a target it gains a +1/+1 coutner. Whenever Alucard: Empowered deals combat damage it gains two +1/+1 counters
Whenever Alucard: Empowered is dealt combat damage remoove a +1/+1 counter in stead.
3/0

Alucard: The Imortal One (B)(B)(B)(B)(B)(B)(B)(B)
First Strike
As an additional cost to summon Alucard: The Imortal One sacrifice Alucard: Empowered
Alucard: The Imortal One gains a +1/+1 token for every +1/+1 token the sacrificed Alucard: Empowered had.
Alucard: The Imortal One counts as Alucard: Vampire Hunter and Alucard: Empowered for Legendary Purposes.
Regenerate (0)
2/2

Possibly a bit overpowered, but impossible to play...
Just like Door to Nothingness

WhoWantsToKnow · Post by **WhoWantsToKnow** » Mar 31, 2005 3:05pm

Ura sounds like it has potential. Let me check it for fairness...

(Gatherer running a little slow right now.)

Hmm...perhaps if Ura wasn't as tough. Maybe 1/5, but with the tap ability as is. Take a look.

Kyle Bloodheart · Post by **Kyle Bloodheart** » Mar 31, 2005 3:32pm

That sounds good. You seem to know what you are doing, with creation and balancing.

What about creating your Flooded ACROSS Base?

If you were to make MtG cards based on anime...