Onset of Decay

[Matt]

Onset of Decay
2B
Enchant Creature
When enchanted creature is put into a graveyard from play, all creatures that share a creature type with enchanted creature get -X/-X until end of turn, where X is enchanted creature's toughness.

I'd like some flavor text that explains the -X/-X thing - the idea is that a large host could stay alive for a long time, incubating the disease within the body, so that when it dies huge amounts of plague flow out.

I could instead make a 1B version that just gave a flat -2/-2 instead of the variable amount; which would be nicer?

[Matt]

Current wording:


Onset of Decay
2B
Enchant Creature
When enchanted creature is put into a graveyard from play, all creatures that share a creature type with enchanted creature get -X/-X until end of turn, where X is enchanted creature's toughness.

[Aether]

Interesting disruption against tribal decks.  The Onslaught block would not love this.

As for the flavour text, it can perhaps be

Let he who opposes our Father most harms his kins most. - Phyrexian Scripture (The source can be changed of course.)

[Matt]

Twenty-four hour clock, because hey, why not.

[Jacob Orlove]

I think the -2/-2 version might be better. This can hit bigger creatures, though, so it's not like I'm opposed to the current version.

[Matt]

Closed and added.[/color]