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« on: September 27, 2009, 12:29:41 am »

This is just your standard everyday draw spell with a multiplayer bend.  Probably needs a new name, hopefully one that communicates the flavor.  Basically, you're asking all the players in your game for help.

Counsel of the Planewalkers
XU
Sorcery
Draw a card for each of X target players.

I think this scales pretty fairly compared to Diviniation, Concentrate, and Tidings.  This card is meant as a way to reprint Divination but still make something new.  Because the ability is a bit odd, it would probably have to be an uncommon.

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Counsel of the Planewalkers
XU
Sorcery
Draw a card for each of X target players.
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« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2009, 11:55:04 am »

The way it's worded now, couldn't you just target the same person multiple times?

Either way, it's still a Counsil of the Soritame.
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« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2009, 12:07:55 pm »

The way it's worded now, couldn't you just target the same person multiple times?

Either way, it's still a Counsil of the Soritame.

No, I don't think so; you need X targets.

It's also slightly better than Counsel even in duels, in that it can cycle for 1U.
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« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2009, 04:05:44 pm »

I agree as to it being slightly better than Counsel of the Soratami / Divination in duels.  I think that's okay though, since Counsel / Divination has never really been good enough for constructed.  Being able to cycle this for 1U doesn't really change its value all that much in limited either.  I do think this card is good enough in multiplayer that it would be close to a staple.  I think being able to give multiplayer a staple while providing some basic functionality to limited duels is a fine role for a card.

Anyone have any thoughts on a name change?  Or perhaps flavor text that makes the mechanic a bit clearer?  It's odd that you'd be asking your opponents for help, but I think the card functions well enough that it's worth figuring out how to make this easily understandable.
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« Reply #4 on: September 30, 2009, 08:33:25 pm »

IMHO this is a simple, elegant, and well-designed card. I like the name as-is. Nice!
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