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Darkenslight
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« on: January 06, 2009, 09:00:39 am »

Dr. Strange, Lock-Mancer  {3} {W} {W}
Legendary Artifact Creature - Human Wizard
When Dr. Strange comes into play, if you played it from your hand, you lose the game.

Players can't play lands, creatures, artifacts or enchantments.

If Dr. Strange is enchanted, sacrifice it.

6/6


Is this too strong or obscene for design?

edit - current wording:

Dr Strange, Mystic Master
3WW
Legendary Creature -- Wizard

As ~this~ comes into play, each player names a card type.

Cards of the chosen types that aren't basic lands can't be played.

3/3
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« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2009, 12:37:37 pm »

As if Entomb weren't busted enough. ^_^

Yes, this is crazy busted.
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« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2009, 10:39:53 am »

Would this still be busted as a 2/3?
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« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2009, 10:44:59 am »

and the enchanted line doesnt really do that much, it is much easier to reanimate it with a sorcery, so I would cut that line
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« Reply #4 on: January 13, 2009, 02:03:40 pm »

I'd say right away that players can't play permanents.

Also, I would not make him an Artifact to avoid Welder shennanigans.
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« Reply #5 on: January 13, 2009, 04:38:52 pm »

The execution of the card has me a bit confused.  You're clearly going for the "cheat-it-in or bust" route, but it feels really awkward to me.  Why is Welder and Tinker fine, but not Animate Dead?  Why bother with such a clause, the only thing it does is prevents really shitty reanimation effects; it's not like they can actually play Pacifism FTL after this guy hits.
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« Reply #6 on: January 14, 2009, 01:44:39 am »

This is just a bad effect to make. You either make a totally broken card, or you have to place so many restrictions on it that it's unusable. Your wording is uncomfortably close to reading, "If you ever get this into play, the game is now over." Like a Stasis without an upkeep cost, the lock is just too strong.

The simplest way to fix it would be:

CARDNAME
3WW
Legendary Creature -- Wizard
3/3
As ~this~ comes into play, name a card type.
Cards of the chosen type that aren't basic lands can't be played.

Or if you want to juice it up a bit more, make the first line read, "As ~this~ comes into play, each player names a card type."
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« Reply #7 on: January 16, 2009, 07:36:18 pm »

Changed it as per comments noted in thread.  Edited original post accordingly.
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