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Figured i'd make a first crack at a card. I think it seems pretty balanced, debating on whether or not to take out Haste, because it seems a bit powerful. Suggestions welcome :)

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Actually... wow! For your first card this is very close to an original magic card!

Haste is untypical for black, but possible. Since having cards in your graveyard is not necessarily a bad thing for black, I would just keep the exiled cards exiled to stop it from getting out of control.

Maybe make him a mythic instead of just rare? I mean, this guy has POWER, so show it with a red button^^

 

Also you should refer to the artist (especially if its your own work) 



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I think he can keep them exiled and him still be only a rare. But yes, I do feel like keeping them exiled wouldnt be too bad. it is only 5 cards...

 

Maybe make him a 2/4 or a 3/4

 

I feel like Haste should be swapped out with something like lifelink/deathtouch one or the other. preferably deathtouch :D



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That's true. Giving him Deathtouch would be nice. But even without a second ability, this card is a Shimian Specter on steroids;

You have to realize how strong this creature is! As an actual card, you could build so many wombo combos around it.

Just imagine it in combination with double strike! A direct hit and there are ten cards milled of which you can play two for your own.

And since it's not legendary, you can have numerous of these beasts.

 

Btw I misread the card the first time; I thought you discard cards from your deck, not the opponent.

Better make them just cards put into the graveyard; You don't need to exile them first, it's just wasting

valuable space on the card, that could better be used for a kickass flavortext^^



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Yeah I realize it's probably a bit powerful, i'm thinking of maybe making it a legendary and a 2/4. I will swap out haste for i'm thinking deathtouch. Also, the artwork that I used was submitted to alphacoders by this user http://alphacoders.c...s/profile/12095. He has some very interesting artwork, my apologies for not including it. Thank you all very much for your criticism :)



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So I have two possible routes to go with this card. One is giving him lifelink, making him slightly weaker and a legendary. OR, I can give him deathtouch, slightly weaker, but a reworded effect that seems a lot more powerful, so i'm not sure which route would be the best.

 

The 3rd option, it says the file is too big to upload, so I will type it.

 

Reaver of Nightmares (Same cost)

 

Flying, Deathtouch

 

When Reaver of Nightmares deals combat damage

to a player, reveal the top 5 cards of that players 

library, you may play one of those cards without

paying its mana cost. Exile the rest.

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you need to use a file sharing site and then you can do something like this.

 

4xsnX.jpg

 

 

It also allows for bigger pictures. i use puush. its so convenient...



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I would suggest making him a 2/4 for {4}{b}{b},

with Flying, Deathtouch, and:

Whenever Reaver of Nightmares deals combat damage to a player, reveal the top five cards of his library. You may play one of these cards without paying its manacost and put the rest of them into his graveyard.

 

By the way, Drew, you should rethink that banner of yours.

More like:

I am Red/Blue

I am a manipulative sociopath with an obsession for violence, crushing both, your body AND your mind, only led by the will to explore and a consistent pyromania.

At best, I'm a weird cranky wizard, just hanging out with Ral and Niv' Mizzet at my place in Nivix; At worst I'm doing so, while watching you burn on a stake >: D



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This is a pretty neat card! I think it's probably fine with just flying though. You're already getting a free spell out of it and taking a chunk of life (while small) out of your opponent. Flying already gives him evasion (obviously) and makes him harder to deal with, and with 4 toughness he can get through quite a few combat situations. Deathtouch would just be dirty - "You will not block this creature. Ever." Also, quick flavor aside: Shades always have the 'shade' ability. B: +1/+1 until EOT. This doesn't need or want that ability at all though, so I'd be happy to see the creature type changed to Spirit or Specter, but probably Spirit since it doesn't have a mount either.

 

Here's my crack at it, with cleaned up wording:

 

2BBB

Reaver of Nightmares

Spirit {M}

Flying

Whenever ~ deals combat damage to an player, look at the top five cards of that player's library. You may cast one of them without paying its mana cost. Exile the rest.

2/4

 

The reason I chose this wording is because if you say, "exile the top 5 cards, then choose one of the cards exiled this way..." I believe it would let you choose any cards previously exiled with this ability. Maybe it doesn't work that way, not 100% sure, but I like this version better anyway as it adds a bit more suspense because only you get to see the cards at first, so your choice isn't obvious at first and they have to wonder which of their cool things you're going to use against them. =)

 

All in all, excellent first card!



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Maybe Specter is more appropriate than spirit; Also, you should put the cards into the graveyard, instead of exiling them, to respect the thin line between a strong card, and going totally bananamode on the balancing.






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