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[Rodrigo]

It's an aggressive card. Interesting.

 

It even has some sort of additional evasion for the late game.

[Phosphorus]

OCG fix time~

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Haste, intimidate
Whenever ~ attacks, it deals 1 damage to target opponent.
{2}{R}: ~ gains flying until end of turn.

Just three things to note.
1. Colons are only used to specify the cost for a triggered effect, so it should always be optional if you use one. Use "whenever" if it's mandatory.
2. The phrase is "target opponent" to account for multiplayer games.
3. Mana costs for cards are usually written in the order of XNWUBRG, where N is any number of colorless mana. (Some double colored goes backwards around the color pie, i.e. GW, GU and RW.)

[Borderline Unplayable]

OCG fix time~

 

 

 

Just two things to note. Colons are only used to specify the cost for a triggered effect, so it should always be optional if you use one. Use "whenever" if it's mandatory. Additionally, mana costs for single colored cards always are written in the order of XNWUBRG, where N is any number of colorless mana. (I specify single colored here because double colored follows the color pie in a way that's a bit more complex.)

 

I do believe you meant to say colons are used to specify the cost of an "Activated ability" not a triggered effect.

 

Also, wouldn't it be "~ deals 1 damage to defending player"?

 

 

This would actually make for a really decent common, probably a first pickable one in limited. Its constructed applications leave more to be desired though, a 2/1 with haste (even with evasion) for 3 mana is still a 2/1 for 3 with no huge impact. 1 damage is still fair, of course, any higher and it'd start getting silly or would probably require some form of hoop to be jumped through. Still, rather stellar and flavourful design.

[Phosphorus]

Only realized those after I posted. I'm still learning, sue me. P:

[Chaos Pudding]

Creatures with flying as an activated ability aren't in red's color pie.

[.Rai]

Creatures with flying as an activated ability aren't in red's color pie.

Primary in Blue, Secondary in White, Red and Black. So, it's actually fine. Anyway, points of interest:

- Both 'defending player' and 'target opponent' work, but they function differently. In a multiplayer game, 'target opponent' will allow you to choose any opponent. 'Defending player' in that situation will only be able to burn the player you are attacking.
- As a common, it's too complex. It's almost certainly uncommon. Commons should generally be fairly simple. Therefore remove intimidate, or remove the activated flying. Doesn't need two evasion abilities. You'd just about get away with it as a Common then.

[Borderline Unplayable]

This has roughly the complexity of Heirs of Stromkirk, really... Which is a well set common.

[.Rai]

This has roughly the complexity of Heirs of Stromkirk, really... Which is a well set common.

It becomes complex as soon as you add an activated ability, two static abilities, and a battle trigger. The closest Red common in complexity I can think of is Goblin Fire Fiend. Which was back in Ravnica when complexity was generally higher on a Common level.

My qualm with this card was that the complexity comes from placing both intimidate and flying on the same card. No card actually has that combination for good reason.

[Rodrigo]

It becomes complex as soon as you add an activated ability, two static abilities, and a battle trigger. The closest Red common in complexity I can think of is Goblin Fire Fiend. Which was back in Ravnica when complexity was generally higher on a Common level.

My qualm with this card was that the complexity comes from placing both intimidate and flying on the same card. No card actually has that combination for good reason.

 

Withengar Unbound disagrees.

 

Then again he's a Mythic.