Fate Reforged Spoiler Season

[friarsol]

It's everyone's favorite time of the year... Spoiler Season!

Same rules as usual, Swordshine has already setup the FRF section for claiming cards (although at the time of this writing the tables may not be cleared out yet from the last set). If you happen to be in there adding some cards please take a moment to clear a little section out so the nice table formatting stays.

http://www.slightlymagic.net/wiki/Forge_Upcoming

And it looks like our first set of Spoilers are already showing off new keywords:

Manifest which basically allows any card to be morphed. When a creature is manifested, we mark it that way, and allow it to demorph via it's CC if it's a creature. And when it demorphs it no longer has manifest.

Dash an alternate casting cost which turns creatures with this keyword into a Viashino Sandstalker.

Bolster. "Choose a creature you control with the least toughness. Add X +1/+1 counters to it."


Ferocious, Prowess, and Delve are also back.

[Marek14]

Merging my thread:

http://www.mtgsalvation.com/spoilers/146-fate-reforged
http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/ar ... 2014-12-29
http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/frf-cig-en

So, let's see what's there:

Bolster - this shouldn't be too hard. Bolster keyword action grants some number of +1/+1 counters to your creature with lowest toughness when you perform it (your choice of a creature if you have multiple with lowest toughness).
Delve - a new twist, cards that remember what was exiled for their delve and use it in some way.
Dash - a variant of evoke, alternate cost on creatures that grants haste and delayed trigger that returns them to hand at the beginning of the next end step.
Manifest - probably the most complicated part of the set; when you "manifest" a card, it's moved to the battlefield face down. Not sure what happens with double-faced cards. They can't be face down, so presumably they will be moved to the battlefield normally.
Face-down creature that has been manifested can be turned face up for its mana cost. Creatures with morph can be turned up for either morph cost or mana cost. Noncreature cards with morph (like Zoetic Cavern) can be only turned face up for morph cost.
Manifested Dryad Arbor can't be turned face up because it has no mana cost to pay.
Instants and sorceries can be manifested like other card types. If they would be turned face up (for example with Break Open), they are exiled instead.
Manifest gets its own overlay, distinct from morph. Forge should finally redo the face-down card display to allow separate pictures for card back, morph and manifest. It's important to know which face down creature is a morph and which is a manifest as this affects how they can be turned face up.

Don't know how to delete my thread, though...

[friarsol]

Don't know how to delete my thread, though...

I just deleted my reply, you might be able to do it now.

[Marek14]

Matt Tabak apparently clarified the issue with DFC and manifest:

Chaos.

No, it just goes onto the battlefield face down. Use its front face to determine if you can turn it face up and what it’s mana cost is. If it turns face up, it’ll be front face up. You still can’t turn one on the battlefield face down. Full rules to come.

Also, the rules for instant/sorcery manifest cards turning face up were corrected:

A few older cards turn a face-down creature face up. If you manifest an instant or sorcery card, and one of these older cards tries to turn it face up, reveal the card and it stays on the battlefield face down.

Not sure where the "exile them" rule that was originally in the article came from.

[Marek14]

OK, let's try some simple codes...

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Name:Crux of Fate
ManaCost:3 B B
Types:Sorcery
A:SP$ Charm | Cost$ 3 B B | Choices$ DBDestroyAll,DBDestroyAll2 | SpellDescription$ Choose one - Destroy all Dragon creatures; Destroy all non-Dragon creatures.
SVar:DBDestroyAll:DB$ DestroyAll | ValidCards$ Creature.Dragon | SpellDescription$ Destroy all Dragon creatures;
SVar:DBDestroyAll2:DB$ DestroyAll | ValidCards$ Creature.nonDragon | SpellDescription$ Destoy all non-Dragon creatures.
SVar:RemAIDeck:True
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/crux_of_fate.jpg
Oracle:Choose one -\n• Destroy all Dragon creatures\n• Destroy all non-Dragon creatures.


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Name:Gurmag Angler
ManaCost:6 B
Types:Creature Zombie Fish
PT:5/5
K:Delve
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/gurmag_angler.jpg
Oracle:Delve (Each card you exile from your graveyard while casting this spell pays for {1}.)


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Name:Jeskai Sage
ManaCost:1 U
Types:Creature Human Monk
PT:1/1
K:Prowess
T:Mode$ ChangesZone | Origin$ Battlefield | Destination$ Graveyard | ValidCard$ Card.Self | Execute$ TrigDraw | TriggerController$ TriggeredCardController | TriggerDescription$ When CARDNAME dies, draw a card.
SVar:TrigDraw:AB$Draw | Cost$ 0 | NumCards$ 1 | Defined$ TriggeredCardController
SVar:SacMe:1
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/jeskai_sage.jpg
Oracle:Prowess\nWhen Jeskai Sage dies, draw a card.


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Name:Valorous Stance
ManaCost:1 W
Types:Instant
A:SP$ Charm | Cost$ 1 W | Choices$ DBIndestructible,DBDestroy | SpellDescription$ Choose one - Target creature gains indestructible until end of turn; Destroy target creature with toughness 4 or greater.
SVar:DBIndestructible:DB$ Pump | ValidTgts$ Creature | TgtPrompt$ Choose target creature | KW$ Indestructible | SpellDescription$ Target creature gains indestructible until end of turn.
SVar:DBDestroy:DB$ Destroy | ValidTgts$ Creature.toughnessGE4 | TgtPrompt$ Choose target creature with toughness 4 or greater | SpellDescription$ Destroy target creature with toughness 4 or greater.
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/Valorous Stance.jpg
Oracle:Choose one -\n• Target creature gains indestructible until end of turn\n• Destroy target creature with toughness 4 or greater.


[timmermac]

As per normal with Spoiler Season topics, stickied

[Marek14]

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Name:Temporal Trespass
ManaCost:8 U U U
Types:Sorcery
K:Delve
A:SP$ AddTurn | Cost$ 8 U U U | NumTurns$ 1 | SubAbility$ DBExile | SpellDescription$ Take an extra turn after this one. Exile Temporal Trespass.
SVar:DBExile:DB$ChangeZone | Origin$ Stack | Destination$ Exile
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/temporal_trespass.jpg
Oracle:Delve (Each card you exile from your graveyard while casting this spell pays for {1}).\nTake an extra turn after this one. Exile Temporal Trespass.


[swordshine]

Dash and Bolster have been implemented.

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Dash
K:Dash:[cost]

Bolster [amount]
AB$ PutCounter | Cost$ 0 | Bolster$ True | CounterType$ P1P1 | CounterNum$ [amount]


[Marek14]

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Name:Goblin Heelcutter
ManaCost:3 R
Types:Creature Goblin Berserker
PT:3/2
K:Dash:2 R
T:Mode$ Attacks | ValidCard$ Card.Self | TriggerZones$ Battlefield | Execute$ TrigPump | TriggerDescription$ Whenever CARDNAME attacks, target creature can't block this turn.
SVar:TrigPump:AB$Pump | Cost$ 0 | ValidTgts$ Creature | TgtPrompt$ Select target creature | KW$ HIDDEN CARDNAME can't block. | IsCurse$ True | SpellDescription$ Target creature can't block this turn.
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/goblin_heelcutter.jpg
Oracle:Whenever Goblin Heelcutter attacks, target creature can't block this turn.\nDash {2}{R} (You may cast this spell for its dash cost. If you do, it gains haste, and it's returned from the battlefield to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step.)


[drdev]

Is there a plan for handling Manifest yet?

[friarsol]

Is there a plan for handling Manifest yet?

I'll look into on New Years Day if someone hasn't added a new SA Effect for it by then.

[swordshine]

Is there a plan for handling Manifest yet?

We may add a new effect "Manifest" based on MillEffect and give the card a static "manifestUp" ability using the template morphUp. Quite a few scripts should be updated (SetStateEffect, turnFaceUp, doulbe-faced cards, manifested Instant/Sorcery, ETB replacement cards).

[Marek14]

Remember that manifest doesn't have to be from library. Jeskai Infiltrator manifests cards from exile, in a very... unique way.

[torridus]

It's been a while since I've put together a card for Forge, so I wanted to see if this was correct before testing (and I may not have adequate time for testing but it's hard to say).

Archfiend of Depravity (FRF #62) | Open

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Name:Archfiend of Depravity
ManaCost:3 B B
Types:Creature Demon
PT:5/4
K:Flying
T:Mode$ Phase | Phase$ End of Turn | ValidPlayer$ Opponent | TriggerZones$ Battlefield | Execute$ TrigChoose | TriggerDescription$ At the beginning of each opponent's end step, that player chooses up to two creature he or she controls and sacrifices the rest.
SVar:TrigChoose:AB$ ChooseCard | Cost$ 0 | Defined$ TriggeredPlayer | Amount$ 2 | Choices$ Creature | ChoiceTitle$ Choose up to two creatures | SubAbility$ DBSacrificeAll | RememberChosen$ True
SVar:DBSacrificeAll:DB$ SacrificeAll | ValidCards$ Creature.IsNotRemembered | Defined$ TriggeredPlayer | SubAbility$ DBCleanup
SVar:DBCleanup:DB$ Cleanup | ClearRemembered$ True
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/archfiend_of_depravity.jpg
Oracle:Flying\nAt the beginning of each opponent's end step, that player chooses up to two creature he or she controls and sacrifices the rest.

[Marek14]

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Name:Monastery Mentor
ManaCost:2 W
Types:Creature Human Monk
PT:2/2
K:Prowess
T:Mode$ SpellCast | ValidCard$ Card.nonCreature | ValidActivatingPlayer$ You | TriggerZones$ Battlefield | Execute$ TrigToken | TriggerDescription$ Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, put a 1/1 white Monk creature token with prowess onto the battlefield.
SVar:TrigToken:AB$ Token | Cost$ 0 | TokenAmount$ 1 | TokenName$ Monk | TokenTypes$ Creature,Monk | TokenColors$ White | TokenPower$ 1 | TokenToughness$ 1 | TokenImage$ w 1 1 monk FRF | TokenKeywords$ Prowess | TokenOwner$ You
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/monastery_master.jpg
Oracle:Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)\nWhenever you cast a noncreature spell, put a 1/1 white Monk creature token with prowess onto the battlefield.


Maybe we should think about making the TokenImage$ line with card set mandatory (I've seen some complaints about inconsistency), with only exception for old tokens that don't have an official printing?

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Name:Shu Yun, the Silent Tempest
ManaCost:2 U
Types:Legendary Creature Human Monk
PT:3/2
K:Prowess
T:Mode$ SpellCast | ValidCard$ Card.nonCreature | ValidActivatingPlayer$ You | TriggerZones$ Battlefield | Execute$ TrigPump | TriggerDescription$ Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, you may pay {RW}{RW}. If you do, target creature gains double strike until end of turn.
SVar:TrigPump:AB$Pump | Cost$ RW RW | ValidTgts$ Creature | TgtPrompt$ Select target creature | KW$ Double Strike
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/shu_yun_the_silent_tempest.jpg
Oracle:Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)\nWhenever you cast a noncreature spell, you may pay {RW}{RW}. If you do, target creature gains double strike until end of turn.


(Is this the right way to write hybrid mana cost?)

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Name:Wandering Champion
ManaCost:1 W
Types:Creature Human Monk
PT:3/1
T:Mode$ DamageDone | ValidSource$ Card.Self | ValidTarget$ Player | IsPresent$ Permanent.Blue+YouCtrl,Permanent.Red+YouCtrl  | CombatDamage$ True | Execute$ TrigDiscard | OptionalDecider$ You | TriggerDescription$ Whenever CARDNAME deals combat damage to a player, if you control a blue or red permanent, you may discard a card. If you do, draw a card.
SVar:TrigDiscard:AB$ Discard | Cost$ 0 | Defined$ You | NumCards$ 1 | Mode$ TgtChoose | RememberDiscarded$ True | SubAbility$ DBDraw
SVar:DBDraw:DB$ Draw | NumCards$ 1 | ConditionDefined$ Remembered | ConditionPresent$ Card | ConditionCompare$ GE1 | SubAbility$ DBCleanup
SVar:DBCleanup:DB$ Cleanup | ClearRemembered$ True
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/wandering_champion.jpg
Oracle:Whenever Wandering Champion deals combat damage to a player, if you control a blue or red permanent, you may discard a card. If you do, draw a card.


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Name:Marang River Prowler
ManaCost:2 U
Types:Creature Human Rogue
PT:2/1
K:Unblockable
K:CARDNAME can't block.
S:Mode$ Continuous | Affected$ Card.Self | EffectZone$ Graveyard | AddHiddenKeyword$ May be played | CheckSVar$ X | SVarCompare$ GE1 | Description$ You may cast CARDNAME from you graveyard as long as you control a black or green permanent.
SVar:X:Count$Valid Permanent.Blue+YouCtrl + Count$Valid Permanent.Green+YouCtrl
SVar:SacMe:3
SVar:DiscardMe:3
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/marang_river_prowler.jpg
Oracle:Marang River Prowler can't block and can't be blocked.\nYou may cast Marang River Prowler from your graveyard as long as you control a black or green permanent.


(Is it possible to write like this? SVar:X:Count$Valid Permanent.Blue+YouCtrl + Count$Valid Permanent.Green+YouCtrl? I think a different construction is needed.)