Half-Implemented Cards

[lazylockie]

the thing with Gideon Jura is that its +2, which is arguably its best ability, can't even be "played" around. We could give all AI creatures a "attacks this turn if able", but it's not guaranteed that they'll attack Gideon.
Another possibility could be "tap all creatures AI controls", but still far away from reality, since Gideon most likely wouldn't lose any loyalty and there would be no favorable blocking involved.

some new stuff:

Name:Ad Nauseam
ManaCost:3 B B
Types:Enchantment
Text:no text
K:Flash
K:Shroud
K:At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice CARDNAME.
A:AB$ Draw | Cost$ 0 | NumCards$ 1 | Defined$ You | SpellDescription$ Draw a card.
A:AB$ GainLife | Cost$ Sac<1/CARDNAME> | LifeAmount$ 0 | SpellDescription$ Stop CARDNAME effect.
T:Mode$ Drawn | ValidCard$ Card.YouOwn | TriggerZones$ Battlefield | Execute$ TrigLoseLife | TriggerDescription$ Reveal the top card of your library and put that card into your hand. You lose life equal to its converted mana cost. You may repeat this process any number of times.
SVar:TrigLoseLife:AB$LoseLife | Cost$ 0 | Defined$ You | LifeAmount$ X
SVar:X:TriggeredCard$CardManaCost
SVar:RemAIDeck:True
SVar:Rarity:Rare
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/ad_nauseam.jpg
SetInfo:ALA|Rare|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/ala/63.jpg
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Yeah, Ad Nauseam for storm shenanigans. Issues: it lasts for a full turn, uses draw (so anything related to draw cards will trigger as well). I've added an option to sacrifice the enchantment itself, so you can stop the effect.

Name:Birthing Pod
ManaCost:3 PG
Types:Artifact
Text:no text
A:AB$ ChangeZone | Cost$ 1 PG T Sac<1/Creature> | Origin$ Library | Destination$ Battlefield | ChangeType$ Creature | ChangeNum$ 1 | SubAbility$ SVar=DBShuffle | SorcerySpeed$ True | SpellDescription$ Search your library for a creature card with converted mana cost equal to 1 plus the sacrificed creature's converted mana cost, put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle your library. Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery.
SVar:DBShuffle:DB$ChangeZone | Origin$ Stack | Destination$ Library | Shuffle$ True
SVar:RemAIDeck:True
SVar:Rarity:Rare
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/birthing_pod.jpg
SetInfo:NPH|Rare|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/nph/104.jpg
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Works 90%, thing is you need to select the next creature yourself. Sacrificed$CardManaCost/Plus.1 doesn't work, at least there's no way around it.

Name:Chandra, the Firebrand
ManaCost:3 R
Types:Planeswalker Chandra
Text:no text
Loyalty:3
A:AB$DealDamage | Cost$ AddCounter<1/LOYALTY> | Planeswalker$ True | Tgt$ TgtCP | NumDmg$ 1 | SpellDescription$ CARDNAME deals 1 damage to target creature or player.
A:AB$ Token | Cost$ SubCounter<2/LOYALTY> | Planeswalker$ True | TokenAmount$ 1 | TokenName$ Copy Spell Token | TokenTypes$ Creature | TokenOwner$ You | TokenColors$ Red | TokenPower$ 0 | TokenToughness$ 1 | TokenAbilities$ ABCopy | TokenKeywords$ Shroud<>Indestructible<>At the beginning of the end step, exile CARDNAME. | SpellDescription$ When you cast your next instant or sorcery spell this turn, copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.
A:AB$DealDamage | Cost$ SubCounter<6/LOYALTY> | Planeswalker$ True | NumDmg$ 6 | TargetMin$ 0 | TargetMax$ 6 | Tgt$ TgtCP | SpellDescription$ CARDNAME deals 6 damage each of up to six target creatures and/or players.
SVar:ABCopy:AB$CopySpell | Cost$ Sac<1/CARDNAME> | ValidTgts$ Instant,Sorcery | SpellDescription$ Copy target instant or sorcery spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.
SVar:Rarity:Mythic
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/chandra_the_firebrand.jpg
SetInfo:M12|Mythic|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/m12/124.jpg
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The problem with Chandra, the Firebrand from being 100% is that there is no AB$Effect that ceases to exist after the first usage. The workaround is to make a token that mimics the copy effect. The token still dies at the end of the turn, but you have the choice to copy any instant or sorcery within that turn (Chandra's version states only the 1st next spell)

Name:Fire // Ice
ManaCost:1 R
Types:Instant
Text:no text
A:SP$ DealDamage | Cost$ 1 R | Tgt$ TgtCP | NumDmg$ 2 | SpellDescription$ Fire: CARDNAME deals 2 damage to target creature or player.
A:SP$ Tap | Cost$ 1 U | TgtPrompt$ Choose target permanent | ValidTgts$ Permanent | SubAbility$ SVar=DBDraw | SpellDescription$ Ice: Tap target permanent. Draw a card.
SVar:DBDraw:DB$Draw | NumCards$ 1
SVar:Rarity:Uncommon
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/fire_ice.jpg
SetInfo:INV|Uncommon|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/in/128.jpg
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Issues: it's always going to be red and CMC will always be 2, but other than that it does what Fire // Ice is supposed to do. Similar cards might also be done like this.

[slapshot5]

the thing with Gideon Jura is that its +2, which is arguably its best ability, can't even be "played" around. We could give all AI creatures a "attacks this turn if able", but it's not guaranteed that they'll attack Gideon.
Another possibility could be "tap all creatures AI controls", but still far away from reality, since Gideon most likely wouldn't lose any loyalty and there would be no favorable blocking involved.

Don't worry about Gideon Jura. I'm pretty close to having it implemented correctly. I just have a little debugging to do in the Combat code.

-slapshot5

[slapshot5]

Please look for a <cross fingers>fully functional</cross fingers> Gideon Jura in the next beta.

-slapshot5

[Corwin72]

What would be the txt file name be for Fire // Ice?
Fire_Ice.txt?

Also, thanks for creating Karn. I love that card.

[Hellfish]

1. fire_ice.txt
2. Pretty sure we don't emulate the rules for split cards, whatever they entail.
3. We support new Karn? Holy shit,more than I knew.

[friarsol]

1. fire_ice.txt
2. Pretty sure we don't emulate the rules for split cards, whatever they entail.
3. We support new Karn? Holy shit,more than I knew.

No we don't. You are in the Half Implemented Cards section.

[Magic Pancake]

Is there anyway we could half implement Mishra's Workshop? Even just as a land that taps for 3?

[lazylockie]

Is there anyway we could half implement Mishra's Workshop? Even just as a land that taps for 3?

Name:Mishra's Workshop
ManaCost:no cost
Types:Land
Text:no text
A:AB$ Mana | Cost$ T | Produced$ 1 | Amount$ 3 | SpellDescription$ Add 3 to your mana pool. Spend this mana only to cast artifact spells (not implemented).
SVar:RemAIDeck:True
SVar:Rarity:Rare
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/mishras_workshop.jpg
SetInfo:ATQ|Rare|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/aq/70.jpg
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Name:Eldrazi Temple
ManaCost:no cost
Types:Land
Text:no text
A:AB$ Mana | Cost$ T | Produced$ 1 | Amount$ 2 | SpellDescription$ Add 2 to your mana pool. Spend this mana only to cast colorless Eldrazi spells or activate abilities of colorless Eldrazi (not implemented).
SVar:RemAIDeck:True
SVar:Rarity:Rare
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/eldrazi_temple.jpg
SetInfo:ROE|Rare|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/roe/227.jpg
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Both Mishra's Workshop and Eldrazi Temple have no limitations on where the mana can be spent, so it's up to the player to use it accordingly.

[Magic Pancake]

Thanks for that, but I'm having problems using the card. I copy pasted it into my cardsfolder file, but it's not showing up.

[moomarc]

Thanks for that, but I'm having problems using the card. I copy pasted it into my cardsfolder file, but it's not showing up.

Check that the files are named correctly. There should be no spaces, capital letters or special characters. So these would be named

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mishras_workshop.txt
eldrazi_temple.txt

And make sure they're in the correct subfolders in the cardsfolder. (You may need to extract the zip file first. Then copy each into the folder with the corresponding letter. You'll also have to delete the zip file once its extracted.)

[Magic Pancake]

Thanks, that fixed it

[Corwin72]

How do I get Sorin Markov to show up as a M12 rare?
In the deck creator and set drafts.

[Sloth]

How do I get Sorin Markov to show up as a M12 rare?
In the deck creator and set drafts.

You have to add another SetInfo line:

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SetInfo:M12|Mythic|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/m12/109.jpg


[Corwin72]

Thank you.

[randallross420]

hello. would it be possible to half implement Grand Architect? maybe something like Mishra's Workshop?

thanks in advance