Card Development Questions

[Hellfish]

Phase mode only triggers on draw,untap,upkeep and endofturn steps currently. Also, Phase mode doesn't take a ValidCard parameter because, well, it's not triggered by a card. You should use the IsPresent parameter instead.

[friarsol]

I added code to have it trigger during EndCombat. It seems like IsPresent isn't doing the trick either, but I have a feeling it's the IsPresent code that can't handle it, or I just don't know the right parameters. I tried a few different ones, but this is the closest I came.

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T:Mode$ Phase | Phase$ EndCombat | ValidPlayer$ Player | IsPresent$ Self.attacking,Self.blocking | TriggerZones$ Battlefield | Execute$ TrigPutCounter | TriggerDescription$ At end of combat, if CARDNAME attacked or blocked this combat, put a -0/-1 counter on CARDNAME and put a 0/1 white Deserter creature token onto the battlefield.
SVar:TrigPutCounter:AB$PutCounter | Cost$ 0 | Defined$ Self | CounterType$ M0M1 | CounterNum$ 1 | SubAbility$ SVar=DBToken
SVar:DBToken:DB$Token | TokenAmount$ 1 | TokenName$ Deserter | TokenTypes$ Creature,Deserter | TokenOwner$ Controller | TokenColors$ White | TokenPower$ 0 | TokenToughness$ 1


[Hellfish]

Hmmm, not sure then. I'll look into it.

[friarsol]

Hmmm, not sure then. I'll look into it.

I have a feeling it has to with Self not being a top level IsPresent check. I want to check if Self is attacking (Self.attacking), but the best I can do is see if Self is present and something is attacking (Card.Self+Creature.attacking)

[Hellfish]

Hmmm, not sure then. I'll look into it.

I have a feeling it has to with Self not being a top level IsPresent check. I want to check if Self is attacking (Self.attacking), but the best I can do is see if Self is present and something is attacking (Card.Self+Creature.attacking)

Have you tried Card.attacking+Self?

[friarsol]

Have you tried Card.attacking+Self?

Ahhh that did it. I was adding too much. Thanks.

[jeffwadsworth]

This converted card works fine in terms of giving itself a counter, but other elves do not get them. Does anyone see the error? Joraga Warcaller.

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Name:Joraga Warcaller
ManaCost:G
Types:Creature Elf Warrior
Text:no text
PT:1/1
K:Multikicker 1 G
T:Mode$ ChangesZone | ValidCard$ Card.Self | Destination$ Battlefield | Execute$ TrigPutCounter | TriggerDescription$ CARDNAME enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it for each time it was kicked.
SVar:TrigPutCounter:AB$PutCounter | Cost$ 0 | CounterNum$ X | CounterType$ P1P1 | Defined$ Creature.Elf+Other+YouCtrl | SpellDescription$ Other Elf creatures you control get +1/+1 for each +1/+1 counter on CARDNAME.
SVar:X:Count$CardCounters.P1P1
SVar:Rarity:Rare
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/joraga_warcaller.jpg
SetInfo:WWK|Rare|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/wwk/106.jpg
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[friarsol]

His static pump ability should be exactly what it currently is:

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K:stPumpAll:Creature.Elf+Other+YouCtrl:X/X:no Condition:Other Elf creatures you control get +1/+1 for each +1/+1 counter on CARDNAME.
SVar:X:Count$CardCounters.P1P1


Edit: To clarify, he doesn't give other Elves counters. Just a +1/+1 static pump.

[jeffwadsworth]

His static pump ability should be exactly what it currently is:

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K:stPumpAll:Creature.Elf+Other+YouCtrl:X/X:no Condition:Other Elf creatures you control get +1/+1 for each +1/+1 counter on CARDNAME.
SVar:X:Count$CardCounters.P1P1


Edit: To clarify, he doesn't give other Elves counters. Just a +1/+1 static pump.

Yikes, missed that. Thanks.

[jeffwadsworth]

@Hellfish Is TargetsValid$ for the SpellCast$ Mode implemented yet? Either I am coding the card mentioned earlier in this thread incorrectly or I am jumping the gun. I noticed on the SVN that you did some work on it. Angelic Protector.

[friarsol]

@Hellfish Is TargetsValid$ for the SpellCast$ Mode implemented yet? Either I am coding the card mentioned earlier in this thread incorrectly or I am jumping the gun. I noticed on the SVN that you did some work on it. Angelic Protector.

I think for things that say "When CARDNAME is the target of a spell or ability" needs a more flexible Trigger than SpellCast. I don't know if anything uses SpellCast yet, so we could probably just expand it out to OnSpellAbility or something. And allow both spells and abilities to trigger it. This way we could do something like Angelic Protector or Frost Titan with it.

[Hellfish]

Re: SpellCast.

I'm testing out things to commmit that will expand the SpellCast trigger to handle Spells,Abilities or either being cast. ("SpellCast","AbilityCast","SpellAbilityCast" as modes) TargetsValid has been fixed and it captures the spellability, letting you speciy a valid activating player or a valid controlling player ("ValidActivatingPlayer" and "ValidControllingPlayer" parameters respectively) and yes they can be different if it's an ability any player may activate.

[Jaedayr]

I am trying to add Dwarven Strike Force, patterned after Daring Leap. The haste buff works but the first strike does not appear in the text. Any ideas?

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Name:Dwarven Strike Force
ManaCost:4 R
Types:Creature Dwarf Berserker
Text:no text
PT:4/3
A:AB$Pump | Cost$ Discard<1/Random> | KW$ First Strike & Haste | SpellDescription$ CARDNAME gains first strike and haste until end of turn.
SVar:Rarity:Uncommon
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/dwarven_strike_force.jpg
SetInfo:ODY|Uncommon|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/od/188.jpg
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Name:Daring Leap
ManaCost:1 W U
Types:Instant
Text:no text
A:SP$Pump | Cost$ 1 W U | ValidTgts$ Creature | TgtPrompt$ Select target creature | NumAtt$ +1 | NumDef$ +1 | KW$ Flying & First Strike | SpellDescription$ Target creature gets +1/+1 and gains flying and first strike until end of turn.
SVar:Rarity:Common
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/daring_leap.jpg
SetInfo:PLS|Common|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/ps/101.jpg
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[Corwin72]

Build 5398
Playing against the Aragorn Medium deck I think.
Grazing Gladehart triggering twice while in deck not in play when computer plays a land.

[jeffwadsworth]

I am trying to add Dwarven Strike Force, patterned after Daring Leap. The haste buff works but the first strike does not appear in the text. Any ideas?

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Name:Dwarven Strike Force
ManaCost:4 R
Types:Creature Dwarf Berserker
Text:no text
PT:4/3
A:AB$Pump | Cost$ Discard<1/Random> | KW$ First Strike & Haste | SpellDescription$ CARDNAME gains first strike and haste until end of turn.
SVar:Rarity:Uncommon
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/dwarven_strike_force.jpg
SetInfo:ODY|Uncommon|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/od/188.jpg
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Name:Daring Leap
ManaCost:1 W U
Types:Instant
Text:no text
A:SP$Pump | Cost$ 1 W U | ValidTgts$ Creature | TgtPrompt$ Select target creature | NumAtt$ +1 | NumDef$ +1 | KW$ Flying & First Strike | SpellDescription$ Target creature gets +1/+1 and gains flying and first strike until end of turn.
SVar:Rarity:Common
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/daring_leap.jpg
SetInfo:PLS|Common|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/ps/101.jpg
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I added "Defined$ Self" to your Dwarven Strike Force and it worked fine. Note that the second card that you are modeling after actually requires you to pick the target.