Dragon's Maze Spoiler Season

[ZzzzSleep]

It's Warleader's Helix! It's like Lightning Helix turned up to 4!

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Name:Warleader's Helix
ManaCost:2 R W
Types:Instant
Text:no text
A:SP$ DealDamage | Cost$ 2 R W | Tgt$ TgtCP | NumDmg$ 4 | SubAbility$ DBGainLife | SpellDescription$ CARDNAME deals 4 damage to target creature or player and you gain 4 life.
SVar:DBGainLife:DB$GainLife | LifeAmount$ 4


Edit: while looking at Lightning Helix as a template, I noticed that (in v1.3.11 at least) it is referring to itself in the SpellDescription as Lightning Helix instead of CARDNAME. Not sure if it makes much difference really though...

[swordshine]

It's Warleader's Helix! It's like Lightning Helix turned up to 4!

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Name:Warleader's Helix
ManaCost:2 R W
Types:Instant
Text:no text
A:SP$ DealDamage | Cost$ 2 R W | Tgt$ TgtCP | NumDmg$ 4 | SubAbility$ DBGainLife | SpellDescription$ CARDNAME deals 4 damage to target creature or player and you gain 4 life.
SVar:DBGainLife:DB$GainLife | LifeAmount$ 4


Edit: while looking at Lightning Helix as a template, I noticed that (in v1.3.11 at least) it is referring to itself in the SpellDescription as Lightning Helix instead of CARDNAME. Not sure if it makes much difference really though...

CARDNAME is more accurate because some other cards may copy this ability. The name would be changed by using CARDNAME.
"Tgt$ TgtCP" is not used in Forge now. We replaced it with "ValidTgts$ Creature,Player | TgtPrompt$ Select target creature or player".

[swordshine]

Pyrewild Shaman has a trigger "Whenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to a player", something like Nature's Will and Thunderblade Charge.
Edit: Here is a possible script using StoreSVar.

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Name:Pyrewild Shaman
ManaCost:2 R
Types:Creature Goblin Shaman
PT:3/1
A:AB$ Pump | Cost$ 1 R Discard<1/CARDNAME> | ActivationZone$ Hand | PrecostDesc$ Bloodrush - | ValidTgts$ Creature.attacking | TgtPrompt$ Select target attacking creature | NumAtt$ +3 | NumDef$ +1 | SpellDescription$ Target attacking creature gets +3/+1 until end of turn.
T:Mode$ DamageDone | ValidSource$ Creature.YouCtrl | ValidTarget$ Player | CombatDamage$ True | Execute$ TrigStore | Static$ True
SVar:TrigStore:AB$ StoreSVar | Cost$ 0 | SVar$ CheckCombatDamageDone | Type$ Number | Expression$ 1
T:Mode$ Always | Execute$ TrigReturn | CheckSVar$ CheckCombatDamageDone | SVarCompare$ GE1 | TriggerZones$ Graveyard | TriggerDescription$ Whenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, if CARDNAME is in your graveyard, you may pay 3. If you do, return CARDNAME to your hand.
SVar:TrigReturn:AB$ ChangeZone | Cost$ 3 | Origin$ Graveyard | Destination$ Hand | Defined$ Self | SubAbility$ DBReset
T:Mode$ Phase | Phase$ First Strike Damage | ValidPlayer$ You | Execute$ DBReset | Static$ True
T:Mode$ Phase | Phase$ Combat Damage | ValidPlayer$ You | Execute$ DBReset | Static$ True
SVar:DBReset:DB$ StoreSVar | SVar$ CheckCombatDamageDone | Type$ Number | Expression$ 0
SVar:CheckCombatDamageDone:Number$0
SVar:PlayMain1:TRUE
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com.sixxs.org/global/images/magic/general/pyrewild_shaman.jpg


Please have a look whether I made it correctly.

[moomarc]

Pyrewild Shaman has a trigger "Whenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to a player", something like Nature's Will and Thunderblade Charge.
Edit: Here is a possible script using StoreSVar.

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Name:Pyrewild Shaman
ManaCost:2 R
Types:Creature Goblin Shaman
PT:3/1
A:AB$ Pump | Cost$ 1 R Discard<1/CARDNAME> | ActivationZone$ Hand | PrecostDesc$ Bloodrush - | ValidTgts$ Creature.attacking | TgtPrompt$ Select target attacking creature | NumAtt$ +3 | NumDef$ +1 | SpellDescription$ Target attacking creature gets +3/+1 until end of turn.
T:Mode$ DamageDone | ValidSource$ Creature.YouCtrl | ValidTarget$ Player | CombatDamage$ True | Execute$ TrigStore | Static$ True
SVar:TrigStore:AB$ StoreSVar | Cost$ 0 | SVar$ CheckCombatDamageDone | Type$ Number | Expression$ 1
T:Mode$ Always | Execute$ TrigReturn | CheckSVar$ CheckCombatDamageDone | SVarCompare$ GE1 | TriggerZones$ Graveyard | TriggerDescription$ Whenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, if CARDNAME is in your graveyard, you may pay 3. If you do, return CARDNAME to your hand.
SVar:TrigReturn:AB$ ChangeZone | Cost$ 3 | Origin$ Graveyard | Destination$ Hand | Defined$ Self | SubAbility$ DBReset
T:Mode$ Phase | Phase$ First Strike Damage | ValidPlayer$ You | Execute$ DBReset | Static$ True
T:Mode$ Phase | Phase$ Combat Damage | ValidPlayer$ You | Execute$ DBReset | Static$ True
SVar:DBReset:DB$ StoreSVar | SVar$ CheckCombatDamageDone | Type$ Number | Expression$ 0
SVar:CheckCombatDamageDone:Number$0
SVar:PlayMain1:TRUE
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com.sixxs.org/global/images/magic/general/pyrewild_shaman.jpg


Please have a look whether I made it correctly.

Is there any particular reason why you're storing the svar instead of just executing the change zone directly off the combat damage trigger? Is it to prevent multiple triggers hitting the stack potentially allowing you to cast it between each stack entry resolve?

[friarsol]

Is there any particular reason why you're storing the svar instead of just executing the change zone directly off the combat damage trigger? Is it to prevent multiple triggers hitting the stack potentially allowing you to cast it between each stack entry resolve?

Yea he's storing the svar so it only triggers once.

[moomarc]

Is there any particular reason why you're storing the svar instead of just executing the change zone directly off the combat damage trigger? Is it to prevent multiple triggers hitting the stack potentially allowing you to cast it between each stack entry resolve?

Yea he's storing the svar so it only triggers once.

In that case the script looks good

Wouldn't it be better to have a TriggerLimit param or something similar that limits the number of times a trigger will fire per trigger source. So for Pyrewild Shaman for instance, have TriggerLimit$1 in the trigger line. Then in the DamageDone trigger tests, check for the param. If present increase an int triggerCount (not sure where the best place would be to store it though - somewhere in trigger), unless triggerCount already matches the TriggerLimit specified in which case it returns false. End of Combat phase would probably have to reset triggeredCount back to 0.

Edit: triggerCount would have to be stored as a Map<Card,int> so that various sources would have their own counters. If the map isn't present the trigger would add (triggerSource,1) or if it is present increment the int.

[friarsol]

Wouldn't it be better to have a TriggerLimit param or something similar that limits the number of times a trigger will fire per trigger source. So for Pyrewild Shaman for instance, have TriggerLimit$1 in the trigger line. Then in the DamageDone trigger tests, check for the param. If present increase an int triggerCount (not sure where the best place would be to store it though - somewhere in trigger), unless triggerCount already matches the TriggerLimit specified in which case it returns false. End of Combat phase would probably have to reset triggeredCount back to 0.

I'd imagine the best way to do it has similar to the difference between AttackerBlocked and Blocks triggers. One only happens once, one happens multiple times.

[swordshine]

Wouldn't it be better to have a TriggerLimit param or something similar that limits the number of times a trigger will fire per trigger source. So for Pyrewild Shaman for instance, have TriggerLimit$1 in the trigger line. Then in the DamageDone trigger tests, check for the param. If present increase an int triggerCount (not sure where the best place would be to store it though - somewhere in trigger), unless triggerCount already matches the TriggerLimit specified in which case it returns false. End of Combat phase would probably have to reset triggeredCount back to 0.

Edit: triggerCount would have to be stored as a Map<Card,int> so that various sources would have their own counters. If the map isn't present the trigger would add (triggerSource,1) or if it is present increment the int.

I love the TriggerLimit idea, if it's done, cards like Kira, Great Glass-Spinner and Chancellor of the Annex are scriptable. Unfortunately, I don't know how to do it cuz it's totally different from ActivationLimit.

[Max mtg]

don't forget to distinguish limits, because Kira uses per-turn limits, and Chancellor uses per-game ones.
So name it "TriggersPerTurn" probably

I can't even understand why Chancellor of the Annex would need TriggerLimit. Let's say, when you've revealed it from opening hand an effect is created for each opponent. As that effect triggers, it resolves as counterspell and removes itself... or is that unsupported now?

[swordshine]

don't forget to distinguish limits, because Kira uses per-turn limits, and Chancellor uses per-game ones.
So name it "TriggersPerTurn" probably

I can't even understand why Chancellor of the Annex would need TriggerLimit. Let's say, when you've revealed it from opening hand an effect is created for each opponent. As that effect triggers, it resolves as counterspell and removes itself... or is that unsupported now?

An opponent cast Shock, Chancellor of the Annex triggers, and if that opponent cast another Shock before the trigger resolves, Chancellor of the Annex would trigger again without a triggerlimit.

[Max mtg]

Then what about removing the effect from command zone right as it has triggered?

[swordshine]

Then what about removing the effect from command zone right as it has triggered?

If you use a static trigger to remove the effect, the effect would be immediately removed and the counterspell trigger in this effect doesn't exist.

[Max mtg]

static effect:
1. remove the effect from command zone (but keep executing it)
2. add to stack "counter [spell we've triggered on] unless its controller pays "

I don't know for sure how it works, maybe something is missing in the current codebase to implement this.

[swordshine]

I tried to script Plasm Capture:

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Name:Plasm Capture
ManaCost:U U G G
Types:Instant
A:SP$ Counter | Cost$ U U G G | TargetType$ Spell | RememberCountered$ True | ForgetOtherTargets$ True | ValidTgts$ Card | SubAbility$ DBDelTrig | SpellDescription$ Counter target spell. At the beginning of your next precombat main phase, add X mana in any combination of colors to your mana pool, where X is that spell's converted mana cost.
SVar:DBDelTrig:DB$ DelayedTrigger | Mode$ Phase | Phase$ Main1 | ValidPlayer$ You | Execute$ AddMana | TriggerDescription$ CARDNAME - At the beginning of your next precombat main phase, aadd X mana in any combination of colors to your mana pool, where X is that spell's converted mana cost.
SVar:AddMana:DB$ Mana | Cost$ 0 | Produced$ Combo Any | Amount$ X | References$ X
SVar:X:Remembered$CardManaCost
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/plasm_capture.jpg


It works fine for human, but would get a crash for AI:

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Forge Version:    SVN
Operating System: Windows XP 5.1 x86
Java Version:     1.7.0_17 Oracle Corporation

java.lang.RuntimeException: AbilityFactoryMana::manaResolve() - combo mana color choice is empty for Plasm Capture
   at forge.card.ability.effects.ManaEffect.resolve(ManaEffect.java:106)
   at forge.card.spellability.AbilitySub.resolve(AbilitySub.java:130)
   at forge.card.ability.AbilityUtils.resolveApiAbility(AbilityUtils.java:1082)
   at forge.card.ability.AbilityUtils.resolve(AbilityUtils.java:1061)
   at forge.game.ai.ComputerUtil.playNoStack(ComputerUtil.java:317)
   at forge.card.trigger.WrappedAbility.resolve(WrappedAbility.java:418)
   at forge.card.ability.AbilityUtils.resolveApiAbility(AbilityUtils.java:1082)
   at forge.card.ability.AbilityUtils.resolve(AbilityUtils.java:1061)
   at forge.game.zone.MagicStack.resolveStack(MagicStack.java:615)
   at forge.game.phase.PhaseHandler$1.run(PhaseHandler.java:743)
   at forge.game.phase.PhaseHandler.passPriority(PhaseHandler.java:751)
   at forge.game.player.PlayerController.passPriority(PlayerController.java:77)
   at forge.control.input.InputBase$1.run(InputBase.java:78)
   at forge.FThreads$1.run(FThreads.java:113)
   at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1145)
   at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:615)
   at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:722)


[Sloth]

I tried to script Plasm Capture:

Plasm Capture | Open

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Name:Plasm Capture
ManaCost:U U G G
Types:Instant
A:SP$ Counter | Cost$ U U G G | TargetType$ Spell | RememberCountered$ True | ForgetOtherTargets$ True | ValidTgts$ Card | SubAbility$ DBDelTrig | SpellDescription$ Counter target spell. At the beginning of your next precombat main phase, add X mana in any combination of colors to your mana pool, where X is that spell's converted mana cost.
SVar:DBDelTrig:DB$ DelayedTrigger | Mode$ Phase | Phase$ Main1 | ValidPlayer$ You | Execute$ AddMana | TriggerDescription$ CARDNAME - At the beginning of your next precombat main phase, aadd X mana in any combination of colors to your mana pool, where X is that spell's converted mana cost.
SVar:AddMana:DB$ Mana | Cost$ 0 | Produced$ Combo Any | Amount$ X | References$ X
SVar:X:Remembered$CardManaCost
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/plasm_capture.jpg


It works fine for human, but would get a crash for AI:

RuntimeException | Open

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Forge Version:    SVN
Operating System: Windows XP 5.1 x86
Java Version:     1.7.0_17 Oracle Corporation

java.lang.RuntimeException: AbilityFactoryMana::manaResolve() - combo mana color choice is empty for Plasm Capture
   at forge.card.ability.effects.ManaEffect.resolve(ManaEffect.java:106)
   at forge.card.spellability.AbilitySub.resolve(AbilitySub.java:130)
   at forge.card.ability.AbilityUtils.resolveApiAbility(AbilityUtils.java:1082)
   at forge.card.ability.AbilityUtils.resolve(AbilityUtils.java:1061)
   at forge.game.ai.ComputerUtil.playNoStack(ComputerUtil.java:317)
   at forge.card.trigger.WrappedAbility.resolve(WrappedAbility.java:418)
   at forge.card.ability.AbilityUtils.resolveApiAbility(AbilityUtils.java:1082)
   at forge.card.ability.AbilityUtils.resolve(AbilityUtils.java:1061)
   at forge.game.zone.MagicStack.resolveStack(MagicStack.java:615)
   at forge.game.phase.PhaseHandler$1.run(PhaseHandler.java:743)
   at forge.game.phase.PhaseHandler.passPriority(PhaseHandler.java:751)
   at forge.game.player.PlayerController.passPriority(PlayerController.java:77)
   at forge.control.input.InputBase$1.run(InputBase.java:78)
   at forge.FThreads$1.run(FThreads.java:113)
   at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1145)
   at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:615)
   at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:722)


Commit and i fix the AI.