Card Development Questions

[Starcrash]

What information is it possible to return from an imprinted card? For instance, is there an Imprinted$CardTypes (for Semblance Anvil)? Imprinted$Colors (for Chrome Mox)? Imprinted$CardName (for Strata Scythe)?

[slapshot5]

What information is it possible to return from an imprinted card? For instance, is there an Imprinted$CardTypes (for Semblance Anvil)? Imprinted$Colors (for Chrome Mox)? Imprinted$CardName (for Strata Scythe)?

It's the same as anything else. Basically on things that are expressed as a number (power/toughness/cmc).

-slapshot5

[Jaedayr]

Should all effects/etc of a card show up in the text box when you mouse over it? For example:

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Name:Sylvok Lifestaff
ManaCost:1
Types:Artifact Equipment
Text:no text
K:eqPump 1:+1/+0
T:Mode$ ChangesZone | Origin$ Battlefield | Destination$ Graveyard | ValidCard$ Card.AttachedBy | Execute$ TrigGainLife | TriggerDescription$ Whenever equipped creature is put into a graveyard, you gain 3 life.
SVar:TrigGainLife:AB$GainLife | Cost$ 0 | Defined$ You | LifeAmount$ 3
SVar:Rarity:Common
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/sylvok_lifestaff.jpg
SetInfo:SOM|Common|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/som/209.jpg
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The in-game text box shows the gain 3 life from the trigger but does not show the +1/+0 that it grants the equipee. It does show on the image and it does work correctly but if you don't have images you might miss the pump. I run across cards like this occasionally but didn't know if they are OK as is or need a text update.

[Sloth]

Should all effects/etc of a card show up in the text box when you mouse over it?

Of course they should! Fixed! Thanks Jaedayr.

[Jaedayr]

Continuing my wanderings in the card texts...

There are some Aura cards that have what appears to be correct text in the enPump section of the card. Here are a couple of examples. Should this be appearing in the text box? Why does it appear twice in Arrest? Before making any changes I want to verify if these should be fixed in the text or there is a bug in the display of enPump.

Name:Arrest
K:enPumpCurse:HIDDEN CARDNAME can't attack or block. & HIDDEN CARDNAME's activated abilities can't be activated.:Enchanted creature can't attack or block and its activated abilities can't be activated.


Name:Claws of Valakut
K:enPump:First Strike:Enchanted creature gets +1/+0 for each Mountain you control and has first strike.
K:stPumpEnchanted:Creature:X/0:no Condition:no text
SVar:X:Count$TypeYouCtrl.Mountain
SVar:BuffedBy:Mountain

[jeffwadsworth]

Perhaps I am going a little nutball. Here is Apathy.

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Name:Apathy
ManaCost:U
Types:Enchantment Aura
Text:no text
K:Enchant creature
K:enPumpCurse:HIDDEN CARDNAME doesn't untap during your untap step.:Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.
T:Mode$ Phase | Phase$ Upkeep | ValidPlayer$ EnchantedController | TriggerZones$ Battlefield | OptionalDecider$ EnchantedController | Execute$ TrigDiscard | TriggerDescription$ At the beginning of the upkeep of enchanted creature's controller, that player may discard a card at random. If he or she does, untap that creature.
SVar:TrigDiscard:AB$Discard | Cost$ 0 | Defined$ EnchantedController | Mode$ Random | SubAbility$ SVar=DBUntap
SVar:DBUntap:DB$Untap | Defined$ Enchanted | SpellDescription$ Untap enchanted creature.
SVar:Rarity:Common
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/apathy.jpg
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Even if you choose not to Discard, the SubAbility still executes. I was under the impression that if the primary ability does not execute, the SubAbility does not either.

[friarsol]

Jeff, whether or not that's the case it's incorrect. Apathy requires you to Discard a card but this script allows a player with an empty hand to discard nothing and untap. You really need to be discarding as a cost.

[Starcrash]

Name:Turn to Mist
ManaCost:1 WU
Types:Instant
Text:no text
A:SP$ Effect | Cost$ 1 WU | Name$ Turn to Mist Effect | Triggers$ PhaseTrigger | SVars$ TrigReturn | SubAbility$ SVar=TrigExile
SVar:TrigExile:DB$ ChangeZone | Cost$ 0 | Origin$ Battlefield | Destination$ Exile | ValidTgts$ Creature | RememberTargets$ True | TgtPrompt$ Select target creature | SpellDescription$ Exile target creature. Return that card to play under its owner's control at end of turn.
SVar:PhaseTrigger:Mode$ Phase | Phase$ End of Turn | ValidPlayer$ Player | Execute$ TrigReturn | TriggerDescription$ Return that card to play.
SVar:TrigReturn:AB$ ChangeZone | Cost$ 0 | ValidTgts$ Creature | Origin$ Exile | Destination$ Battlefield
SVar:RemAIDeck:True
SVar:Rarity:Common
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/turn_to_mist.jpg
SetInfo:SHM|Common|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/shm/155.jpg
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It's so close to working. This version does work, but requires that you target an exiled creature because it doesn't remember what it targeted with the first ChangeZone ability. Defined$ Remembered doesn't work... is there another possible Defined$ here? Or is it possible to add a target to the Effect emblem that will allow you to remember a target?

[jeffwadsworth]

Script for Planar Guide.

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Name:Planar Guide
ManaCost:W
Types:Creature Human Cleric
Text:no text
PT:1/1
A:AB$ ChangeZoneAll | Cost$ 3 W Exile<1/CARDNAME> | ChangeType$ Creature | Origin$ Battlefield | Destination$ Exile | RememberChanged$ True | ForgetOtherRemembered$ True | SubAbility$ SVar=DBDelTrig | SpellDescription$ Exile all creatures. At the beginning of the next end step, return those cards to the battlefield under their owners' control.
SVar:DBDelTrig:DB$DelayedTrigger | Mode$ Phase | Phase$ End of Turn | Execute$ TrigReturn | TriggerDescription$ Return all creatures to owner's control.
SVar:TrigReturn:AB$ChangeZoneAll | Cost$ 0 | Defined$ Remembered | Origin$ Exile | Destination$ Battlefield
SVar:Rarity:Rare
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/planar_guide.jpg
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This will return the exiled Planar Guide also. Does anyone see a alternative? The Remembered queue correctly lists the other creature cards minus the Planar Guide...yet it still returns.

[jeffwadsworth]

Here is a script for Draining Whelk

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Name:Draining Whelk
ManaCost:4 U U
Types:Creature Illusion
Text:no text
PT:1/1
K:Flash
K:Flying
T:Mode$ ChangesZone | ValidCard$ Card.Self | Origin$ Any | Destination$ Battlefield | Execute$ TrigCounter | TriggerDescription$ When CARDNAME enters the battlefield, counter target spell. Put X +1/+1 counters on Draining Whelk, where X is that spell's converted mana cost.
SVar:TrigCounter:AB$Counter | Cost$ 0 | TargetType$ Spell | TgtPrompt$ Select target spell | ValidTgts$ Card | SubAbility$ SVar=DBPutCounter
SVar:DBPutCounter:DB$PutCounter | Defined$ Self | CounterType$ P1P1 | CounterNum$ X | SpellDescription$ Put X +1/+1 counters on CARDNAME.
SVar:X:Targeted$CardManaCost
SVar:Rarity:Rare
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/draining_whelk.jpg
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The counters are not put onto the Draining Whelk. Does anyone see an issue here?

[Sloth]

Here is a script for Draining Whelk

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Name:Draining Whelk
ManaCost:4 U U
Types:Creature Illusion
Text:no text
PT:1/1
K:Flash
K:Flying
T:Mode$ ChangesZone | ValidCard$ Card.Self | Origin$ Any | Destination$ Battlefield | Execute$ TrigCounter | TriggerDescription$ When CARDNAME enters the battlefield, counter target spell. Put X +1/+1 counters on Draining Whelk, where X is that spell's converted mana cost.
SVar:TrigCounter:AB$Counter | Cost$ 0 | TargetType$ Spell | TgtPrompt$ Select target spell | ValidTgts$ Card | SubAbility$ SVar=DBPutCounter
SVar:DBPutCounter:DB$PutCounter | Defined$ Self | CounterType$ P1P1 | CounterNum$ X | SpellDescription$ Put X +1/+1 counters on CARDNAME.
SVar:X:Targeted$CardManaCost
SVar:Rarity:Rare
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/draining_whelk.jpg
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The counters are not put onto the Draining Whelk. Does anyone see an issue here?

Technically speaking, the counter ability targets a spellability on the stack and not a card. The expresssion "Targeted$CardManaCost" does not work because of this. If it would just link to the card it would still be problematic, since a spell on the stack has a different cmc than the printed card (for example X costs).

[slapshot5]

I'm trying to write up some code for Vesuva. Shouldn't be any different than Clone, right? Wrong. It's a *land*. I added a Spell like Clone, and hacked GameAction.playCard to let it through, and the Input generally works:

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Input runtime = new Input() {
            private static final long serialVersionUID = -2212149199333372008L;

            @Override
               public void showMessage() {
                  AllZone.Display.showMessage(cardName+" - Select a land on the battlefield");
                  ButtonUtil.enableOnlyCancel();
               }
            
            @Override
            public void selectButtonCancel() {
               copyTarget[0] = null;
               stop();
            }
               
               @Override
               public void selectCard(Card c, PlayerZone z) {
                  if( z.is(Constant.Zone.Battlefield) && c.isLand()) {
                     copyTarget[0] = c;
                     stopSetNext(new Input_PayManaCost(copy, true));
                  }
               }
            };


But after selecting a card, it says "Pay Mana Cost: " and just sits there. (Obviously, there is no cost that needs to be payed since it's a land.) Should I be using something else in the stopSetNext(...), or something besides stopSetNext(...) in selectCard?

Seems like Input_PayManaCost should be smart enough that if there's nothing to pay, it just keeps going.

Or am I completely on the wrong track.

-slapshot5

[jeffwadsworth]

Is UnlessCost$ limited to mana only?

[friarsol]

Is UnlessCost$ limited to mana only?

For now, yes.

[jeffwadsworth]

Here is Zirilan of the Claw:

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Name:Zirilan of the Claw
ManaCost:3 R R
Types:Legendary Creature Viashino Shaman
Text:no text
PT:3/4
A:AB$ ChangeZone | Cost$ 1 R R T | Origin$ Library | Destination$ Battlefield | ChangeType$ Dragon | ChangeNum$ 1 | Shuffle$ True | SubAbility$ DBPump | RememberChanged$ True | ForgetOtherRemembered$ True | SpellDescription$ Search your library for a Dragon permanent card and put that card onto the battlefield. Then shuffle your library. That Dragon gains haste until end of turn. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.
SVar:DBPump:DB$Pump | Defined$ Remembered | KW$ Haste | SubAbility$ DBDelTrig
SVar:DBDelTrig:DB$DelayedTrigger | Mode$ Phase | Phase$ End of Turn | Execute$ TrigExile
SVar:TrigExile:AB$ChangeZone | Cost$ 0 | Defined$ Remembered | Origin$ Battlefield | Destination$ Exile | SpellDescription$ Exile dragon.
SVar:Rarity:Rare
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/zirilan_of_the_claw.jpg
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Now this works fine, but to be 100%, the chosen dragon permanent must be exiled from anywhere, not just the battlefield. If Any is used, it just fizzles. Perhaps there is another way that doesn't require silly hacky SubAbilities that check every zone?