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[ArsenalNut]

The remove counters line should be

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SVar:TrigRemove:AB$ RemoveCounterAll | Cost$ 0 | CounterType$ CHARGE | SubAbility$ TrigGetMana


If no "ValidCards" is specified, the counters are removed from the card itself by default.
"AllCounters" removes all counters created by the card when it leaves the battlefield but it is not necessary since Coalition Relic only puts counters on itself.

This is actually wrong, "ValidCards" is required for RemoveCounterAll. The card I looked at, Witherscale Wurm, was incorrect. Also there is also no "CountersRemoved" Svar.

I made the trigger work with following script

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T:Mode$ Phase | Phase$ Main1 | ValidPlayer$ You | TriggerZones$ Battlefield | Execute$ TrigGetMana | TriggerDescription$ At the beginning of your precombat main phase, remove all charge counters from CARDNAME. Add one mana of any color to your mana pool for each charge counter removed this way.
SVar:TrigGetMana:AB$ Mana | Cost$ 0 | Produced$ Any | Amount$ X | SubAbility$ TrigRemove | SpellDescription$ Add one mana of any color to your mana pool for each charge counter removed this way.
SVar:TrigRemove:DB$ RemoveCounter | Cost$ 0 | CounterType$ CHARGE | CounterNum$ X
SVar:X:Count$CardCounters.CHARGE


Since there is no "CountersRemoved" SVar, the mana has to be created before the counters are removed otherwise the mana ability will always produce zero mana. I checked the working version of the card into the repository.

[moomarc]

I was going to commit Squee's sliver scripts but just have a quick technical question. Currently these cards are set up as a trigger on the original sliver rather than pumping all slivers with the ETB trigger and ability. Is there any card that would care about this? Perhaps one of the cards that make a creature lose its abilities? I'm not sure on the ruling but want to confirm. If it needs to pump the slivers I'll apply the change to Dormant Sliver as well.

[Sloth]

I was going to commit Squee's sliver scripts but just have a quick technical question. Currently these cards are set up as a trigger on the original sliver rather than pumping all slivers with the ETB trigger and ability. Is there any card that would care about this? Perhaps one of the cards that make a creature lose its abilities? I'm not sure on the ruling but want to confirm. If it needs to pump the slivers I'll apply the change to Dormant Sliver as well.

If a red sliver would enter the battlefield, with squee's script of Harmonic Sliver, the triggered ability could target an artifact with protection from red, which is incorrect.

[squee1968]

I was going to commit Squee's sliver scripts but just have a quick technical question. Currently these cards are set up as a trigger on the original sliver rather than pumping all slivers with the ETB trigger and ability. Is there any card that would care about this? Perhaps one of the cards that make a creature lose its abilities? I'm not sure on the ruling but want to confirm. If it needs to pump the slivers I'll apply the change to Dormant Sliver as well.

If a red sliver would enter the battlefield, with squee's script of Harmonic Sliver, the triggered ability could target an artifact with protection from red, which is incorrect.

Did some research and I think I've found the solution. Does this look right?

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Name:Harmonic Sliver
ManaCost:1 G W
Types:Creature Sliver
Text:no text
PT:1/1
S:Mode$ Continuous | Affected$ Sliver | AddTrigger$ TrigDestroy | AddSVar$ Destroy | Description$ All Slivers have "When this permanent enters the battlefield, destroy target artifact or enchantment."
SVar:TrigDestroy:Mode$ ChangesZone | Origin$ Any | Destination$ Battlefield | ValidCard$ Sliver | TriggerZones$ Battlefield | Execute$ TrigDestroy | TriggerDescription$ All Slivers have "When this permanent enters the battlefield, destroy target artifact or enchantment."
SVar:Destroy:DB$Destroy | Cost$ 0 | ValidTgts$ Artifact,Enchantment | TgtPrompt$ Select target artifact or enchantment.
SVar:RemAIDeck:True
SVar:Rarity:Uncommon
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/harmonic_sliver.jpg
SetInfo:TSP|Uncommon|http://magiccards.info/scans/ts/en/240.jpg
Oracle:All Slivers have “When this permanent enters the battlefield, destroy target artifact or enchantment.”
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It's probably still not completely right, but is it closer than it was? If so, I think I can fix Mesmeric Sliver, the same way.
Also, isn't Sedge Sliver correct?
BTW, what's the status on Hunter Sliver, and provoke triggers not firing when attackers have been declared?

[moomarc]

I was going to commit Squee's sliver scripts but just have a quick technical question. Currently these cards are set up as a trigger on the original sliver rather than pumping all slivers with the ETB trigger and ability. Is there any card that would care about this? Perhaps one of the cards that make a creature lose its abilities? I'm not sure on the ruling but want to confirm. If it needs to pump the slivers I'll apply the change to Dormant Sliver as well.

If a red sliver would enter the battlefield, with squee's script of Harmonic Sliver, the triggered ability could target an artifact with protection from red, which is incorrect.

Did some research and I think I've found the solution. Does this look right?

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Name:Harmonic Sliver
ManaCost:1 G W
Types:Creature Sliver
Text:no text
PT:1/1
S:Mode$ Continuous | Affected$ Sliver | EffectZone$ Battlefield | AffectedZone$ Battlefield,Stack | AddTrigger$ HarmonicETB | AddSVar$ HarmonicDestroy | Description$ All Slivers have "When this permanent enters the battlefield, destroy target artifact or enchantment."
SVar:HarmonicETB:Mode$ ChangesZone | Origin$ Any | Destination$ Battlefield | ValidCard$ Sliver | TriggerZones$ Battlefield | Execute$ HarmonicDestroy | TriggerDescription$ When this permanent enters the battlefield, destroy target artifact or enchantment.
SVar:HarmonicDestroy:DB$Destroy | Cost$ 0 | ValidTgts$ Artifact,Enchantment | TgtPrompt$ Select target artifact or enchantment.
SVar:RemAIDeck:True
SVar:Rarity:Uncommon
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/harmonic_sliver.jpg
SetInfo:TSP|Uncommon|http://magiccards.info/scans/ts/en/240.jpg
Oracle:All Slivers have “When this permanent enters the battlefield, destroy target artifact or enchantment.”
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It's probably still not completely right, but is it closer than it was? If so, I think I can fix Mesmeric Sliver, the same way.
Also, isn't Sedge Sliver correct?
BTW, what's the status on Hunter Sliver, and provoke triggers not firing when attackers have been declared?

I've been trying since yesterday to get this to work, but the ETB trigger doesn't go of for the original sliver, only for subsequent ones. I've tried changing EffectZone to All but even that doesn't help. Anyway, I've adjusted your script above as much as I can. You'll see I changed the variable names to something less generic. This is to prevent issues like the one I caused with Predatory Urge when pumped SVars end up overwriting existing ones. I also tried Mesmeric Sliver but it has the same issues. It has to be done this way though because of the way fateseal is scripted. If there was a TriggeredCardOpponent for Defined in Dig it could be done the same as Dormant Sliver and Sledge Sliver (which seems to be working fine). Edit: Just saw that there is one (Kokusho, the Evening Star). Edit2: Still can't doMesmeric Sliver because even though the right person gets to choose whether the trigger goes off and the right library is looked at, YOU always get to choose whether the card goes on the top or bottom of library. So we just need to get a pumpable ETB trigger working on the host card...

Then a quick note on Dead Reckoning. I was just doing final playtests and checking rules compliance and it's not quite scriptable at the moment. It uses the dreaded "If you do..." clause so if the targeted card in your graveyard is removed before the ability resolves (maybe exiled from grave by some spell), then 0 damage should be dealt. I tried scripting it like below, but it didn't help because of timing on the subability (@Sol: THAT was actually why I requested that subability that waits for the first part to resolve... for these if you do clauses)

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Name:Dead Reckoning
ManaCost:1 B B
Types:Sorcery
Text:no text
A:SP$ChangeZone | Cost$ 1 B B | ValidTgts$ Creature.YouCtrl | Origin$ Graveyard | Destination$ Library | TgtPrompt$ Choose target creature card in your graveyard. | RememberChanged$ True | SubAbility$ DBDamage | SpellDescription$ You may put target creature card from your graveyard on top of your library. If you do, CARDNAME deals damage equal to that card's power to target creature.
SVar:DBDamage:DB$DealDamage | Cost$ 0 | ValidTgts$ Creature | TgtPrompt$ Select target creature | CheckSVar$ Y | NumDmg$ X | SubAbility$ DBCleanup
SVar:DBCleanup:DB$ Cleanup | ClearRemembered$ True
SVar:X:Targeted$CardPower
SVar:Y:Remembered$Amount
SVar:Rarity:Common
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/dead_reckoning.jpg
SetInfo:WWK|Common|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/wwk/56.jpg
Oracle:You may put target creature card from your graveyard on top of your library. If you do, Dead Reckoning deals damage equal to that card's power to target creature.
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[Sloth]

Sedge Sliver is not correct, the script only checks swamps for the controller of Sedge Sliver. If your opponent controls a sliver it might get the bonus even when he controls no swamps or vice versa.

[moomarc]

Sedge Sliver is not correct, the script only checks swamps for the controller of Sedge Sliver. If your opponent controls a sliver it might get the bonus even when he controls no swamps or vice versa.

I knew I'd missed something! I'm seeing if there's anything I can do to fix it, otherwise I'll remove...

[moomarc]

Sedge Sliver is not correct, the script only checks swamps for the controller of Sedge Sliver. If your opponent controls a sliver it might get the bonus even when he controls no swamps or vice versa.

I knew I'd missed something! I'm seeing if there's anything I can do to fix it, otherwise I'll remove...

I tried to add "AddStaticAbility" to staticAbilityContinuous.java (lines 202-208:

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        if (params.containsKey("AddStaticAbility")) {
            final String[] sVars = params.get("AddStaticAbility").split(" & ");
            for (int i = 0; i < sVars.length; i++) {
                sVars[i] = hostCard.getSVar(sVars[i]);
            }
            addAbilities = sVars;
        }

Its just a copy of "AddAbility" (or AddTrigger") with names replaced, which, as far as I can see is the case With adding static effect svars in EffectAF and AnimateAF. I then used the following script but still doesn't work What am I missing?

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Name:Sedge Sliver
ManaCost:2 R
Types:Creature Sliver
Text:no text
PT:2/2
S:Mode$ Continuous | Affected$ Creature.Sliver | AddStaticAbility$ SedgeStat | AddSVar$ SedgeX | Description$ All Sliver creatures have "This creature gets +1/+1 as long as you control a Swamp."
S:Mode$ Continuous | Affected$ Sliver | AddAbility$ SedgePump | Description$ All Slivers have "B: Regenerate this permanent."
SVar:SedgeStat:Mode$ Continuous | Affected$ Card.Self | AddPower$ 1 | AddToughness$ 1 | CheckSVar$ SedgeX | SVarCompare$ GE1 | Description$ This creature gets +1/+1 as long as you control a Swamp.
SVar:SedgeX:Count$Valid Swamp.YouCtrl
SVar:SedgePump:AB$ Regenerate | Cost$ B | SpellDescription$ Regenerate CARDNAME.
SVar:BuffedBy:Sliver,Swamp
SVar:PlayMain1:TRUE
SVar:RemRandomDeck:True
SVar:Rarity:Rare
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/sedge_sliver.jpg
SetInfo:TSP|Rare|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/ts/177.jpg
Oracle:All Sliver creatures have "This creature gets +1/+1 as long as you control a Swamp."\nAll Slivers have "{B}: Regenerate this permanent."
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EDIT: I've removed Sedge Sliver from svn for now.

[Sloth]

I tried to add "AddStaticAbility" to staticAbilityContinuous.java (lines 202-208:

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        if (params.containsKey("AddStaticAbility")) {
            final String[] sVars = params.get("AddStaticAbility").split(" & ");
            for (int i = 0; i < sVars.length; i++) {
                sVars[i] = hostCard.getSVar(sVars[i]);
            }
            addAbilities = sVars;
        }

Its just a copy of "AddAbility" (or AddTrigger") with names replaced, which, as far as I can see is the case With adding static effect svars in EffectAF and AnimateAF. I then used the following script but still doesn't work What am I missing?

Sedge Sliver | Open

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Name:Sedge Sliver
ManaCost:2 R
Types:Creature Sliver
Text:no text
PT:2/2
S:Mode$ Continuous | Affected$ Creature.Sliver | AddStaticAbility$ SedgeStat | AddSVar$ SedgeX | Description$ All Sliver creatures have "This creature gets +1/+1 as long as you control a Swamp."
S:Mode$ Continuous | Affected$ Sliver | AddAbility$ SedgePump | Description$ All Slivers have "B: Regenerate this permanent."
SVar:SedgeStat:Mode$ Continuous | Affected$ Card.Self | AddPower$ 1 | AddToughness$ 1 | CheckSVar$ SedgeX | SVarCompare$ GE1 | Description$ This creature gets +1/+1 as long as you control a Swamp.
SVar:SedgeX:Count$Valid Swamp.YouCtrl
SVar:SedgePump:AB$ Regenerate | Cost$ B | SpellDescription$ Regenerate CARDNAME.
SVar:BuffedBy:Sliver,Swamp
SVar:PlayMain1:TRUE
SVar:RemRandomDeck:True
SVar:Rarity:Rare
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/sedge_sliver.jpg
SetInfo:TSP|Rare|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/ts/177.jpg
Oracle:All Sliver creatures have "This creature gets +1/+1 as long as you control a Swamp."\nAll Slivers have "{B}: Regenerate this permanent."
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EDIT: I've removed Sedge Sliver from svn for now.

It's not so easy, because all continuous static effects are constantly removed and added all the time. When a new ability gets added, it will be removed before being applied.

Let me think about a solution.

[moomarc]

Thanks Sloth. I don't think you need to rush it. Everyone's going to be way more interested in the new cards from Dark Ascension for the next few weeks

[xanbie]

Here is some cards. One is a real card, the other 3 I made up all using Triggers. Sword I made last year with MSE.

Hedron-Field Purists :

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Name:Hedron-Field Purists
ManaCost:2 W
Types:Creature Cleric
Text:no text
PT:0/3
K:Level up:2 W
K:maxLevel:5
S:Mode$ Continuous | Affected$ Card.Self | SetPower$ 1 | SetToughness$ 4 | CheckSVar$ X | SVarCompare$ EQ1
S:Mode$ Continuous | Affected$ Card.Self | SetPower$ 2 | SetToughness$ 5 | CheckSVar$ Y | SVarCompare$ EQ1
S:Mode$ Continuous | Affected$ Creature.YouCtrl | AddKeyword$ Absorb 1 | CheckSVar$ X | SVarCompare$ EQ1 | Description$ LEVEL 1-4 1/4 If a source would deal damage to you or a creature you control prevent 1 of that damage.
S:Mode$ Continuous | Affected$ Creature.YouCtrl | AddKeyword$ Absorb 2 | CheckSVar$ Y | SVarCompare$ EQ1 | Description$ LEVEL 5+ 2/5 If a source would deal damage to you or a creature you control prevent 2 of that damage.
S:Mode$ PreventDamage | Target$ You | Source$ Card | Amount$ 1 | CheckSVar$ X | SVarCompare$ EQ1
S:Mode$ PreventDamage | Target$ You | Source$ Card | Amount$ 2 | CheckSVar$ Y | SVarCompare$ EQ1
SVar:Mana:AB$Mana | Cost$ T | Produced$ G | Amount$ 2 | SpellDescription$ Add G G to your mana pool.
SVar:Pself:
SVar:Pc:
SVar:Pselftwo:
SVar:Pctwo:
SVar:X:Count$Valid Card.Self+counters_GE1_LEVEL+counters_LT5_LEVEL
SVar:Y:Count$Valid Card.Self+counters_GE5_LEVEL
SVar:RemAIDeck:True
SVar:Rarity:Uncommon
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/hedron-field_purists.jpg
SetInfo:ROE|Uncommon|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/roe/25.jpg
Oracle:Level up {1}{G} ({1}{G}: Put a level counter on this. Level up only as a sorcery.)\nLEVEL 1-4\n1/2\n{T}: Add {G}{G} to your mana pool.\nLEVEL 5+\n1/4\nElves you control have "{T}: Add {G}{G} to your mana pool."
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Sword of Mana :

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Name:Sword of Mana
ManaCost:3
Types:Artifact Equipment
Text:Equipped creature gets +2/+2 and has protection from colors.
K:eqPump 2:+2/+2/Protection from white & Protection from blue & Protection from black & Protection from red & Protection from green
T:Mode$ DamageDone | ValidSource$ Creature.AttachedBy | ValidTarget$ Player | CombatDamage$ True | Execute$ TrigLandhelp | TriggerZones$ Battlefield | TriggerDescription$ Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player you add mana to your mana pool equal to the power of equipped creature in any color combination and you get an emblem with "Lands you control have hexproof and are indestructible."
SVar:TrigLandhelp:AB$Effect | Cost$ 0 | Name$ Sword of Mana emblem | StaticAbilities$ STIndestructible,STHexproof | Keywords$ Indestructible,Hexproof | Duration$ Permanent | SpellDescription$ You get an emblem with "lands you control have hexproof and are indestructible." | SubAbility$ DBAddPowerCounters
SVar:STIndestructible:Mode$ Continuous | Affected$ Land.YouCtrl | AffectedZone$ Battlefield | AddKeyword$ Indestructible
SVar:Indestructible:lands you control are indestructible and have hexproof.
SVar:STHexproof:Mode$ Continuous | Affected$ Land.YouCtrl | AffectedZone$ Battlefield | AddKeyword$ Hexproof
SVar:TrigManaAddCounters:AB$PutCounter | Cost$ 0 | Defined$ Equipped | CounterType$ CHARGE | CounterNum$ 0 | SubAbility$ DBAddPowerCounters
A:AB$PutCounter | Cost$ W | CounterType$ HEALING | CounterNum$ 1 | SpellDescription$ Put a HEALING Counter on Sword of Mana.
A:AB$PutCounter | Cost$ U | CounterType$ TIDE | CounterNum$ 1 | SpellDescription$ Put a TIDE Counter on Sword of Mana.
A:AB$PutCounter | Cost$ B | CounterType$ DEATH | CounterNum$ 1 | SpellDescription$ Put a DEATH Counter on Sword of Mana.
A:AB$PutCounter | Cost$ R | CounterType$ BLAZE | CounterNum$ 1 | SpellDescription$ Put a BLAZE Counter on Sword of Mana.
A:AB$PutCounter | Cost$ G | CounterType$ SPORE | CounterNum$ 1 | SpellDescription$ Put a SPORE Counter on Sword of Mana.
A:AB$ Mana | Cost$  SubCounter<X/CHARGE> | Produced$ W | Amount$ ChosenX | SpellDescription$ Add X W mana to your mana pool.
A:AB$ Mana | Cost$  SubCounter<X/CHARGE> | Produced$ U | Amount$ ChosenX | SpellDescription$ Add X U mana to your mana pool.
A:AB$ Mana | Cost$  SubCounter<X/CHARGE> | Produced$ B | Amount$ ChosenX | SpellDescription$ Add X B mana to your mana pool.
A:AB$ Mana | Cost$  SubCounter<X/CHARGE> | Produced$ R | Amount$ ChosenX | SpellDescription$ Add X R mana to your mana pool.
A:AB$ Mana | Cost$  SubCounter<X/CHARGE> | Produced$ G | Amount$ ChosenX | SpellDescription$ Add X G mana to your mana pool.
A:AB$ Mana | Cost$  SubCounter<X/MANA> | Produced$ 1 | Amount$ ChosenX | SpellDescription$ Add X Colorless mana to your mana pool.
A:AB$ Mana | Cost$  SubCounter<X/HEALING> | Produced$ W | Amount$ ChosenX | SpellDescription$ Add X W mana to your mana pool.
A:AB$ Mana | Cost$  SubCounter<X/TIDE> | Produced$ U | Amount$ ChosenX | SpellDescription$ Add X U mana to your mana pool.
A:AB$ Mana | Cost$  SubCounter<X/DEATH> | Produced$ B | Amount$ ChosenX | SpellDescription$ Add X B mana to your mana pool.
A:AB$ Mana | Cost$  SubCounter<X/BLAZE> | Produced$ R | Amount$ ChosenX | SpellDescription$ Add X R mana to your mana pool.
A:AB$ Mana | Cost$  SubCounter<X/SPORE> | Produced$ G | Amount$ ChosenX | SpellDescription$ Add X G mana to your mana pool.
SVar:X:XChoice
A:AB$ PutCounter | Cost$ X | CounterType$ MANA | CounterNum$ Y | SpellDescription$ Pay X mana Add X Colorless MANA counters to Sword of Mana.
SVar:Y:Count$xPaid
SVar:DBAddPowerCounters:DB$PutCounter | Cost$ 0 | Defined$ Self | CounterType$ CHARGE | CounterNum$ TrigSourcePower | SpellDescription$ Charge counters of current power
SVar:TrigSourcePower:TriggeredSource$CardPower
SVar:Rarity:Mythic
SVar:Picture:file:///Sword%20of%20Mana.jpg
SetInfo:SOM|Mythic|file:///Sword%20of%20Mana.jpg
Oracle:Equipped creature gets +2/+2 and has protection from Green.\nWhenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player you add mana to your mana pool equal to the power of equipped creature in any color combination and you get an emblem with "Lands you control have hexproof and are indestructible."\nEquip {2}
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Haunting Offerings :

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Name:Haunting Offerings
ManaCost:1 WU WU
Types:Enchantment
Text:no text
T:Mode$ Sacrificed | ValidCard$ Card.nonToken | Execute$ TrigCopyPermanet | TriggerDescription$ Whenever a nontoken permanent Sacrificed put a token copy of that permanent into battle field under your control, it gains flying and Spirt type.
SVar:TrigCopyPermanet:AB$CopyPermanent | Cost$ 0 | Defined$ TriggeredCard | SubAbility$ DBPump | SpellDescription$ Put a token onto the battlefield that's a copy of the Sacrificed card.
SVar:DBPump:DB$ Pump | Cost$ 0 | Defined$ Clones |  KW$ Flying | Permanent$ True | SubAbility$ DBPump2
SVar:DBPump2:DB$ Pump | Cost$ 0 | Defined$ Clones |  KW$ Flying
SVar:RemAIDeck:True
SVar:Rarity:Rare
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/mimic_vat.jpg
SetInfo:SOM|Rare|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/som/175.jpg
Oracle:Imprint - Whenever a nontoken creature dies, you may exile that card. If you do, return each other card exiled with Mimic Vat to its owner's graveyard.\n{3}, {T}: Put a token onto the battlefield that's a copy of the exiled card. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.
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Ectoplasm Trash Defence:

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Name:Ectoplasm Trash Defence
ManaCost:U B
Types:Enchantment
Text:no text
T:Mode$ Discarded | ValidCard$ Card.Creature | Execute$ TrigCopyPermanet | TriggerDescription$ Whenever a Creature Discarded put a token copy of that Creature into battle field under your control, it gains Reach, Defender, and +0/+1.
SVar:TrigCopyPermanet:AB$CopyPermanent | Cost$ 0 | Defined$ TriggeredCard | SubAbility$ DBPump | SpellDescription$ Put a token onto the battlefield that's a copy of the Discarded Creature.
SVar:DBPump:DB$ Pump | Cost$ 0 | Defined$ Clones |  KW$ Reach | Permanent$ True | SubAbility$ DBPump2
SVar:DBPump2:DB$ Pump | Cost$ 0 | Defined$ Clones |  KW$ Defender | NumDef$ 1 | Permanent$ True
SVar:RemAIDeck:True
SVar:Rarity:Uncomon
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/mimic_vat.jpg
SetInfo:SOM|Rare|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/som/175.jpg
Oracle:Imprint - Whenever a nontoken creature dies, you may exile that card. If you do, return each other card exiled with Mimic Vat to its owner's graveyard.\n{3}, {T}: Put a token onto the battlefield that's a copy of the exiled card. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.
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Some little furry incomplete friends to go with Purists, but they still get the job done with a Basilisk Collar

Crypt Rats :

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Name:Crypt Rats
ManaCost:2 B
Types:Creature Rat
Text:no text
PT:1/1
A:AB$ DamageAll | Cost$ B | NumDmg$ 1 | ValidCards$ Creature | ValidPlayers$ Each | ValidDescription$ each creature and each player. | SpellDescription$ CARDNAME deals 1 damage to each creature and each player.
SVar:Rarity:Uncommon
SVar:Picture:http://resources.wizards.com/magic/cards/uz/en-us/card5619.jpg
SetInfo:7ED|Uncommon|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/7e/149.jpg
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Save state, puzzle kill AI by only poison when the state is loaded (you can play all lands):

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HumanLife=20
AILife=20
HumanCardsInPlay=Swamp; Hedron-Field Purists; Sword of Mana; Crypt Rats; Plains; Plains; Swamp; Mirran Crusader; Inkmoth Nexus; Kessig Wolf Run; Haunting Offerings; Haunting Offerings; Blood Pet; Ectoplasm Trash Defence
AICardsInPlay=Swamp; Sengir Vampire
HumanCardsInHand=Swamp; Hedron-Field Purists; Sword of Mana; Crypt Rats; Plains; Plains; Swamp; Crypt Rats; Crypt Rats; Crypt Rats; Crypt Rats
AICardsInHand=Swamp; Hedron-Field Purists; Sword of Mana; Crypt Rats; Plains; Plains; Swamp
ActivePlayer=Human
ActivePhase=Main1


[moomarc]

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Name:Crescendo of War
ManaCost:3 W
Types:Enchantment
Text:no text
T:Mode$ Phase | Phase$ Upkeep | TriggerZones$ Battlefield | Execute$ TrigStrife | TriggerDescription$ At the beginning of each upkeep, put a strife counter on CARDNAME.
SVar:TrigStrife:AB$PutCounter | Cost$ 0 | Defined$ Self | CounterType$ STRIFE | CounterNum$ 1
S:Mode$ Continuous | Affected$ Creature.attacking | AddPower$ X | Description$ Attacking creatures get +1/+0 for each strife counter on CARDNAME.
S:Mode$ Continuous | Affected$ Creature.blocking+YouCtrl | AddPower$ X | Description$ Blocking creatures you control get +1/+0 for each strife counter on CARDNAME.
SVar:X:Count$CardCounters.STRIFE
SVar:RemRandomDeck:True
SVar:Rarity:Rare
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/crescendo_of_war.jpg
SetInfo:COM|Rare|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/cmd/12.jpg
Oracle:At the beginning of each upkeep, put a strife counter on Crescendo of War.\nAttacking creatures get +1/+0 for each strife counter on Crescendo of War.\nBlocking creatures you control get +1/+0 for each strife counter on Crescendo of War.
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Is it too unfair to the AI?

[ArsenalNut]

I've been trying since yesterday to get this to work, but the ETB trigger doesn't go of for the original sliver, only for subsequent ones. I've tried changing EffectZone to All but even that doesn't help. Anyway, I've adjusted your script above as much as I can. You'll see I changed the variable names to something less generic. This is to prevent issues like the one I caused with Predatory Urge when pumped SVars end up overwriting existing ones.

As to getting Harmonic Sliver to work, try changing the static effect to "Affected$ Sliver.Other" and add a hardcoded ETB trigger that works for the original sliver only.

[moomarc]

I've been trying since yesterday to get this to work, but the ETB trigger doesn't go of for the original sliver, only for subsequent ones. I've tried changing EffectZone to All but even that doesn't help. Anyway, I've adjusted your script above as much as I can. You'll see I changed the variable names to something less generic. This is to prevent issues like the one I caused with Predatory Urge when pumped SVars end up overwriting existing ones.

As to getting Harmonic Sliver to work, try changing the static effect to "Affected$ Sliver.Other" and add a hardcoded ETB trigger that works for the original sliver only.

That's beyond my ability. I just dabble with code where I can see a pattern.

[Sloth]

I've been trying since yesterday to get this to work, but the ETB trigger doesn't go of for the original sliver, only for subsequent ones. I've tried changing EffectZone to All but even that doesn't help. Anyway, I've adjusted your script above as much as I can. You'll see I changed the variable names to something less generic. This is to prevent issues like the one I caused with Predatory Urge when pumped SVars end up overwriting existing ones.

As to getting Harmonic Sliver to work, try changing the static effect to "Affected$ Sliver.Other" and add a hardcoded ETB trigger that works for the original sliver only.

That's beyond my ability. I just dabble with code where I can see a pattern.

The trigger doesn't have to be hardcoded. Just a normal trigger with "ValidCard$ Sliver.Self" should be enough.

I think Mesmeric Sliver can be scripted with two triggers one for your slivers and one for your opponents.

Crescendo of War | Open

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Name:Crescendo of War
ManaCost:3 W
Types:Enchantment
Text:no text
T:Mode$ Phase | Phase$ Upkeep | TriggerZones$ Battlefield | Execute$ TrigStrife | TriggerDescription$ At the beginning of each upkeep, put a strife counter on CARDNAME.
SVar:TrigStrife:AB$PutCounter | Cost$ 0 | Defined$ Self | CounterType$ STRIFE | CounterNum$ 1
S:Mode$ Continuous | Affected$ Creature.attacking | AddPower$ X | Description$ Attacking creatures get +1/+0 for each strife counter on CARDNAME.
S:Mode$ Continuous | Affected$ Creature.blocking+YouCtrl | AddPower$ X | Description$ Blocking creatures you control get +1/+0 for each strife counter on CARDNAME.
SVar:X:Count$CardCounters.STRIFE
SVar:RemRandomDeck:True
SVar:Rarity:Rare
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/crescendo_of_war.jpg
SetInfo:COM|Rare|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/cmd/12.jpg
Oracle:At the beginning of each upkeep, put a strife counter on Crescendo of War.\nAttacking creatures get +1/+0 for each strife counter on Crescendo of War.\nBlocking creatures you control get +1/+0 for each strife counter on Crescendo of War.
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Is it too unfair to the AI?

I think it's borderline ok. The AI will run into blockers that have more power than expected, but will block correctly if Crescendo of War is controlled by the human. It should have RemAIDeck:True though.