Card Development Questions

[friarsol]

Hey Jeff,

For Adarkar Valkyrie why do you do:

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SVar:TrigChangeZone:AB$ ChangeZone | Cost$ 0 | Defined$ Remembered | Origin$ Graveyard | Destination$ Battlefield | SubAbility$ DBGainControl
SVar:DBGainControl:DB$ GainControl | Defined$ Remembered


instead of what's used in Ashen Powder

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A:SP$ ChangeZone | Cost$ 2 B B | Origin$ Graveyard | Destination$ Battlefield | GainControl$ True | TgtPrompt$ Choose target creature card in an opponent's graveyard | ValidTgts$ Creature.YouDontCtrl | SpellDescription$ Put target creature card from an opponent's graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.


I'm worried the ETB triggers won't be controlled by the right person.

[jeffwadsworth]

Hey Jeff,

For Adarkar Valkyrie why do you do:

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SVar:TrigChangeZone:AB$ ChangeZone | Cost$ 0 | Defined$ Remembered | Origin$ Graveyard | Destination$ Battlefield | SubAbility$ DBGainControl
SVar:DBGainControl:DB$ GainControl | Defined$ Remembered


instead of what's used in Ashen Powder

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A:SP$ ChangeZone | Cost$ 2 B B | Origin$ Graveyard | Destination$ Battlefield | GainControl$ True | TgtPrompt$ Choose target creature card in an opponent's graveyard | ValidTgts$ Creature.YouDontCtrl | SpellDescription$ Put target creature card from an opponent's graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.


I'm worried the ETB triggers won't be controlled by the right person.

Forgot about the ChangeZone GainControl parameter. I was concerned about that too but figured it would have read, "gain control of that card and return it to the battlefield" if that was the case. Anyway, I will change it today. Thanks for the clarification.

[jeffwadsworth]

Looking at Devoted Caretaker. Does anyone know the correct attributes for "Gains$" here? If it is even possible, of course.

| Open

Name:Devoted Caretaker
ManaCost:W
Types:Creature Human Cleric
Text:no text
PT:1/2
A:AB$ Protection | Cost$ W T | Gains$ instant,sorcery | ValidTgts$ Permanent.YouCtrl | TgtPrompt$ Select target permanent you control | SpellDescription$ Target permanent you control gains protection from instant spells and from sorcery spells until end of turn.
SVar:Rarity:Rare
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/devoted_caretaker.jpg
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[jeffwadsworth]

This is my "attempt" at converting Scroll Rack. Note that you can not put the cards back in any order during the last step. If anyone can get this to work correctly, we can remove that long bit of hard code.

| Open

Name:Scroll Rack
ManaCost:2
Types:Artifact
Text:no text
A:AB$ ChangeZone | Cost$ 1 T | Origin$ Hand | Destination$ Exile | ExileFaceDown$ True | ChangeType$ Card | ChangeNum$ X | RememberChanged$ True | SubAbility$ DBDraw | SpellDescription$ Exile any number of cards from your hand face down. Put that many cards from the top of your library into your hand. Then look at the exiled cards and put them on top of your library in any order.
SVar:DBDraw:DB$ Draw | NumCards$ Y | SubAbility$ DBChangeZoneAll
SVar:DBChangeZoneAll:DB$ ChangeZoneAll | Origin$ Exile | Destination$ Library | ChangeType$ Remembered | ChangeNum$ Y | LibraryPosition$ 0 | SubAbility$ DBCleanup
SVar:DBCleanup:DB$ Cleanup | ClearRemembered$ True
SVar:X:Count$InYourHand
SVar:Y:Remembered$Amount
SVar:RemAIDeck:True
SVar:Rarity:Rare
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/scroll_rack.jpg
SetInfo:TMP|Rare|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/tp/298.jpg
Oracle:{1}, : Exile any number of cards from your hand face down. Put that many cards from the top of your library into your hand. Then look at the exiled cards and put them on top of your library in any order.
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Edit: added Cleanup.

[friarsol]

Make sure you clear out the the Remembered afterwards for Scroll Rack. I think for things going to an ordered Zone simultaneously, we should do it like this: (pseudo-code)

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if cards.length > 1
 if orderer == human && prompt("Would you like to order the way these cards are placed in library/graveyard?")
   allow human to order them however they like
 else
   just put them back in whatever order they are in now.


This can be used in ChangeZone, CZAll, Dig, DigUntil, Mill. Not sure what else?

[Sloth]

Looking at Devoted Caretaker. Does anyone know the correct attributes for "Gains$" here? If it is even possible, of course.

| Open

Name:Devoted Caretaker
ManaCost:W
Types:Creature Human Cleric
Text:no text
PT:1/2
A:AB$ Protection | Cost$ W T | Gains$ instant,sorcery | ValidTgts$ Permanent.YouCtrl | TgtPrompt$ Select target permanent you control | SpellDescription$ Target permanent you control gains protection from instant spells and from sorcery spells until end of turn.
SVar:Rarity:Rare
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/devoted_caretaker.jpg
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I would use AF Pump with "Protection:Spell.Instant,Spell.Sorcery:Protection from instant spells and from sorcery spells" as keyword.

[slapshot5]

Make sure you clear out the the Remembered afterwards for Scroll Rack. I think for things going to an ordered Zone simultaneously, we should do it like this: (pseudo-code)

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if cards.length > 1
 if orderer == human && prompt("Would you like to order the way these cards are placed in library/graveyard?")
   allow human to order them however they like
 else
   just put them back in whatever order they are in now.


This can be used in ChangeZone, CZAll, Dig, DigUntil, Mill. Not sure what else?

I think I wrote at least some ordering when I did AFDig (minus Sol's prompt up front). I'll start looking at implementing this in the next couple days unless someone else wants to.

-slapshot5

[moomarc]

Scripted Electryte but think its too unfair to the AI until we can script AI logic (maybe a mustBlock?)

Electryte | Open

Name:Electryte
ManaCost:3 R R
Types:Creature Beast
Text:no text
PT:3/3
T:Mode$ DamageDone | ValidSource$ Card.Self | ValidTarget$ Player | CombatDamage$ True | Execute$ TrigDmgBlockers | OptionalDecider$ You | TriggerDescription$ Whenever CARDNAME deals combat damage to defending player, it deals damage equal to its power to each blocking creature.
SVar:TrigDmgBlockers:AB$DamageAll | Cost$ 0 | ValidCards$ Creature.blocking | NumDmg$ X | ValidDescription$ each blocking creature
SVar:X:Count$CardPower
SVar:Rarity:Rare
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/electryte.jpg
SetInfo:USG|Rare|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/us/183.jpg
Oracle:Whenever Electryte deals combat damage to defending player, it deals damage equal to its power to each blocking creature.
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[squee1968]

Here's Ageless Sentinels. I've playtested it, and it seems to work correctly, but I've posted it here because I fear there are issues with it that I'm not aware of.

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Name:Ageless Sentinels
ManaCost:3 W
Types:Creature Wall
Text:no text
PT:4/4
K:Flying
K:Defender
T:Mode$ Blocks | ValidCard$ Card.Self | Execute$ TrigDebuff | TriggerDescription$ When CARDNAME blocks, it becomes a Bird Giant, and it loses defender.
SVar:TrigDebuff:DB$Debuff | Keywords$ Defender | Defined$ TriggeredBlocker | Permanent$ True | SubAbility$ Animate
SVar:Animate:DB$Animate | Defined$ TriggeredBlocker | Types$ Bird,Giant | OverwriteTypes$ True | KeepSupertypes$ True | KeepCardTypes$ True | Permanent$ True
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/ageless_sentinels.jpg
SVar:RemAIDeck:True
SVar:RemRandomDeck:True
SVar:Rarity:Rare
SetInfo:SCG|Rare|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/sc/1.jpg
Oracle:Defender, flying\nWhen Ageless Sentinels blocks, it becomes a Bird Giant, and it loses defender.
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[Sloth]

Scripted Electryte but think its too unfair to the AI until we can script AI logic (maybe a mustBlock?)

Electryte | Open

Name:Electryte
ManaCost:3 R R
Types:Creature Beast
Text:no text
PT:3/3
T:Mode$ DamageDone | ValidSource$ Card.Self | ValidTarget$ Player | CombatDamage$ True | Execute$ TrigDmgBlockers | OptionalDecider$ You | TriggerDescription$ Whenever CARDNAME deals combat damage to defending player, it deals damage equal to its power to each blocking creature.
SVar:TrigDmgBlockers:AB$DamageAll | Cost$ 0 | ValidCards$ Creature.blocking | NumDmg$ X | ValidDescription$ each blocking creature
SVar:X:Count$CardPower
SVar:Rarity:Rare
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/electryte.jpg
SetInfo:USG|Rare|http://magiccards.info/scans/en/us/183.jpg
Oracle:Whenever Electryte deals combat damage to defending player, it deals damage equal to its power to each blocking creature.
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You can use "SVar:MustBeBlocked:True" to improve the situation (it still needs some fine tuning though).

Here's Ageless Sentinels. I've playtested it, and it seems to work correctly, but I've posted it here because I fear there are issues with it that I'm not aware of.

Added! Thanks squee1968.

[friarsol]

Jeff, you had a question about Vexing Arcanix, but it looks like it's deleted? Did you figure it out? Otherwise, I'd suggest this:

This is very short-hand, but here's the idea.

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AB$ NameCard | SubAbility$ Dig
DB$ DigUntil | Valid$ Card.NamedCard | MaxRevealed$ 1 | FoundDestination$ Hand | RevealedDestination$ Graveyard | RememberRevealed$ True | SubAbility$ Damage
DB$ DealDamage | NumDmg$ 2 | ConditionSVar$ X | ConditionSVarCompare$ EQ1 | SubAbility$ Cleanup
DB$ Cleanup
SVar:X:Remembered$Count


Edit: Using RememberRevealed instead of RememberFound because if there are no cards in Library, no Damage is dealt.

[jeffwadsworth]

Vexing Arcanix. If the AF NameCard AI was added, we could roll with it. If the creator of AF NameCard does not wish to do it, please say so.

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Name:Vexing Arcanix
ManaCost:4
Types:Artifact
Text:no text
A:AB$ NameCard | Cost$ 3 T | ValidTgts$ Player | TgtPrompt$ Select target player | SubAbility$ DBDig | SpellDescription$ Target player names a card, then reveals the top card of his or her library. If it's the named card, the player puts it into his or her hand. Otherwise, the player puts it into his or her graveyard and CARDNAME deals 2 damage to him or her.
SVar:DBDig:DB$ Dig | DigNum$ 1 | Defined$ Targeted | ChangeNum$ All | ChangeValid$ Card.NamedCard | DestinationZone2$ Graveyard | Reveal$ True | RememberChanged$ True | SubAbility$ DBDamage
SVar:DBDamage:DB$ DealDamage | NumDmg$ 2 | Defined$ Targeted | ConditionDefined$ Remembered | ConditionPresent$ Card.NamedCard | ConditionCompare$ EQ0 | SubAbility$ DBCleanup
SVar:DBCleanup:DB$ Cleanup | ClearRemembered$ True
SVar:Rarity:Rare
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/vexing_arcanix.jpg
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[jeffwadsworth]

Jeff, you had a question about Vexing Arcanix, but it looks like it's deleted? Did you figure it out? Otherwise, I'd suggest this:

This is very short-hand, but here's the idea.

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AB$ NameCard | SubAbility$ Dig
DB$ DigUntil | Valid$ Card.NamedCard | MaxRevealed$ 1 | FoundDestination$ Hand | RevealedDestination$ Graveyard | RememberRevealed$ True | SubAbility$ Damage
DB$ DealDamage | NumDmg$ 2 | ConditionSVar$ X | ConditionSVarCompare$ EQ1 | SubAbility$ Cleanup
DB$ Cleanup
SVar:X:Remembered$Count


Edit: Using RememberRevealed instead of RememberFound because if there are no cards in Library, no Damage is dealt.

I used RememberChanged instead of RememberRevealed and it worked. Now if only we had the AI for it. Thanks for the reply Sol.

[Sloth]

I used RememberChanged instead of RememberRevealed and it worked. Now if only we had the AI for it.

I will cobble something together.

[jeffwadsworth]

Testing Gravestorm.
This works fine for the human, AFAICT, but in the computer's hands, it will target itself. Does anyone see the issue?

| Open

Name:Gravestorm
ManaCost:B B B
Types:Enchantment
Text:no text
T:Mode$ Phase | Phase$ Upkeep | ValidPlayer$ You | Execute$ TrigChangeZone | TriggerZones$ Battlefield | TriggerDescription$ At the beginning of your upkeep, target opponent may exile a card from his or her graveyard. If that player doesn't, you may draw a card.
SVar:TrigChangeZone:AB$ ChangeZone | Cost$ 0 | ValidTgts$ Opponent | TgtPrompt$ Select target opponent | Origin$ Graveyard | Destination$ Exile | ChangeType$ Card | ChangeNum$ 1 | Hidden$ True | Chooser$ Targeted | RememberChanged$ True | OptionalDecider$ Targeted | SubAbility$ DBDraw
SVar:DBDraw:DB$ Draw | NumCards$ 1 | Defined$ You | OptionalDecider$ You | ConditionCheckSVar$ X | ConditionSVarCompare$ EQ0 | SubAbility$ DBCleanup
SVar:DBCleanup:DB$ Cleanup | ClearRemembered$ True
SVar:X:Remembered$Amount
SVar:Rarity:Rare
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/gravestorm.jpg
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