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[ZzzzSleep]

Two green cards!
Slime Molding (it's like Gelatinous Genesis, but only one of them at half the price!)

"Slime Molding" | Open

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Name:Slime Molding
ManaCost:X G
Types:Sorcery
Text:no text
A:SP$ Token | Cost$ X G | TokenImage$ G X X Ooze | TokenAmount$ 1 | TokenName$ Ooze | TokenTypes$ Creature,Ooze | TokenOwner$ You | TokenColors$ Green | TokenPower$ X | TokenToughness$ X | References$ X | SpellDescription$ Put an X/X green Ooze creature token onto the battlefield.
SVar:X:Count$xPaid
SVar:Rarity:Uncommon
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/slime_molding.jpg
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"Axebane Guardian" | Open

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Name:Axebane Guardian
ManaCost:2 G
Types:Creature Human Druid
Text:no text
PT:0/3
K:Defender
A:AB$ Mana | Cost$ T | Produced$ Any | Amount$ X | References$ X | SpellDescription$ Add X mana in any combination of colors to your mana pool, where X is the number of creatures with defender you control.
SVar:X:Count$Valid Creature.withDefender+YouCtrl
SVar:Rarity:Common
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/axebane_guardian.jpg
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I'm not sure that Axebane Guardian is correct, as it should be able to create multiple colours, but I'm not sure how to do that...

[torridus]

Once again I can't edit the wiki, but here's more.

Isperia, Supreme Judge | Open

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Name:Isperia, Supreme Judge
ManaCost:2 W W U U
Types:Legendary Creature Sphinx
Text:no text
PT:6/4
K:Flying
T:Mode$ Attacks | ValidCard$ Creature.YouDontCtrl | TriggerZones$ Battlefield | Execute$ TrigDraw | OptionalDecider$ You | TriggerDescription$ Whenever a creature attacks you or a planeswalker you control, you may draw a card.
SVar:TrigDraw:AB$Draw | Cost$ 0 | Defined$ You | NumCards$ 1
SVar:Rarity:Mythic
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/isperia_supreme_judge.jpg
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Rakdos's Return | Open

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Name:Rakdos's Return
ManaCost:X B R
Types:Sorcery
Text:no text
A:SP$ DealDamage | Cost$ X B R | ValidTgts$ Opponent | TgtPrompt$ Select target opponent | NumDmg$ X | References$ X | SubAbility$ DBDiscardOpp | SpellDescription$ CARDNAME deals X damage to target opponent. That player discards X cards.
SVar:DBDiscardOpp:DB$Discard | Defined$ Targeted | NumCards$ X | References$ X | Mode$ TgtChoose
SVar:X:Count$xPaid
SVar:Rarity:Mythic
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Sphinx's Revelation | Open

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Name:Sphinx's Revelation
ManaCost:X W U U
Types:Instant
Text:no text
A:SP$ GainLife | Cost$ X W U U | LifeAmount$ X | References$ X | SubAbility$ DBDraw | SpellDescription$ You gain X life and draw X cards.
SVar:DBDraw:DB$Draw | NumCards$ X | References$ X
SVar:X:Count$xPaid
SVar:Rarity:Mythic
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Thanks for fixing up the Jace, moomarc I couldn't for the life of me manage to get that ult working, haha.

[moomarc]

Thanks torridus and ZzzzSleep! Added your cards. Isperia just needed an optional decider on her trigger and the image link was for Drogskul Reaver. For Axebane Guardian, we don't support selecting a different color mana for each one produced yet so I've just moved it on the claimed page to the Not Quite Working section.

[torridus]

Whoops! Edited my post to fix up the mistakes, just so no one gets confused.

Coded another one too.

Necropolis Regent | Open

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Name:Necropolis Regent
ManaCost:3 B B B
Types:Creature Vampire
Text:no text
PT:6/5
K:Flying
T:Mode$ DamageDone | ValidSource$ Creature.YouCtrl | ValidTarget$ Player | TriggerZones$ Battlefield | CombatDamage$ True | Execute$ TrigPutCounter | TriggerDescription$ Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, put that many +1/+1 counters on it.
SVar:TrigPutCounter:AB$ PutCounter | Cost$ 0 | Defined$ TriggeredSource | CounterType$ P1P1 | CounterNum$ X | References$ X
SVar:X:TriggerCount$DamageAmount
SVar:Rarity:Mythic
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Edit: ValidSource$ was defined incorrectly. I fixed it.

[Sloth]

 
And here's some Overload love: (I decided to replace the reminder text with the actual replacement text - just makes life easier for users)

Cyclonic Rift | Open

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Name:Cyclonic Rift
ManaCost:1 U
Types:Instant
Text:no text
A:SP$ ChangeZone | Cost$ 1 U | ValidTgts$ Permanent.nonLand+YouDontCtrl | TgtPrompt$ Select target nonland permanent you don't control | Origin$ Battlefield | Destination$ Hand | SpellDescription$ Return target nonland permanent you don't control to its owner's hand.
A:SP$ ChangeZoneAll | Cost$ 6 U | ChangeType$ Permanent.nonLand+YouDontCtrl | Origin$ Battlefield | Destination$ Hand | PrecostDesc$ Overload | CostDesc$ 6 U | SpellDescription$ (Return each nonland permanent you don't control to its owner's hand.)
SVar:PlayMain1:TRUE
SVar:Rarity:Rare
SVar:Picture:http://www.wizards.com/global/images/magic/general/cyclonic_rift.jpg
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The Overload ability needs the little addition "NonBasicSpell$ True", so that the player can't use it when the spell is cast "without paying its mana cost".

[moomarc]

Hey Sloth, quick question... When I was scripting Isperia I obviously just checked out other 'Whenever X attacks you or a planeswalker you control' and all except the first search result had the same trigger (can't remember which card it was offhand but it started with Blood). Anyway, it was the newest card so thought I'd add the extra Attack$Player param. When I tested it though it causes a crash when my planeswalker was attacked (again, can't remember the details but I think it was trying cast Card to Player). I tried to track it down and it seems like it was just trying to add details to the combat map. So is it a param that needs to be fixed and added to the other similar triggers?

[moomarc]

I've got Axebane Guardian scripted using a tweaked Repeat AF. Basically the repeat happens X times (where X is the number of creatures with Defender) and each time adds 1 mana of any color. That part is working properly, but at the moment it doesn't act like a proper mana ability. I could get it to skip the stack with a Static$True parameter, but it still couldn't be used to pay for abilities and wouldn't interact properly with cards like Pithing Needle.

So do we have a way to flag an ability as a mana ability?

Out of interest, here's the tweaked Repeat resolve code (I had to make the fixed number of repeats part of the resolve instead of as a repeat condition so that it can repeat 0 times):

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        if (params.containsKey("RepeatNumber")) { //fixed number of repeats - usually an svar
            final int repeats = AbilityFactory.calculateAmount(sa.getSourceCard(), params.get("RepeatNumber"), sa);
            for (int repeatCount = 0; repeatCount < repeats; repeatCount++) {
                AbilityFactory.resolve(repeat, false);
            }
        } else { //repeat until condition met
           //execute repeat ability at least once
            do {
                AbilityFactory.resolve(repeat, false);
            } while (checkRepeatConditions(af, sa));
        }

Edit: Okay, for Pithing Needle and friends I could just set a parameter that applyCantBeActivated can check for. But I'd still like to be able to use the mana to pay for costs directly without having to add to the mana pool first. Would that be possible or would it cause a problem if the card is trying to add more mana than is needed for a cost?

Edit 2: So the IsManaAbility param works fine for Pithing Needle, but the Static$True param doesn't (obviously, seeing as its not a trigger). So trying to track down all the places that might need the param check now and try work out how to make it act as a mana ability should. Search for 'instanceof AbilityMana' seems like a good place to start...

[friarsol]

Re: Axebane

I'd vote for trying to convince someone to write up ManaCombination instead of some huge script that is extremely complex.

[ArsenalNut]

Re: Axebane

I'd vote for trying to convince someone to write up ManaCombination instead of some huge script that is extremely complex.

I'll take a look at adding a mana combination feature to the existing mana ability AF. This should be similar to the "Any" mana feature.

[friarsol]

Thanks Arsenal.

I was picturing it as it's own AF, since some combinations (Like Orcish Lumberjack) don't choose from All colors. But you could probably roll it into Mana with some specific choices.

Combination$ R,G | Amount$ 3
Combination$ Any | Amount$ X

[Sloth]

Hey Sloth, quick question... When I was scripting Isperia I obviously just checked out other 'Whenever X attacks you or a planeswalker you control' and all except the first search result had the same trigger (can't remember which card it was offhand but it started with Blood). Anyway, it was the newest card so thought I'd add the extra Attack$Player param. When I tested it though it causes a crash when my planeswalker was attacked (again, can't remember the details but I think it was trying cast Card to Player). I tried to track it down and it seems like it was just trying to add details to the combat map. So is it a param that needs to be fixed and added to the other similar triggers?

Fixed! Thanks marc. (but Isperia doesn't need this parameter)

[ArsenalNut]

I've got Axebane Guardian scripted using a tweaked Repeat AF. Basically the repeat happens X times (where X is the number of creatures with Defender) and each time adds 1 mana of any color. That part is working properly, but at the moment it doesn't act like a proper mana ability. I could get it to skip the stack with a Static$True parameter, but it still couldn't be used to pay for abilities and wouldn't interact properly with cards like Pithing Needle.

So do we have a way to flag an ability as a mana ability?

Out of interest, here's the tweaked Repeat resolve code (I had to make the fixed number of repeats part of the resolve instead of as a repeat condition so that it can repeat 0 times):

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        if (params.containsKey("RepeatNumber")) { //fixed number of repeats - usually an svar
            final int repeats = AbilityFactory.calculateAmount(sa.getSourceCard(), params.get("RepeatNumber"), sa);
            for (int repeatCount = 0; repeatCount < repeats; repeatCount++) {
                AbilityFactory.resolve(repeat, false);
            }
        } else { //repeat until condition met
           //execute repeat ability at least once
            do {
                AbilityFactory.resolve(repeat, false);
            } while (checkRepeatConditions(af, sa));
        }

Edit: Okay, for Pithing Needle and friends I could just set a parameter that applyCantBeActivated can check for. But I'd still like to be able to use the mana to pay for costs directly without having to add to the mana pool first. Would that be possible or would it cause a problem if the card is trying to add more mana than is needed for a cost?

Edit 2: So the IsManaAbility param works fine for Pithing Needle, but the Static$True param doesn't (obviously, seeing as its not a trigger). So trying to track down all the places that might need the param check now and try work out how to make it act as a mana ability should. Search for 'instanceof AbilityMana' seems like a good place to start...

I am going to work on a new Combo[WUBRG] keyword in the existing mana AF. In the mean time, I think you could script Axebane Guardian as a mana ability with a repeat AF subability. You'd have to work out the logic to handle the X = 0 case but I think that would resolve the other issues you're having.

[moomarc]

Do we have any way to find the triggering card of a triggered ability from Card.java? I'm trying to script Search the city but I need to create a restriction something along the lines of "Card.sharesNameWith TriggeredCard".

Would I have to create a separate param similar to TargetsWithoutSameCreatureType etc, then filter the target choices in TargetSelection?

[Sloth]

Do we have any way to find the triggering card of a triggered ability from Card.java? I'm trying to script Search the city but I need to create a restriction something along the lines of "Card.sharesNameWith TriggeredCard".

Would I have to create a separate param similar to TargetsWithoutSameCreatureType etc, then filter the target choices in TargetSelection?

I think Martyr's Bond uses what you are looking for: "SacValid$ TriggeredCard.sharesCardTypeWith". The source will be replaced by the triggered card. So it will look like this: "TriggeredCard.sharesNameWith".

[moomarc]

Do we have any way to find the triggering card of a triggered ability from Card.java? I'm trying to script Search the city but I need to create a restriction something along the lines of "Card.sharesNameWith TriggeredCard".

Would I have to create a separate param similar to TargetsWithoutSameCreatureType etc, then filter the target choices in TargetSelection?

I think Martyr's Bond uses what you are looking for: "SacValid$ TriggeredCard.sharesCardTypeWith". The source will be replaced by the triggered card. So it will look like this: "TriggeredCard.sharesNameWith".

Thanks Sloth, I'll try that out in the morning (and if that doesn't work I got the filtering the choices in TargetSelection working). So either way I just have to get the second half of the card working tomorrow (work permitting).