r/custommagic • • 13h ago

Protolith Cycle

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u/CarbonLich 13h ago edited 12h ago

I mean moxes are the strongest in combo decks. They also will likely cast 3 spells at minimum on their combo turns. Seems like a mox that's just good for combo decks which is exactly where they shouldn't be.

Edit: Oh these have different effects lol. Yeah the power levels are G>>>>>U>B>>>W/R. Green is really ban-able

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u/WandersWithBlender 13h ago

and it's the green one which seems odd to me

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u/GayRaccoonGirl 13h ago

"Oops, we ran out of flavorful ideas so we'll just make green break the color pie again" - John WOTC, probably

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u/VillainOfDominaria 9h ago

Yeah, I was surprised G cared about spell #. I would have thought G cared, for example, about casting 3 or more *creature* spells. That would make more sense to me.

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u/IPreferBagels2 13h ago

Green one seems cracked

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u/Chickston 13h ago

Good job on the art and overall theme.

Some of these are better than others.

They would need a ton of testing to get the numbers right. Keeping them all strictly 3mv 3x effect could be unbalanced between colors kind of like they are now.

Pearl and Jet seem "weakest" and by that I mean they are kind of normal modern age Mox power level which is already very high. Surveil 3, battalion and storm count 3 are all very easy to achieve.

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u/Amudeauss 13h ago

The base idea is good, but the green one seems wrong for its color identity. The others seem good.

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u/Emillllllllllllion 12h ago

Putting counters on permanents maybe?

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u/VillainOfDominaria 9h ago

Or only counting creature spells.

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u/Emillllllllllllion 12h ago

Maybe make green "As long as you've put counters on permanents three or more times this turn, this spell costs 3 less to cast."

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u/roguecogue 12h ago

Green is both busted and not green-feeling

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u/MeepleMaster 13h ago

Green is probably busted and pretty sure the white could trigger off gaining three life and not three separate life gains