The DCC - April 5th, 2024

[void_nothing]

Welcome to the DCC!
If you have any questions or comments, feel free to post in the DCC Discussion Thread.

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How To Play

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How does this card-making game work? It's simple! Whenever your card receives a vote, you receive [1] point for the month. If your card ends up with the most votes for that day, you will receive [2] additional points for the month. In the event of a tie, each person who tied receives [1] additional point. At the end of each month, the person with the most points on the scoreboard wins that month, then the scoreboard is cleared for the next month. You can participate in as many or as few days as you want in any month.

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Rules

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• Each day you may post any card you want. On the next day all of the posted cards will be put into the thread as long as your card didn't get disqualified - see the next point for more details. If you post more than one card in a DCC thread, only the first card you post will be taken.
• When you vote, you need to make exactly two votes for two different people. Vote for the cards that are listed in the first post, not other cards being posted in the thread. If you notice that you've only voted for one person, include your second vote in a post, even if you're not submitting a card.
• If you want to change your vote for any reason, post that change in the day's thread (you can include it with your card if you want). Changed votes in the discussion thread will be ignored.
• Voting for only one person, for three or more people, or for yourself will earn you an asterisk by your name in the monthly leaderboard. So will failing to vote if you've posted a card. (We're not going to do anything about people who don't vote or post cards; that would be kind of silly.) This indicates that you're on probation for the next 21 days. If you're on probation and you make another improper vote, your card will be disqualified. Repeated disqualification is grounds for warnings and/or infractions for not following the game rules, so please don't do it.
• Voting for everything in the poll will be grounds for a lifetime ban from the DCC. Don't do it. It just wastes the thread creators' time.
• If you wish to post a render, please use the hyperlink option when posting your card and make the card name the image link. Renders are usually large enough to clog up the list, so submit a text-formed card and (optionally) a link in the name to the render.
• This thread is just for your card submission. Take your questions/comments to our discussion thread. If it's a question, comment, or complaint about probation, PM void_nothing and/or the month's DCC organizer.
• When posting make sure that:
  • You have included all of the previous day's entries.
  • You update the leaderboard with the previous day's scores.

(An easy way to post the new thread is to hit the multiquote button on every post in the previous day's thread, then click Post Reply. Select everything in this post, copy it, and then paste it into the first post for a new thread. You'll have to clean up a few small things, like quote tags around the opening post and the previous day's cards.)

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Notes of the Day

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DCC Scoreboard

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netn10 11 (+4)
bravelion83 9 (+1)
void_nothing 9 (+4)
Raptorchan 8 (+2)
OneAndOnly 7 (+4)
Rithaniel 5 (+2)
archemediesx 5 (+1)
marioguy3 3 (+1)

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Votes: netn10, Raptorchan

Dalisar, Aviary Bishop 3W
Legendary Creature - Human Cleric (R)
Flash
When Dalisar, Aviary Bishop enters the battlefield, untap another target creature you control and put a +1/+1 counter and a flying counter on it.
5U, T: Target creature with flying you control gains protection from everything until end of turn.
Partner with Houshan, Bestiary Bishop
3/2

Votes: marioguy3, netn10
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Soulflame Burst -- 1RR
Instant {R}
Soulflame Burst can't be countered.
Soulflame Burst deals 4 damage to any target.
Whenever another player copies Soulflame Burst, change that copy's target to a target of your choice.

Votes: bravelion83, Raptorchan

Ashes of Dead Man, I See B+
Instant (Rare)
Spree
+2X: Target opponent loses X life and you gain X life.
+RX: This spell can't be countered and it deals X damage to any target.
+U: Create a Treasure token for each player and creature you committed a crime against.

Votes: OneAndOnly, Rithaniel

Gang Leader 1br
Creature — Human Rogue (R)
Menace
Each outlaw card in your hand has plot. Its plot cost is equal to its mana cost reduced by 1.
He has a plan. He always does.
3/2

Votes: Rithaniel, void_nothing

HM: marioguy3 (if kicked, it's TEN damage to an opponent and FIVE to all your other opponents, I like the design but it looks a bit too much even at seven mana to me)

"One pierced heart, two mindful horns" Day 4/12 — Today you'll meet again Katel, the loxodon hierarch that's both the victim and the "pierced heart" referenced in the title of the story. An arrow literally pierced his physical heart injecting its poison into his blood. He belonged to the Selesnya and he always found ways to accuse all other guilds of doing something immoral, in Episode 1 you can read him doing that to five of the nine non-Selesnya guilds, but if he were still alive he absolutely would try to find ways to do that with the other four guilds too. He lived for the Selesnya, with a deep conviction that the Conclave was the only good guild, morally superior to all other ones, and that his mission was that of publicly pointing that out to everyone. You could almost call him a fanatic, to the point that some could ask: did Zbalek really do a bad thing by getting rid of him? Mechanically, the Citizen token represents one of the ordinary citizens that were listening to his speech as he was shot and died (that's why it's a death trigger).

Katel, the Pierced Heart 2GW
Legendary Creature — Elephant Cleric (R)
Vigilance
When Katel, the Pierced Heart dies, you may exile it. If you do, create a 1/1 green and white Citizen creature token, then each player who controls a creature may draw a card.
"I was in the crowd as that arrow was shot. I had gone to listen to a Selesnya hierarch's speech just out of curiosity, and suddenly I found myself having a case to solve. I didn't expect it, but in the end it was my job."
—Detective Royznod Biklyev
3/3

Votes: archemediesx, netn10

Curse of Mirror
Enchantment - Curse (Mythic Rare)
Enchant opponent
If a player other than enchanted player would take an extra turn, that player skips that turn instead.
When Curse of Mirror enters the battlefield, enchanted player takes an extra turn after this one.
Enchanted player can't cast spells that could target you or permanents you control.

Votes: OneAndOnly , void_nothing

Ambrosia Seeker 2B
Creature – Jackal Reveler (C)
Whenever Ambrosia Seeker attacks, you create a Libation token you lose 1 life. (It's an artifact with "2, T, Sacrifice this artifact: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. It becomes euphoric. Activate only as a sorcery.)
The streets take a dark turn at night as the jackals crawl out of the shadows in pursuit of any drop of Ambrosia they can find.
3/2

Votes: OneAndOnly, void_nothing

Flare of Light
Instant R
As you cast Flare of Light, any number of players may each pay .
Flare of Light deals 4 damage to each creature with power 4 or greater and 4 damage to each creature with power 3 or less controlled by a player who didn't pay as you cast it.

[OneAndOnly]

Votes: bravelion83, Rithaniel
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Isolation Chamber -- 2W
Enchantment - Aura Curse {R}
Enchant player
Spells cast by enchanted player, and activated and triggered abilities of permanents enchanted player controls, can only target that player or permanents they control.

[netn10]

Votes: archemediesx, bravelion83

Can't Outran My Guns R+
Instant (Rare)
Spree
+1G: Until end of turn, excess damage dealt to a creatures you don't control is dealt to their controller instead.
+3B: This spell gains deathtouch.
+2X: This spell deals X damage to each creature you don't control.

[bravelion83]

Votes: archemediesx, void_nothing

"One pierced heart, two mindful horns" Day 5/12 — Today you'll meet again Zbalek, the killer, the Gruul boy under a Dimir cloak who shot the poisoned arrow that killed the Selesnya hierarch. You only learn his name in the last episode (Episode 4), but he's been there since Episode 1. Zbalek belongs to the Slizt clan, the one that the other Gruul clans consider as cowards. Zbalek, unlike Ceztra, is your typical Gruul member, one who cares about destruction and assaulting civilization, but the two of them are actually friends. Discovering Zbalek is a killer is a huge emotional blow to Ceztra, who's no longer sure she can trust her friend anymore. She doesn't want to lose his friendship though. She will try to fix things with him despite what he has done, but regaining somebody's trust requires time. We might see in the future if she manages to do that. In the meantime, enjoy Zbalek's card:

Zbalek, the Cloaked Killer 1RG
Legendary Creature — Human Warrior (R)
Haste, deathtouch
At the beginning of your upkeep, if Zbalek, the Cloaked Killer is on the battlefield or in your graveyard, you may exile it. If you do, cloak it. (To cloak a card, put it onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature with ward 2. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it's a creature card.)
"Are you wearing the same cloak the killer was?"
—Detective Royznod Biklyev
1/1

[Raptorchan]

Votes: bravelion83, marioguy3

Gang Cook gw
Creature — Human Rogue (R)
At the beginning of your end step, if you've committed a crime this turn, create a Food token for each outlaw you control.
Those who will not work shall not eat.
2/3

[Rithaniel]

Votes: void_nothing, bravelion83

Gale of Endless Ice
Enchantment R
When Gale of Endless Ice and at the beginning of your upkeep, if there are no ice counters on Gale of Endless Ice, put three ice counters on it.
Whenever a creature becomes tapped, you may remove an ice counter from Gale of Endless Ice. If you do, put a stun counter on that creature unless its controller pays .

[void_nothing]

Votes: netn10, Rithaniel

Ruin Scorcher RR
Creature - Eldrazi Dragon (R)
Devoid
Flying, trample
When Ruin Scorcher enters the battlefield, you may sacrifice two lands named Wastes. If you do, add CCCC. If you don't, sacrifice Ruin Scorcher.
3RR, Exile Ruin Scorcher from your graveyard: Return all land cards named Wastes from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped. Each of them deals 1 damage to you. Activate only as a sorcery.
4/4