Ancient Set

[DukeDevlin]

Trying to make a set that pays a lot of homage to ancient history and use some flavor that's simple and easy. I'm going to try to work out a full set and then try to post it... I appreciate any help or any additional card input. Enjoy!

Backstory:
Centuries have passed in a world now ruled by reason and law. Deep within the earth, an Ancient cries... Mighty basilisks rear their deadly fangs, leviathans emerging from the seas, and a primal magic grows.

~RED~
Tormented Minotaur
Creature - Minotaur
2RB
Trample
Whenever you lose life, Tormented Minotaur gains that many +1/+1 counters.
Remove a +1/+1 counter: Tormented Minotaur gains shroud until end of turn.
4/4

Plebian Minotaur
Creature - Minotaur
2RRR
Haste. Trample.
Plebian Minotaur comes into play with 4 +1/+1 counters.
Tribal Circle R (When this creature goes to the graveyard from play, you may pay R. If you do, search your library for a creature of this type and put it into your hand).
Remove a counter: Plebian Minotaur gains shroud until end of turn
0/0

Minotaur Elder
Creature - Minotaur Lord
1RR
Minotaurs you control gain trample and +1/+0.
Tribal Circle RR (When this creature goes to the graveyard from play, you may pay RR. If you do, search your library for a creature of this type and put it into your hand).
3/3

Minotaur Scout
Creature - Minotaur
R
Whenever a minotaur comes into play, this creature deals X damage to you and to target player or creature, where X is that creature's power.
1/1

~Blue~
Leviathan of the Deep
2UU
Creature - Leviathan
When Leviathan of the Deep comes into play, you may put it into play under target player's control.
At the beginning of your upkeep, return a permanent other than this to your hand.
5/5

Writhing Leviathan
1UU
Creature - Leviathan
During your upkeep, tap X islands, where X is this creature's power or sacrifice Writhing Leviathan.
Writhing Leviathan's power is equal to the number of islands in play.
X/4

Spellbind
UU
Instant
Counter target noncreature spell.

Compromised Gain
UU
Instant
Counter target opponent's spell. That player may draw 2 cards.

~WHITE~
Marbled Gargoyle
2W
Enchantment
Whenever an opponent's creature attacks, Marbled Gargolye becomes a 3/3 creature with flying and first strike until end of turn.
When this card is put into a graveyard from play, put a 3/3 Gargole creature with first strike and protection from black into play.

Vespen Gargoyle
1WWW
Creature - Gargoyle
Flying, lifelink.
As long as Vespen Gargoyle is enchanted you cannot lose the game.
3/3

Stonebrook Titan
2WW
Enchantment
W, T: Search your library for an Enchantment and put it into your hand.
When this card is put into a graveyard from play, put a 3/6 Titan creature into play with vigilance.

Weathered Brook
Land
T, Sacrifice Weathered Brook: Add U, G, or W to your mana pool.

[Brockiflower]

Trying to make a set that pays a lot of homage to ancient history and use some flavor that's simple and easy. I'm going to try to work out a full set and then try to post it... I appreciate any help or any additional card input. Enjoy!

Backstory:
Centuries have passed in a world now ruled by reason and law. Deep within the earth, an Ancient cries... Mighty basilisks rear their deadly fangs, leviathans emerging from the seas, and a primal magic grows.

~RED~
Tormented Minotaur
Creature - Minotaur
2RB
Trample
Whenever you lose life, Tormented Minotaur gains that many +1/+1 counters.
Remove a counter: Tormented Minotaur gains shroud until end of turn.
4/4
Very good. Second needs a +1/+1 counter clause

Plebian Minotaur
Creature - Minotaur
2RRR
Haste. Trample.
Plebian Minotaur comes into play with 4 +1/+1 counters.
Tribal Circle R (When this creature goes to the graveyard from play, you may pay R. If you do, search your library for a creature of this type and put it into play).
Remove a counter: Plebian Minotaur gains shroud until end of turn
0/0
Tribal Circle is undercosted. It should add the card to your hand. The way its worded now means it just replaces it self with another copy of itself.

Minotaur Elder
Creature - Minotaur Lord
1RR
Minotaurs you control gain trample and +1/+0.
Tribal Circle RR (When this creature goes to the graveyard from play, you may pay RR. If you do, search your library for a creature of this type and put it into play).
3/3

Same as above

Minotaur Scout
Creature - Minotaur
R
Whenever a minotaur comes into play, this creature deals X damage to you and to target player or creature, where X is that creature's power.
1/1
A nice card. You might want to word it as whenever another minotaur comes into play.

~Blue~
Landscape Convoy
1U
Creature - Human Wizard
T: Target creature gains a basic landwalk of your choice until end of turn (This ability may only be played during your upkeep).
1/1
Worded weird. It should just make a creature unblockable

Writhing Leviathan
1UU
Creature - Leviathan
During your upkeep, tap X islands, where X is this creature's power.
During your turn, Writhing Leviathan's power is equal to the number of islands your opponents control.
During your opponent's turn, Writhing Leviathan's power is equal to the number of islands you control.
X/4
It should tap X islands you control

Spellbind
BWU
Instant
Counter target spell and return that card to its controller's hand. As long as lands used to play Spellbind are tapped, that spell can't be played (You may choose to keep lands tapped during your upkeep).
Worded weird. Also things dont untap during your upkeep

Compromised Gain
UU
Instant
Counter target opponent's spell. That player may draw 2 cards instead.
Take off instead. The way it's worded now seems like you draw two cards instead of countering the spell.

~WHITE~
Marbled Gargoyle
2W
Enchantment
Whenever an opponent's creature attacks, Marbled Gargolye becomes a 3/3 creature with flying and first strike until end of turn.
When this card is put into a graveyard from play, put a 3/3 Gargole creature with first strike and protection from black into play.

Vespen Gargoyle
1WWW
Creature - Gargoyle
Flying, lifelink.
As long as Vespen Gargoyle is in play, you cannot lose the game.
As long as Vespen Gargoyle is enchanted it is indestructable.
3/3
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too good.

Stonebrook Titan
2WW
Enchantment
W, T: Search your library for an Enchantment and put it into your hand.
When this card is put into a graveyard from play, put a 3/6 Titan creature into play with vigilance.
Repeatable tutoring should cost more

Lumberyard
Land
T: Add G to your mana pool.
Sacrifice a forest: Add R to your mana pool
Remove X forests from the game, T: Add 1 to your mana pool
The second ability is powerful and the third one makes no sense.


Thoughts in the quote.

[DukeDevlin]

Those suggestions are dully noted... thanks for the feedback

Additional Comment:

Here's a few more.. purely black.. since I really liked this art:

Cursed Unicorn (http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n318/ovidbrono/CursedUnicorn.jpg)
Flying
When this creature comes into play, lose 2 life (Needed on this card?)
Phantom (Whenever this creature is destroyed from play, put this card in your hand instead of your graveyard)
2/1

Withered Wolf (http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n318/ovidbrono/WitheredWolf.jpg)
BB
Creature-Werewolf
Pack Leader (If another creature of this type would be destroyed, destroy this creature instead).
Sacrific Withered Wolf: Destroy target creature of power 2 or less.
2/1

Primal Wolf (http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n318/ovidbrono/PrimalWolf.jpg)
Creature-Werewolf
Turned (When this creature deals damage to another creature, that creature loses all abilities and is a werewolf).
Pay 3 life, B, T: Gain control of target werewolf (This effect doesn't end at end of turn).

Muffled (http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n318/ovidbrono/Muffled.jpg)
2B
Enchantment-Aura
Flash
Enchanted creature cannot block or activate abilities (This doesn't include mana abilities).

I'm trying to find an ability for werewolves (vampires are sort of boring..)...but werewolves can be more primal and fun. Please add suggestions or choose one of the following:
Default (Turned): Not a fan of this
Tainted (Whenever this creature deals damage to a creature that gain gets an Infected Counter. At the beginning of each upkeep, creatures with an infected counter lose 1 life).
Turned (v2): (Whenever this creature deals combat damage to another creature, that creature comes into play under your control at the beginning of the next upkeep)

SET UPDATE: Like previous sets, each color will have an ability specific to its color.
B/W: Phantom (If this creature would be sent to the graveyard from play, return it to your hand instead). I think of phantoms as either spiritual beings (white) or dark spirits left behind or warped (black)
R/G: Enfuriate R/G (When a creature of a type is destroyed and sent to your graveyard, you may pay R/G and search your library for a creature of the same type and put it in your hand)
U: Resist U (If this permanent would be sent to the graveyard from play, you may pay U and return it to play)

I don't want to flood the set with abilities (ie Future Sight)... so trying to work on these a tad as well