Matter of...

[Dunjohn]

First off, sorry; there are no cards in this thread. Yet. But there might be.

This was just something I was thinking about on the walk home from work yesterday; there's the phrase "Matter of Fact" and there's also the phrase "Matter of Honour." The first one sounds kinda blue, the second one sounds white. Are there three more phrases to round out the cycle?

I figure "Matter of Pride" could be a green member if it did something involving cat tokens. There's also "Matter of Principle" but that sounds rather white too, it doesn't fit red or black. "A matter of" can be applied to just about anything but I'm looking for full, commonplace phrases to stick on this hypothetical card cycle.

Speaking of which, any idea of what kinds of spells would have names like these?

[ShadowZ]

I don't know about new names, but maybe matter of honor could be something like...

Matter of Honor - 1WW
enchantment

No more than one creature can attack each combat.
No more than one creature can block each combat.



I was thinking an arena honor battle sort of thing

[hachihyaku]

I like "Matter of Time" for either Blue or perhaps Black.

Matter of Time (no mana cost)
Sorcery
Matter of Time is black.
You win the game.
Suspend 20 B

Maybe too obvious, and likely broken. That idea, though.

[Dunjohn]

Actually, yeah, Matter of Time is really good. And it's really blue. But I also like Matter of Fact...

Maybe Time, Fact and Principle could be a vertical blue cycle instead of a horizontal five-colour cycle.

Matter of Principle 3U
Instant (common)
Matter of Principle costs 1 less to play for each blue instant card in your graveyard.
Counter target spell unless its controller pays 2.
"Because I didn't say you could."

Matter of Fact 5UU
Instant (uncommon)
Matter of Fact costs 1 less to play for each blue instant in your graveyard.
Draw two cards.
"Because I already know it."

Matter of Time 10UUU
Instant (rare)
Matter of Time costs 1 less to play for each blue instant in your graveyard.
Take an additional turn after this one.
"Because it's going to happen anyway."

[hachihyaku]

Those all could easily cost one or even two less. 2U, 4UU, and 7UUU all seem fair, and the latter two can even be one cheaper if you make them sorceries. If you're permission and you have ten blue instants in your graveyard, you've already won.

"Counter target spell unless its controller pays 1 for each blue instant in your graveyard" and "Draw cards equal to the number of blue instant cards in your graveyard" would be fair for cheaper as well. You can compare the first one to Mana Leak or Rune Snag to gauge playability, and the second to Tidings (which would cost 1 more as an instant). It would be ideal if they were crappy (but not too crappy) early, on the curve midgame, and really good late.

Matter of Time would be interesting as "Take an extra turn after the next one." It'd have to be a sorcery though.

[marhawkman]

I thought of one for black.

"A Matter of Decency"
sorcery 2BB
Target opponent discards 2 cards.
clash with an opponent, the loser/s must discard a card.

Flavor text: "It's a matter of decency, or my lack thereof."

[ArcaneDragonX]

Matter of Trust - 1WW
Sorcery (rare)
Destroy target creature you control, it cannot be regenerated. If that creature was sent to your graveyard, return another target creature from your graveyard to play under your control.

Matter of Opinion - 1UB
Instant (uncommon)
Choose one - Return target permanent to it's owners hand, that player discards one card; or destroy target permanent, that permanent's owner draws one card; or remove target permanent from the game, that permanent's owner may return a card in his or her graveyard to their hand.

Matter of Size - 1G
Instant (uncommon)
Target creature you control gets +3/+0 until the end of turn. If that creature becomes blocked this turn, it gets +2/-3 and trample until the end of turn.

[Rai Kerensky]

Matter of Importance
U U U
Instant
Split Second
This card can only be played when one or more spells or abilities are on the stack. You may choose the order in which they resolve. If the card has no legal target, the card is countered.
"That is important, but this is more important."

- Nothing beats a little stack on stack action.

Matter of Convenience
3 B R
Enchantment
All Red Creatures gain Haste.
All Black Creatures gain Fear.
All Green Creatures come into play tapped.
All White Creatures gain Defender.

Matter of Conformity
Enchanement
4 W W
As long as you control only white permenants, white creatures you control are copies of target creature you control.
"Think alike, act alike, be alike"

Matter of Prosecution
2 B
Instant
Target creature gets -2/-2 for every color the creature is.

Matter of Pride
2 G R
Sorcery
All creatures you control get +2/+0, have Haste and First Strike. All combat damage dealt to players is reduced to zero. All creatures able to block must block.

Matter of Honor
G W
Instant
If a creature control battles a creature, and neither creature is sent to the graveyard, you may either:
- Destroy both creatures and both players draw a card.
- Destroy your creature and return a card from your graveyard to your hand.

[Level3PWN]

Matter of Respect 1BR
Sorcery
Target creature gains +2/+2, Haste, Deathtouch, "must attack this turn if able" and "target creature must block this creature" until end of turn.

Matter of the Tribes 1RG
Instant
All creatures you control gain +1/+1 for each other creature you have in play that have the same creature type until end of turn. (If you have a Goblin, Goblin Shaman and an Orc Shaman, Goblin gains +1/+1, Goblin Shaman gains +2/+2 and Orc Shaman gains +1/+1)

[Eternity]

Matter of Life and Death - 1GB
Instant
Choose one - Return target card in your graveyard to your hand if it shares a color with permanents you control; or destroy target creature if it doesn't share a color with permanents you control.

Pretty basic, I think. Pseudo-Domain kinda thing.

[gargroyal]

a matter of destruction red
instant



a matter of death black
instant

[marhawkman]

A matter of color:
Instant WURBG
Each creature gets -1/-1 for each color it lacks.

[a-slice-of-cake]

Matter of Will 1GW
Instant

Creatures you control cannot be the targets of spells or abilities your opponents control this turn. Any of these creatures that are attacking or blocking get +1/+1 until end of turn.
It is not whether we face opposition. It is whether we overcome it.



Matter of Courtesy U
Instant

Cast Matter of Courtesy only if an opponent's spell has resolved this turn.

Counter target spell.
I gave you an inch -- and that's all you will get.

Additional Comment:

A Matter of Conscience 1B
Instant (U)

Each player loses 4 life. For each creature a player sacrifices, decrease this loss of life by 2.

"I will gladly sacrifice my own allies to ensure my victory. Can your conscience do the same?" -- General Alexandros, to Lance Parsi

[Rai Kerensky]

Matter of Ecstasy
2 R R
Sorcery
Until this player's next upkeep step, all creatures must attack. Creatures with tap abilities cannot activate them, and all creatures lose flying and defender.