Dragonfolk and Yetis and Slivers; all these were included in what I though would be a fun little mini-set for a Big Holiday gift packet for my friends and family. This is why all the card names have people's names next to them. I was going to make all the cards in the mini-set and give a copies of each card to each person on the list. I fused some of my favorite mechanics together trying to be innovative when I could. None of these cards were run of the mill, I felt. Then Adam and Jake and I stayed up late a few nights and designed the art for each piece. Sadly, the finished effect never really happened, due largely to problems with the card creator programs, but I am still very proud of the set!
- Nich Grayson 2003
30 Cards total in set.
Grand Champion - Bryan [Finished Card] [Original Artwork]
X2
, Creature - Hero 4/4, Common
Grand Champion can block any number of creatures.
Fading X (This creature comes into play with X fading counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a fading counter from it. If you can't, sacrifice it.)
Threshold - When Grand Champion leaves play, you gain life equal to your life total.
(1/30)
Selfish Merchant - Bryan [Finished Card] [Original Artwork]
1, Creature - Wizard Spellshaper 1/1, Uncommon
, Discard a card, T: Destroy target enchantment.
Threshold - Selfish Merchant has "Put a +1/+1 counter on Selfish Merchant when an enchantment goes to the graveyard from play."
Madness 2
(2/30)
Trick of Light - Jake [Finished Card] [Original Artwork]
4, Creature - Wall 1/5, Rare
Flying
T, Return Trick of Light to its owner's hand: Name a card, then reveal the top card of your library. If it is the named card, put it in your hand and put a copy of this effect on the stack.
Cycle 1
Madness 3
(3/30)
Well Guardian - Jake [Finished Card] [Original Artwork]
1, Enchantment, Uncommon
: The next time a black source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage.
Threshold - Well Guardian has "T: Prevent the next 2 damage that would be dealt to you this turn."
Morph (You may play this face down as a 2/2 creature for 3. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)
Fear not, this is a protected place. No harm shall befall you here.
(4/30)
Belay - Will [Finished Card] [Original Artwork]
2
, Instant, Uncommon
Draw two cards. Then discard a card from your hand. Counter target spell with converted mana cost equal to the discarded card's converted mana cost.
Threshold - Belay has Flashback 3 (You may play this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then remove it from the game.)
(5/30)
Moonbridge Sliver - Adam [Finished Card] [Original Artwork]
, Creature - Sliver 1/1, Common
Sliver cards have "Cycle . (, Discard this card from your hand: Draw a card.)"
The question should never be, "where did they go," but "when are they coming back?"
(6/30)
Self-Inficted Biologist - Becky [Finished Card] [Original Artwork]
4, Creature - Wizard Spellshaper 2/3, Rare
, Discard a card, T: Choose a creature type. Wizards you control are the choosen type in addition to their normal type. (This Effect does not end at end of turn.)
Cycle 3 (3, Discard this card from your hand: Draw a card.)
(7/30)
Sweetbay Siren - Dana [Finished Card] [Original Artwork]
3, Creature - Siren 3/2, Uncommon
You may choose not to untap Sweetbay Siren during your untap step.
X, T: You control all X/X creatures as long as Sweetbay Siren is tapped.
Morph Discard your hand. (You may play this face down as a 2/2 creature for 3. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)
(8/30)
Black Out - Andrew [Finished Card] [Original Artwork]
2
, Sorcery, Uncommon
Target player loses 2 life. You gain 2 life.
Cycle Pay 1 life, (pay 1 life, , Discard this card from your hand: Draw a card.)
Madness (You may play this card for its madness cost at the time you discard it from your hand.)
(9/30)
Disease Culture - Colby [Finished Card] [Original Artwork]
2, Enchantment, Uncommon
When a creature comes into play, you lose 1 life.
When a creature you control comes into play, put two +1/+1 counters on target creature.
Morph 1 (You may play this face down as a 2/2 creature for 3. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)
(10/30)
Twisted Tutor - Wes [Finished Card] [Original Artwork]
, Instant, Rare
As an additional cost to playing Twisted Tutor, discard two cards from your hand.
Search your library for a card and put it into your hand. Shuffle your library afterwards.
Flashback - Discard three cards from your hand.
(11/30)
Venomous Wolf - Will [Finished Card] [Original Artwork]
4, Creature - Wolf 5/1, Common
First strike
Threshold - Venomous Wolf has Fading 2 (This creature comes into play with two fading counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a fading counter from it. if you can't, sacrifice it.) and Madness 1. (You may play this card for its madness cost at the time you discard it from your hand.)
(12/30)
Horrid Villain - Colby [Finished Card] [Original Artwork]
3
, Creature - Villain 3/3, Common
Fading 2 (This creature comes into play with two fading counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a fading counter from it. If you can't, sacrifice it.)
Threshold - When Horrid Villain leaves play destroy target non-enchantment permanent.
(13/30)
Insane Sculptor - Becky [Finished Card] [Original Artwork]
, Creature - Yeti Spellshaper 1/1, Uncommon
1, Discard a card, T: Destroy target artifact.
Madness 2 (You may play this card for its madness cost at the time you discard it from your hand.)
(14/30)
Slaughtersmith - Adam [Finished Card] [Original Artwork]
5, Creature - Dragon Spellshaper 5/5, Rare
Kicker
Flying
If you paid its kicker cost, Slaughtersmith has, "2, Discard a card: Destroy target non-enchantment permanent." and Fading 4
Madness 3
Only the Dragon races could refine anarchy into a servicable trade.
(15/30)
Yalen Exorcist - Andrew [Finished Card] [Original Artwork]
3, Creature - Yeti Spellshaper 4/5, Uncommon
1, Discard a card, T: Choose a creature target opponent controls. That creature and Yalen Exorcist deals damage equal to its power to the other.
Threshold - Whenever damage is dealt to Yalen Exorcist, sacrifice a permanent for each 1 damage dealt to Yalen Exorcist.
(16/30)
Manic Sliver - Becky [Finished Card] [Original Artwork]
3
, Creature - Sliver 5/5, Common
Threshold - All Slivers have, "During your upkeep, choose an opponent. That opponent gains control of this creature."
Cycle 3 (3, Discard this card from your hand: Draw a card.)
Morph 3. (You may play this face down as a 2/2 creature for 3. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)
(17/30)
Moonglade Elf - Wes [Finished Card] [Original Artwork]
1, Creature - Elf 2/1, Uncommon
You may pay 3 life instead of paying Moonglade Elf's mana cost. If you do, Moonglade Elf is black.
Haste (This creature can T and attack the turn it comes into play under your control.)
T: Add to your mana pool.
(18/30)
Redfield Fox - Dana [Finished Card] [Original Artwork]
3, Creature - Fox 2/1, Rare
Haste (This creature can T and attack the turn it comes into play under your control.)
Forestwalk (If defending player controls a forest, this creature is unblockable.)
T, Return Redfield Fox to its owner's hand: Put a 1/1 green Squirrel creature token into play.
(19/30)
Stalking Dryad - Wes [Finished Card] [Original Artwork]
1, Creature - Dryad 2/2, Uncommon
Forestwalk
Cycle 1
Madness 1
What is the sound of an entire forest of twigs snapping? A Dryad who loses her mind.
(20/30)
Derelict Ranger - Andrew [Finished Card] [Original Artwork]
1, Creature - Elf Spellshaper 2/3, Uncommon
Kicker
If you paid the kicker cost, Derelict Ranger has, ", Discard a card, T: Return a card in your graveyard to your hand," and "Fading 3"
: Derelict Ranger gets +1/-1 until end of turn.
(23/30)
Riot Act - Barb [Finished Card] [Original Artwork]
2, Sorcery, Uncommon
Sacrifice X Permanents. Riot Act deals X damage to you. Then put X permanent cards from your graveyard into play. Creatures put into play in this way have Haste. Remove these permanents from the game at end of turn.
Flashback - 6
(24/30)
Somer Sanctuary - Barb [Finished Card] [Original Artwork]
3, Enchantment, Uncommon
Whenever a spell controlled by an opponent targets a creature you control, you gain life equal to that spells converted mana cost.
Cycle Return target creature you control to its owner's hand.
Home is where the heart is.
(25/30)
Down & Dirty - Wil [Finished Card] [Original Artwork]
1, Split - Instant, Uncommon
As an additional cost to playing Down and Dirty, pay or 1
If you paid , Down is a blue spell and tap target artifact, creature or land. Down has Flashback - 2
If you paid 1, Dirty is a black spell and when target creature deals damage to a player this turn, that player chooses and discards a card. Dirty has Flashback -
(21/30)
Innocence & Experience - Adam [Finished Card] [Original Artwork]
3, Split - Instant, Uncommon
As an additional cost to playing Innocence and Experience, pay or
If you paid , Innocence is a white spell and target creature is 1/1 and loses its abilities until end of turn. Then, you draw a card.
If you paid , Experience is a green spell and prevent all combat damage this turn. Then, Experience deals 1 damage to each attacking creature.
(22/30)
Abolonius Blade - Colby [Finished Card] [Original Artwork]
1, Artifact, Rare
Sacrifice Abolonius Blade if there are no creatures in play.
Sacrifice a creature: You gain 2 life.
2: Abolonius Blade deals 1 damage to each creature and each player.
Even in pieces, the sword is fearful and suspicious.
(26/30)
Holly Sprig Bauble - Nich [Finished Card] [Original Artwork]
2, Legendary Artifact, Common
Your Christmas 2002 Expansion spells cost 2 less to play.
Other players' Christmas 2002 Expansion spells cost 2 more to play.
"Happy Holidays and have a magical New Year" - Nicholas
(27/30)
Charscape - Bryan [Finished Card] [Original Artwork]
Land, Rare
T: Add 1 to your mana pool.
Morph Discard a card from your hand. (You may play this face down as a 2/2 creature for 3. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)
(28/30)
Golden Grove - Barb [Finished Card] [Original Artwork]
Land, Uncommon
T: Add 2 to your mana pool.
Threshold - Your spells cost an additional 2 to play.
A large number of Yalen teeth have been found in and around these groves.
(29/30)
Poppy Field - Jake [Finished Card] [Original Artwork]
Land, Common
Fading 3
T: Add 1 to your mana pool.
Remove a fading counter from Poppy Field, T: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool.
Cycle 2
Madness 1
(30/30)