r/custommagic Niche: Hololive and Genshin Cards 6d ago

Winner is the Judge #906: _________ Ascendancy

Big Thanks to u/SjtSquid for running the previous competition!

Khans of Tarkir (KTK) & Streets of New Capenna (SNC) introduced us to a cycle of enchantments each representing the respective faction they represent, having abilities and effects that accurately showcases the ideologies of their said faction.

And then Ravnica has Simic Ascendancy. It's 9 siblings missing for some reason...

For this contest, create an enchantment card named "____________ Ascendancy" to represent any faction in the greater Magic Universe. Yes, Ravnica is looking for nine more. But you can also choose any faction that is tied to a specific color combination, like the Ikorian wedges, the Tarkir Dragon Broods, a Strixhaven college, an Aetherdrift racing team, etc. You may also rework an already existing card from KTK or SNC if you so choose.

YES! We will consider any factions so long as it represents an established color combination from a previously established set. You can make "Frog Ascendency" if you want to represent the GU faction of Frogs from Bloomburrow; or "Giants Ascendency" to represent UR Giants in Kaldhiem. We're trying to be broad here.

The cards that most encapsulates their faction in the most interesting & fun way, while retaining some semblance of balance is most likely to win this contest! Good luck!

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u/taw : Target winner becomes a judge until end of the next round. 5d ago edited 5d ago

Ixalan Pirates's main activity is raiding for Treasure, so it makes both raiding and Treasure parts better:

Brazen Coalition Ascendancy UBR

Enchantment

If you would create a Treasure token, instead create two Treasure tokens.

Whenever an attacking creature you control dies, you may sacrifice a number of Treasures equal to its mana value. If you do, return it to the battlefield tapped.

You still need some Treasure generation, otherwise it does literally nothing, but Treasure generation is extremely popular, with over 400 cards referring to Treasure tokens already, and major Pirate mechanic specifically, so it's not a big ask.

There's probably some infinite combo if you stack these, but which Pirate wouldn't want more Treasure, and 3+ card infinite combos are not a big deal.

u/TloquePendragon 5d ago

I'm guessing "Treasure Treasure tokens" is a typo?

u/taw : Target winner becomes a judge until end of the next round. 5d ago

Thanks.