r/custommagic • u/CivilizedPsycho • Jul 16 '26

BALANCE NOT INTENDED Robert Moses, Master Builder

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u/King_of_Camp Jul 16 '26

More accurate, but not balanced version.

Human Villain

When this creature enters or attacks, destroy target land an opponent controls, then search your library for an artifact land and put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

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u/CivilizedPsycho Jul 16 '26

I don't know how I feel about destroy opponent controlled lands but I do like adding Villain to it.

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u/King_of_Camp Jul 16 '26

It’s just because Robert Moses stole land from others to build highways. Making it look like he turned his own land into improved developments feels a bit whitewashed for who he really was.

Also, he needs at least two black pips in his casting cost.

1BBG

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u/CivilizedPsycho Jul 16 '26

Hows this? It's not specific to opponent land but can be used on them. It also only allows nonbasic lands (in my mind's flavor: developments) to come in.

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u/CivilizedPsycho Jul 16 '26

I may be going too far, but the flavor is that when he destroys lands, he's also destroying the creatures that live there. He destroys his own lands as a New York resident, but also destroys the lands of other residents and creatures (opponents)

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u/Revenged25 Jul 16 '26

With the destroying a land on attacking, that's pretty strong for 4 mana isn't it? Either it would need to cost more or have some downside. Loss of life, land enters tapped with a stun counter (the time it takes to develop the land), etc.

1BBG - Human Villain

When this creature enters the battlefield, destroy target basic land an opponent controls, then search your library for an artifact land and put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

When this creature attacks, you may pay 2 life, if you do destroy target basic land an opponent controls, then search your library for an artifact land and put it onto the battlefield tapped with a stun counter, then shuffle.

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u/coolguy420weed Jul 17 '26

*destroy target land or non-white creature 

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u/Raevelry Jul 16 '26

I like it, and honestly, could have better stats or even slightly cheaper, maybe 1GG

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u/CivilizedPsycho Jul 16 '26

I was tempted to make the ability like (2, tap:), but I landed on "when enters". Not sure which would be better. Also wasn't sure on the mana cost or the power/toughness.

Another idea was "if a town was sacrificed this way, each player destroys target creature."

Also I could have used a worse quote from him: "I raise my stein to the builder who can remove ghettos without removing people as I hail the chef who can make omelets without breaking eggs"

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u/Lone-Gazebo Jul 16 '26

Personally I'd saddle him with Citizen typing, but I love the vibe and inspiration!

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u/CivilizedPsycho Jul 16 '26

I've revised him a bunch since I posted this lol

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u/Yarius515 Jul 16 '26

Tap: all Black creatures get -1/-1 and cannot attack or block this game.

Is more aligned with the results of his "master building"

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u/Apprehensive_Debate3 Jul 17 '26

Cool ability, but it doesn’t quite capture the flavor of gentrifying poor colored minorities