The Great Designer Search 2, Challenge 4: Shawn Main’s Wodotha

My first batch of ideas for Shawn Main’s Wodotha. My priorities while engineering this booster:

**Feature the blight mechanic aggressively.

**Present creatures that subtly adapted for a blighted world, but who’s text boxes are stand-alone striking.

**Wish I could find a better connection between blight and assault, thematically if not mechanically.

Wanted to do a Traveling Plague variant but that used a lot of words, so Blight Abyss it is.

Self-Blighting is one of those “lenticular” drawbacks. The creature is more fragile but picks up a subtle 187. As a drawback though, lets us feature a beefier black common.

Elspeth always seems to take the plight of the people so personally. I can’t imagine bringing this kind of relief to the Blighted is easy for her, but ultimately she will cleanse Wodotha.

My favorite card in the bunch: a savannah lion that trades the first turn for the chance at a world of interactions.

Not crazy about this card, but the synod sanctum-reprint fits in well with the set. Especially since one of the best blight adaptations is ETB abilities.

From Scott Van Essen’s submission last week: http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/feature/122f

Maybe it’s too good outside of the biodome, but inside Wodotha I’m guessing it’s balanced and nuanced.

My second favorite card in the lot. And a similarly clever Blight adaptation that still shines outside of that world. Someone’s gotta read the runes.

Maybe should be a 5/5. Without falling back on trample, it discourages chump blocking.

I wish it was less generic, but this effect hasn’t happened yet and I think people will appreciate it in their first pack.

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