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It's more manaborne stuff

A while back I designed the Manaborne ability, which represented the fact that Elementals were literally made of mana. This is probably one of the better ones I made. In fact, I'm surprised I haven't posted it till now.

It's pretty simple. It's a blue creature that lets you extended-tap a creature when it dies. Death-cast triggers work pretty well with Manaborne, because you get some of the mana you need to cast it. But if you have no need of the death-cast ability, you can use the mana for something else.

Doesn't quite work as well as a combat trick, since by the time it dies in combat, it's already too late to tap something. But it works well as a delaying tactic.

Since it's a common, it doesn't do too much by itself. It's main purpose is to communicate the theme to the audience, and the theme here is the Manaborne mechanic and how to use it. Which I think this card does nicely as a solo package.

Art by Chris Seaman

World of Warcraft (C) Blizzard Entertainment

Magic the Gathering (C) Wizards of the Coast

Description

It's more manaborne stuff

A while back I designed the Manaborne ability, which represented the fact that Elementals were literally made of mana. This is probably one of the better ones I made. In fact, I'm surprised I haven't posted it till now.

It's pretty simple. It's a blue creature that lets you extended-tap a creature when it dies. Death-cast triggers work pretty well with Manaborne, because you get some of the mana you need to cast it. But if you have no need of the death-cast ability, you can use the mana for something else.

Doesn't quite work as well as a combat trick, since by the time it dies in combat, it's already too late to tap something. But it works well as a delaying tactic.

Since it's a common, it doesn't do too much by itself. It's main purpose is to communicate the theme to the audience, and the theme here is the Manaborne mechanic and how to use it. Which I think this card does nicely as a solo package.

Art by Chris Seaman

World of Warcraft (C) Blizzard Entertainment

Magic the Gathering (C) Wizards of the Coast