• Which set are you pitching?
Ankh-Theb
• What is the name of your pitch?
Building a Safer Afterlife
• What are the major mechanical themes in the set according to your vision?
Level Up (edifice counters) enchantments with alternative level up costs (Pyramids, Sphinxes and Obeliscs), Double Faced (or special rarity) Tablets of Law that create draft around me situations, Death and attack triggers, Convoke, Viashino Scout effect, number of cards in hand matter and being tapped out matters.
• Please present six common cards of a color different from the color in the second round pitch. These cards should clearly demonstrate at least one major mechanical theme of the set.
Pyramid Builders 1W
Creature - Human
1W,tap: put a level up counter on target enchantment.
1/2
Their names are set one each stone they put, ensuring that they will be able to follow the Pharaoh to afterlife when he dies.
Sphinx Edifice W
Enchantment - edifice
Construct - 2W: put a construct counter on ~. Construct only as a sorcery.
When Sphinx Edifice is level 4, transform it
When coming to a pyramid you must remember that those who built it…
Guarian Sphinx
Creature - Construct Sphinx
Vigilance
Remove a construct counter from ~ : prevent 1 damage that would be dealt to target creature.
5/5
Will also have built something to protect it.//
Rah’s Protection 2WW
Instant
Convoke
Target creature gets +2/+2 and is indestructible until EOT.
Sometimes the Gods reward you before the afterlife.
Falk Charioteer 3W
Creature-human
Vigilance
2/3
The charioteers can strike upriver in the morning, and defend downstream in the evening.
Life obelisk 2W
Enchantment-edifice
Whenever you gain life you my put a level up counter on ~
Level Up 3W
Level 1-3 remove a level up counter: target creature gains vigilance until end of turn
Level 4-6 remove a level up counter: target creature gains lifelink until end of turn
Level 7+ creatures you control gain vigilance and lifelink
• In 50 words or less, explain how this theme fits into the set, either mechanically and/or in terms of flavor.
White and black would have a construct enchantments theme, representing building monuments. Convoke and vigilance go well together. The double faced card can easily be done simply with construct counters, but I feel it would cluster less the cards and give 5 common double faced cards slots to the set. The others would be slots for the tables of laws regarding the afterlife.
I intend to create a post where I present my views on the set a bit better latter on. Any early feedback is welcome, since to be honest I do not care if it is my submission that wins or not as much as seeing what ticks and what does not. For example I feel that the cards I present here are too word and complex for common. Level Up was not received too well due to that. I like the convoke instants in all colors,