Reflect

Summary:

Reflect <Cost> - As you cast ~ from your hand, you may pay <Cost>. If you do, you may search your library for a card named ~ and cast it without paying its mana cost. Then shuffle your library.

Reflect

George Gone 02 Dec 2012 14:23

I see these as three cycles, one at common, uncommon and rare.

Reflect <Cost> - As you cast ~ from your hand, you may pay <Cost>. If you do, you may search your library for a card named ~ and cast it without paying its mana cost. Then shuffle your library.

Common

Twice Told - BB
Sorcery
Destroy target non-black creature.
Reflect <BB> - As you cast ~ from your hand, you may pay <Cost>. If you do, you may search your library for a card named ~ and cast it without paying its mana cost. Then shuffle your library.

Twice Shy - WW
Instant
Target player sacrifices an attacking or blocking creature.
Reflect <1W> - As you cast ~ from your hand, you may pay <1W>. If you do, you may search your library for a card named ~ and cast it without paying its mana cost. Then shuffle your library.

Twice Fooled - UU
Instant
Counter target spell unless its controller pays 3.
Reflect <UU> - As you cast ~ from your hand, you may pay <UU>. If you do, you may search your library for a card named ~ and cast it without paying its mana cost. Then shuffle your library.

Twice Baked - RR
Sorcery
~ deals 2 damage to target player and 2 damage to target creature that player controls.
Reflect <RR> - As you cast ~ from your hand, you may pay <RR>. If you do, you may search your library for a card named ~ and cast it without paying its mana cost. Then shuffle your library.

Twice as Nice - GG
Sorcery
Target player gains two life. Target creature that player controls get +2/+2 and gains hex proof until end of turn.
Reflect <1G> - As you cast ~ from your hand, you may pay <1Gt>. If you do, you may search your library for a card named ~ and cast it without paying its mana cost. Then shuffle your library.

Uncommon

Again and Again - WW
Instant
The next 2 damage that a source of your choice would deal to you and/or permanents you control this turn is dealt to target creature or player instead.
Reflect <1W> - As you cast ~ from your hand, you may pay <1W>. If you do, you may search your library for a card named ~ and cast it without paying its mana cost. Then shuffle your library.

Return Again - UU
Sorcery
Return target creature to it's owner's hand.
Reflect <1U> - As you cast ~ from your hand, you may pay <1Gt>. If you do, you may search your library for a card named ~ and cast it without paying its mana cost. Then shuffle your library.

Start Again - GG
Sorcery
Search your library for a basic land and put it onto the battlefield tapped. Then shuffle your library.
Reflect <1G> - As you cast ~ from your hand, you may pay <1Gt>. If you do, you may search your library for a card named ~ and cast it without paying its mana cost. Then shuffle your library.

You Again - BB
Instant
Return target creature from a graveyard to the battlefield under your control. It gains defender. Exile it at end of turn.
Reflect <BB> - As you cast ~ from your hand, you may pay <Cost>. If you do, you may search your library for a card named ~ and cast it without paying its mana cost. Then shuffle your library.

Angry Again - RR
Instant
Untap target creature. It gains +2/+0 and has first strike until end of turn.
Reflect <RR> - As you cast ~ from your hand, you may pay <RR>. If you do, you may search your library for a card named ~ and cast it without paying its mana cost. Then shuffle your library.

Rare
Double Dragon - 4RR
Sorcery
Put a 4/4 red Dragon token with flying onto the battlefield for each player.
Reflect <2RR> - As you cast ~ from your hand, you may pay <2RR>. If you do, you may search your library for a card named ~ and cast it without paying its mana cost. Then shuffle your library.

Double or Nothing - BB
Sorcery
Target player discards a card for each player.
Reflect <BBB> - As you cast ~ from your hand, you may pay <BBB>. If you do, you may search your library for a card named ~ and cast it without paying its mana cost. Then shuffle your library.

Double Down - 2GGG
Sorcery
Creatures you control get +2/+2 and trample for each player.
Reflect <1GG> - As you cast ~ from your hand, you may pay <1GG>. If you do, you may search your library for a card named ~ and cast it without paying its mana cost. Then shuffle your library.

Double Meaning - 1UUU
Sorcery
Draw two cards for each player.
Reflect <2U> - As you cast ~ from your hand, you may pay <2U>. If you do, you may search your library for a card named ~ and cast it without paying its mana cost. Then shuffle your library.

Double Edged Sword - WWW
Sorcery
Put two 2/2 white Knight tokens with vigilance and first strike onto the battlefield for each player.
Reflect <2W> - As you cast ~ from your hand, you may pay <2W>. If you do, you may search your library for a card named ~ and cast it without paying its mana cost. Then shuffle your library.

Re: Reflect

Pasteur 02 Dec 2012 17:32

I could definitely get behind this. I'd be inclined to change some of the rarities (Angry Again and Twice Baked), and some of the cards *might* be a little too cute, but as a ripple-kicker? I think this could really work.

Re: Reflect

elektriktoad 03 Dec 2012 18:20

On instants and sorceries, isn't this just "cost: copy this spell, you may choose new targets for the copy" except you have to shuffle your deck? And on creatures, you could just use a token like Broodmate Dragon does. I think this mechanic only makes sense on auras, which you can't easily represent with a token copy. That said, I think it's a great mechanic for auras that removes some of the card disadvantage and makes them play differently from equipment.

Shared Strength 2G
Enchantment - Aura
Enchant Creature
Reflect (as you cast this from your hand, you may search your library for a card named ~ and cast it without paying its mana cost. Then shuffle your library.)
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2

Re: Reflect

George Gone 03 Dec 2012 18:36

It's not.

It impacts deckbuilding and construction in a meaningful way. It forces you to take a second copy of a card during draft. It forces you to decide on whether removing the effect from your deck is worth it at the time or if it's better to hold onto to draw later.

It limits the use in constructed to 4 total copies instead of the potential for 8.

Don't underestimate the value of requiring the actual physical card.

Re: Reflect

elektriktoad 03 Dec 2012 19:29

Requiring the physical card does make you evaluate the cards differently in draft, that's a good thing. During gameplay, though, removing a card from your deck when you Reflect will have almost no impact on your chances of drawing that specific card later, since your chances were so low to begin with. And I do not think that the benefits of the mechanic outweigh the cost of having to shuffle your deck every time you cast a Reflect spell, when you could accomplish a similar thing with just making a copy. For that reason, I would only want to see Reflect on spells where it actually makes sense to have a second physical card, namely, auras.

Don't underestimate the cost of requiring the player to shuffle their deck.

Re: Reflect

George Gone 03 Dec 2012 20:01

Removing a copy from the deck decreases the likelihood you're going to have to shuffle again.

Would this fit in a fetch land format? Probably not. But if you're consciencous of where you're placing that physical action I don't see the shuffling being an issue in this case.