I’m sure that I’m not the only one who’s wanted to boot up Apprentice, open the deck editor, and put together Harry Potter.dec. Of course, the deck would be a Blue/White control deck featuring Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Albus Dumbledore as the win conditions.
But, that could never happen, right? I mean, Harry Potter’s got hisown card game – why should he come to Magic? Because Magic deserves some magic too, darn it! However, since Wizards is into the whole”Mirari is the driving force of all living creatures in Otaria” kick, we’ll have to make due with our own Harry Potter set. (Well, people have tried – I’ve already gotten one Harry Potter entry for my theme deck contest – The Ferrett, shamelessly reminding people the deadline is approaching) So, here I am, jumping on the bandwagon, and bringing you yet another blending of worlds. Anyone who’s read the Harry Potter books or who has at least seen the movie, should find these cards relatively amusing, and everyone else (yes, both of you) can get a hint as to what the whole thing’s about.
First of all, what Harry Potter expansion would be complete without its complement of Hogwarts students? Here are the kids we’d all expect in a Harry Potter expansion:
(Note: Wizard-in-Training is a new ability. Creatures with this ability get a Semester counter on them every turn. For every two Semester counters, put a +1/+1 counter on the creature. Continue until fourteen Semester counters have been put on the creature in this way and stop at that point.)
Harry Potter, Legendary Hero
2WW
Creature – Wizard Legend
Wizard-in-Training. Protection from black and red.
UU: Harry Potter gains flying and cannot be blocked until the end of the turn.
2/2
Hermione Granger, Overachieving Student
1UUU
Creature – Witch Legend
Wizard-in-Training
If Hermione attacks or blocks, put a -1/-1 counter on Hermione.
Tap: Look at the top two cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the other on the bottom of your library.
1/1
Ron Weasley, Another Weasley
2R
Creature – Wizard Legend
Wizard-in-Training.
Ron comes into play with four Inferiority counters. As long as there is at least one Inferiority counter on Ron, Ron cannot be the target of spells or abilities. When there are no Inferiority counters on Ron, Ron gets +4/+4.
0/1
Draco Malfoy, Adolescent Antagonist
BBBB
Creature – Wizard Legend
Wizard-in-Training
Whenever there are an odd number of Semester counters on Draco, Draco gets -2/-2.
Remove a Semester counter from Draco: Give target creature with Wizard-in-Training -2/-2 until end of turn.
1/3
Neville Longbottom, Bumbling Fool
3GG
Creature – Wizard Legend
Wizard-in-Training
During your upkeep, remove a permanent you control from the game. When Neville leaves play, return all permanents removed in this way into play.
All creatures with Wizard-in-Training get +1/+1 for each Semester counter on Neville.
0/3
Slytherin Student
2B
Creature – Wizard
Wizard-in-Training
2B, Tap: You and target opponent each lose X life, where X is the number of Semester counters on Slytherin Student.
1/1
Gryffindor Student
2W
Creature – Wizard
Wizard-in-Training
2W, Tap: Prevent the next X damage dealt to target creature or player and target opponent gains X life, where X is equal to the number of Semester counters on Gryffindor Student.
1/1
Hufflepuff Student
2G
Creature – Wizard
Wizard-in-Training
2G, Tap: Give target creature of your choice and target creature of target
opponent’s choice +X/+X, where X is equal to the number of Semester counters on Hufflepuff Student.
1/1
Ravenclaw Student
2U
Creature – Wizard
Wizard-in-Training
2U, Tap: You and target opponent each draw X cards and discard X cards, where X is equal to the number of Semester counters on Ravenclaw Student.
1/1
Prefect
2R
Creature – Wizard
2R, Tap: Deal X damage to target creature with Wizard-in-Training, where X is one-half the number of Semester counters on that creature, rounded down.
3/5
Of course, the wizarding world at Hogwarts just wouldn’t be the same without the following adults:
Albus Dumbledore, Hogwarts Headmaster
1UUW
Creature – Wizard Legend
Cannot be the target of spells or abilities target opponent controls.
Tap: Give target creature with Wizard-in-Training –X/+X, where X is equal to the number of Semester counters on that creature.
Tap: Target creature cannot be the target of spells or abilities until end of turn.
Tap: Look at target opponent’s hand.
1UUW, Tap: Look at target opponent’s hand. That opponent discards all Wizards from his or her hand.
2/2
Rubeus Hagrid, Hogwarts Gamekeeper
2GGWW
Creature – Wizard Legend
Rubeus cannot attack unless it has blocked this game.
Tap, put a -1/-1 counter on Rubeus: Put a +2/+2 counter on target nonwizard, nonwitch creature.
Tap, put a -2/-2 counter on Rubeus: Search your library for a creature card and put that card into play under your control.
4/5
Professor McGonagall, Transfiguration Teacher
2UU
Creature – Witch Legend
2UU: Professor McGonagall acquires all characteristics of target creature permanently without any of its abilities.
2UU: Professor McGonagall loses all characteristics of the creature it’s currently copying and gets a +1/+1 counter. When Professor McGonagall is copying a creature, remove all of these counters until it stops.
2/2
Professor Snape, Potions Teacher
2BU
Creature – Wizard Legend
Tap: Remove a Semester counter from target creature with and put it on another creature. That creature cannot have more than 14 Semester counters on it.
Tap, remove all Semester counters from a creature you control: Remove all Semester counters from target creature.
UB, Tap, Sacrifice a permanent you control: Draw a card and target opponent discards a card.
2/2
Lord Voldemort, Dark Sorcerer
BBBBB
Creature – Wizard
Cannot be the target of spells or abilities.
BBB, Tap, Sacrifice a creature you control: Destroy target Wizard. That creature cannot be regenerated this turn.
Remove Lord Voldemort from the game: Target Wizard gets the following abilities:
During your upkeep, put a -1/-1 counter on this creature.
This creature cannot be the target of spells or abilities.
2BB, Tap, Sacrifice a creature you control: Destroy target creature and draw a card.
When this creature leaves play, return Lord Voldemort to play.
0/1
Of course, not everyone can be famous. There are also some”normal” folks and creatures in Potterworld:
Dementor
4BB
Creature – Phantom
When Dementor comes into play, sacrifice all creatures you control that are not Dementors.
BB, Tap: Remove target creature from the game.
0/4
Parselmouth
2GB
Creature – Wizard
When Parselmouth comes into play, put three 1/1 green Snake tokens into play.
All Snakes get +1/+1
1/1
Norwegian Ridgeback
3RR
Creature – Dragon
During your upkeep, put a +2/+1 counter on Norwegian Ridgeback and sacrifice a creature for every +2/+1 counter on it. If you cannot, target opponent gets control of Norwegian Ridgeback.
0/1
Glorious Unicorn
WWW
Creature – Unicorn
Sacrifice Glorious Unicorn: Target creature gains protection from all colors.
1/2
The Fat Lady
3UG
Creature – Legendary Wall
Tap: Tap two target attacking creatures.
0/6
And, of course, there have to be some magical collectibles going around:
Sorcerer’s Stone*
4
Legendary Artifact
Sacrifice Sorcerer’s Stone: Target creature gets a +1/+1 counter and gains”Target creature gains”Whenever this creature is put into the graveyard from play, return this creature to play under its owner’s control.”
Golden Snitch
4
Legendary Artifact
Play only when a Golden Snitch cards is not removed from the game.
When Golden Snitch would come into play, instead put a 1/1 flying Seeker token into play that counts as a blue creature and remove Golden Snitch from the game. Whenever the Seeker token deals combat damage to an opponent, put a Search counter on it. When there are three Search counters on the Seeker, sacrifice it and return Golden Snitch to play.
Sacrifice Golden Snitch: Gain 20 life.
Nimbus 2000
2
Artifact
Tap: Target creature without a Victory counter gains haste, flying, and +2/+2 until end of turn. Put a Victory counter on that creature.
And, of course…
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Legendary Land
Discard a card, Tap: Search your library for a creature card with Wizard-in-Training and put that card into your hand.
Tap: Target Wizard cannot be the target of spells or abilities until end of turn.
That concludes our magical journey through another land of Magic. Although Magic and Harry Potter will likely never come together, it was fun to think of the possibilities! Also, if this has given you interest in what Wizards DOES have to offer for Harry Potter, surf over to Star City’s online store and check out some Harry Potter merchandise! {Looks around} What, what? So what if I want to spread the Potter love to the common people. There’s no shame in that!
Until next time!
Daniel Crane
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* – Or The Philosopher’s Stone, for you non-Americans.