Last week, I let you know that this week, I’d be looking at what some characters from class literature might look like. I invited you to send in your ideas – and several of you did. Without further ado, let’s get started.
First, some suggestions from loyal readers:
From Andrew Wright:
Sherlock Holmes
WU2
Creature – Sleuth Legend
1/4
UU Tap: Remove target creature from the game that has dealt damage to another creature this turn.
"The game is afoot!"
The Raven
UB1
Creature – Bird Legend
1/2
Flying
UB, Tap: Tap target creature. That creature does not untap as normal as long as The Raven remains tapped. You may choose not to untap The Raven during your untap step.
"Nevermore"
Rosebud
2
Legendary Artifact
6, Tap, Sacrifice Rosebud: Put 3 Fading counters on target creature. That creature gains +X/+X, where X is the number of Fading counters on target creature.
"I guess no one will ever know who or what Rosebud was."
(I assume that the creature is supposed to gain fading.)
Walter Mitty
UUR2
Creature – Shapeshifter Legend
0/3
UUR: Until the end of turn, Walter Mitty loses this ability and gains all abilities of target creature.
If target creature is a Legend, Walter Mitty gets +5/+3 until end of turn.
Next, from Jon:
Yorick
B
Creature – Dead Clown
0/1
When Yorick enters play, sacrifice Yorick.
Beowulf
6GG
Creature – Warrior Prince
10/10
Haste, Fading 1
Grendel
4BBBB
Creature – Smelly Beast
9/9
Flanking, Protection from White
Mr. Snrub offers these legends:
Xanadu
Legendary Land
T: Add W to your mana pool.
WW, T: Gain 2 life.
"In Xanadu did Kubla Khan a stately pleasure-dome decree"
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Kubla Khan
Captain Ahab
1B
Creature – Legend
1/2
B: Put a -1/-1 counter on target creature and on Captain Ahab.
B, Sacrifice Captain Ahab: Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn.
"For hate’s sake, I spit my last breath at thee."
Herman Melville, Moby Dick
Annabelle Lee
1UU
Creature – Legend
2/1
Anabelle Lee is unblockable.
U, Sacrifice Annabelle Lee: Return target creature to its owner’s hand.
"For the moon never beams without giving me dreams
Of the beautiful Annabelle Lee
And the stars never rise, but I feel the bright eyes
Of my beautiful Annabelle Lee."
Edgar Allen Poe, "Annabelle Lee "
(I love this next one…)
CATS
4RR
Creature – Legendary !!
3/3
Haste
When come into play CATS, all target opponent’s base are belong to CATS !!
RR, Set up CATS the bomb: Target creature do what you say for 1 turns. At end of turns, make its time. Play this ability only when you are on the way to destruction.
"How are you gentlemen !!"
This, from Israel Marques:
Romeo
3WR
Creature- Legendary Lover
3/3
RR, Tap: Romeo deals damage equal to his power to target creature.
WW, Tap: Put a -2/-2 counter on Romeo. Target creature can neither attack while Romeo is untapped, nor block him. If Romeo is put into the graveyard from play, target creature is also placed in the graveyard.
Finally, from Chris Kinney:
Great White Whale
4BUR
(no creature type given}
8/7
Trample
Whenever Great White Whale attacks, it does 1 damage to all other creatures.
To finish this up, I’ll offer a couple of my own ideas.
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
2BW
Creature – Legendary Prince
2/4
If Hamlet leaves play, if any player controls Ophelia, Tragic Princess, that player sacrifices Ophelia.
Tap, Sacrifice: Destroy six other target legends. If there are less than six other legends in play, this ability cannot be used.
"To be or not to be, that is the question."
Polonius, Court Advisor
2UU
Creature – Legendary Retainer
1/3
UU: You and each opponent each draw one card.
UUUU, Tap: Counter target spell that doesn’t target.
Sydney Carton, Emotional Lawyer
2UB
Creature – Legendary Lawyer
3/2
Tap, Sacrifice: Return two target legend cards from your graveyard into play, or regenerate two target legends.
Tap, Sacrifice: Destroy all creatures that you don’t control. Those creatures cannot be regenerated. All opponents reveal their hands and discard all creature cards. Look at the top three cards of each player’s library. Play this ability as a sorcery and only if you have less than five life.
"It is a far, far better thing that I do than I have ever done. It is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known."
Gandalf, the White
3WW
Creature – Legendary Wizard
4/4
Tap: Gain control of target artifact.
WW: Target creature gains protection from any color until end of turn. Use this ability no more than twice each turn.
Return a creature you control to your hand: Regenerate Gandalf.
"I am Gandalf, and Gandalf means me!"
Ebenezer Scrooge, Rich Miser
2B
Creature – Legend
2/1
When Ebenezer Scrooge comes into play, target opponent loses three life and you gain three life.
Pay three life, Tap: Gain control of target creature. This creature gains, "During your upkeep, lose one life."
Aeneas, Epic Hero
2GW
Creature – Legendary Founder
5/5
Islandwalk
Tap, Sacrifice a land: Gain control of target land.
GGWW: All other creatures you control gain +1/+1 until end of turn.
Puck, Faerie Player
1UU
Creature – Legendary Troublemaker
1/1
Flying
Tap: Exchange control of target legend you control for target legend opponent controls.
Dracula, Vampire Count
2BBB
Creature – Legendary Lord
4/4
Flying
When Dracula comes into play, sacrifice all creatures you control. For each creature sacrificed in this way, put a */* Vampire token into play, where the creature’s power and toughness are equal to the sacrificed creature’s power and toughness.
All Vampires get +1/+1
Tap: Destroy target creature. Put a */* Vampire token into play, where the creature’s power and toughness are equal to the destroyed creature’s power and toughness.
Jekyll, Brilliant Scientist / Hyde, Dark Killer
WWUBB
Creature – Legendary Scientist
*/*
When Jekyll/Hyde comes into play, it is Jekyll. During your upkeep, if Jekyll/Hyde is Jekyll, it becomes Hyde, and if Jekyll/Hyde is Hyde, it becomes Jekyll.
When Jekyll/Hyde is Jekyll, its power and toughness are 3/5, and it has the abilities:
Tap: Prevent all damage dealt to target creature or player this turn.
Tap: Put a +2/+2 counter on target creature. That creatures permanently gains protection from a color of your choice. Put a -1/-1 counter on Jekyll (this counter is only in place when Jekyll/Hyde is Jekyll).
When Jekyll/Hyde is Hyde, its power and toughness are 5/3, and it has the abilities:
Hyde can only be blocked by black creatures.
Tap: Destroy target creature. That creature cannot be regenerated.
XX, Tap: Deal X damage to target creature or player. Put X/2 +1/+1 counters on Hyde (these counters are only in place when Jekyll/Hyde is Hyde). Use only black or red mana in this way. Lose X life.
Well, there you go – a look at what some of the world’s classic literary figures might look like if they lived in Dominaria. I hope you enjoyed this little fantasy session. Until next time!