Quite brilliant, Rarity is good, the powerlevel is under rather than overpowered, the flavor is present with the themes, and it feels like a real card.
Only comments are that I wish it gave rads on tap if its mv is three because otherwise it's a little behind rate, this as is could probably be a 2 drop.
Thanks for the feedback! I was going for a \[\[Phyrexian Atlas\]\] kind of mana rock at a low rarity. Since it's easier for Rad Counters to go away, maybe this would feel more balanced if I increased the life loss to 2 life instead of 1?
I think it’s better if the card adds rad counters. I understand the parallels between this and atlas but it’s important to note rad counters go away. Atlas gets a consistent return on investment and there’s a very good chance this never really works.
It proves that WOTC would never print a 2 mana rock, that taps for any color(with no caveat), with an upside. In theory, you could print a 2 mana rock that taps for any color, but only in a format like commander. See [[arcane signet]], but definitely not with an upside. If you wanted an upside, for 2 mana, with colored mana production, here is my idea:
Cost: 1 generic, and one colored mana (wubrg hybrid?) So it can't be cast with turn one sol ring.
Enters the battlefield tapped
When it enters the battlefield chose up to 2 colors
(Tap): make 1 mana of either of the chosen colors
Mana abilities of this artifact cost an additional 1 life to activate
[The rad counter upside you want]
Ah, Phyrexian Atlas for Rad Counters. I like this
Quite brilliant, Rarity is good, the powerlevel is under rather than overpowered, the flavor is present with the themes, and it feels like a real card. Only comments are that I wish it gave rads on tap if its mv is three because otherwise it's a little behind rate, this as is could probably be a 2 drop.
Thanks for the feedback! I was going for a \[\[Phyrexian Atlas\]\] kind of mana rock at a low rarity. Since it's easier for Rad Counters to go away, maybe this would feel more balanced if I increased the life loss to 2 life instead of 1?
I think it’s better if the card adds rad counters. I understand the parallels between this and atlas but it’s important to note rad counters go away. Atlas gets a consistent return on investment and there’s a very good chance this never really works.
[Phyrexian Atlas](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/b/5/b5adb509-6ad3-4838-925d-1cafa926b83a.jpg?1675957245) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Phyrexian%20Atlas) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/one/237/phyrexian-atlas?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/b5adb509-6ad3-4838-925d-1cafa926b83a?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
A 2 mana rock that taps for any color with no downside? That is beyond busted, and will never be printed without a large downside.
I mean, is it though?
Yes, undoubtedly yes. In the most recent set [[cryptex]] is a 2 drop rock that makes any color with a huge downside. It sees no play
[cryptex](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/9/f92a2563-6cfb-4d12-9513-b44d1a7a20ab.jpg?1706242309) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=cryptex) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mkm/251/cryptex?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/f92a2563-6cfb-4d12-9513-b44d1a7a20ab?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I mean, how does a card that is worse than it not seeing play prove that it is broken?
It proves that WOTC would never print a 2 mana rock, that taps for any color(with no caveat), with an upside. In theory, you could print a 2 mana rock that taps for any color, but only in a format like commander. See [[arcane signet]], but definitely not with an upside. If you wanted an upside, for 2 mana, with colored mana production, here is my idea: Cost: 1 generic, and one colored mana (wubrg hybrid?) So it can't be cast with turn one sol ring. Enters the battlefield tapped When it enters the battlefield chose up to 2 colors (Tap): make 1 mana of either of the chosen colors Mana abilities of this artifact cost an additional 1 life to activate [The rad counter upside you want]
[arcane signet](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/5/e593bb16-e709-4d92-bf6f-239f6a11f7db.jpg?1706241039) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=arcane%20signet) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mkc/223/arcane-signet?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e593bb16-e709-4d92-bf6f-239f6a11f7db?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
mock it up and post it!
I just did, I lowered the rad counter number to 2 and gave it the phyrexian atlas treatment because rad counters go away.