Temple of the Heavens Set

[artemi]

Ripcast: At first, I did not like this. And then I realized it was "remove from game", not "discard" like I thought. This will require a little bit of thought, but I think it works. For some reason, I keep thinking Ripcast basic lands need to be at Ripcast 2... Though, even with that, you can have 3 lands on turn 1... Actually, I think that works. You are kind of discarding your hand for a stronger Lotus Vale.

Wait. Does this mean that you can have No'Am, Grand Dragon on turn 1, then? Draw a card, discard your hand, drop No'Am... Eeeh...

I don't know why, but I think it would be cool to have a Levithan (or something equally massive) with Ripcast 10 (or something equally massive). A brother Marjhan, perhaps?

Worldcage discussion: I don't know about that... a tempo land AND a pain land? For a weaker Lotus Vale? Hmm...

My idea, though I am not sure if it is any better then the already proposed ones. I am also not sure if it fits with the current fluff... However, it does sort of fit with the remove-from-game feel of Ripcast...

Worldcage
Legendary Land

When Worldcage comes into play, choose a color and remove an untapped (non-basic?) land you control from the game.

[Tap]: Add 1 to your mana pool.
[Tap]: Add two mana of the chosen colour to your mana pool.

The other idea I kind of like is this one...

Worldcage
Legendary Land

When Worldcage comes into play, choose a color and return a land you control to your hand. Worldcage comes into play tapped.

[Tap]: Add 1 to your mana pool.
[Tap]: Add two mana of the chosen colour to your mana pool.

And last, this one came to me at 2 in the morning. No idea.

Worldcage
Legendary Land

When Worldcage comes into play, choose a color. (?Worldcage comes into play tapped.?)

[Tap]: Add 1 to your mana pool.
[Tap], Discard a card: Add 3 mana of the chosen color to your mana pool.

[Atreides Conscript]

Another possibility for the Worldcage land would be as follows:

Worldcage
Legendary Land

When Worldcage comes into play, remove a land you control from the game.

T: Add 1 to your mana pool.
T: Add two mana of the chosen colour to your mana pool and lose 2 life.
T: Add three mana of the chosen colour to your mana pool, remove a land you control from the game, and lose 1 life.

I'm actually a big fan of this one. It gives the Worldcage versitility, but makes you pay for it. I would run this land instantaneously in certain decks of mine. The first that comes to mind is my Drain Life deck.

[eunhathes]

How's this for balance? I think it fits the flavor very well.

Worldcage
TH - R
Legendary Land
When Worldcage comes into play, choose a color.
oT: Add two mana of the chosen color to your mana pool.
At end of turn, if you control no basic lands, sacrifice Worldcage.

On the note of Ripcast: There will be some common answers to ripcast. I am trying hard to avoid making it a broken ability while still making it playable.

[artemi]

I think we need to be careful here. The Worldcage is drifting closer to a permanent Black Lotus or Dark Ritual, it seems. I don't think this thing should create 3 mana, no matter what my previous suggestions were.

The stats are that it can make any color, chosen at placement, and that it makes 2 mana. It can also produce colorless, if needed. It is also legendary, which is a drawback.

Comparing other cards, look at the guild mana lands from Ravnica. They produce 2 mana, but they have some big drawbacks. Returning cards, coming into play tapped, AND having set colors. The other card, Lotus Vale, gives 3 mana, chosen at activation, but you need to return 2 untapped lands. I think the Worldcage should be somewhere in the same ballpark as these two.

I think that legendary is a rather significant disadvantage, as is the requirement of choosing the mana type at layout. I don't think it needs much else to balance it. As is, I think Eun's last suggestion is the best towards being balanced without being overpowered. I think the third disadvantage is never going to come up, though. Maybe if it was all permanents that share a color with the color produced?

[artemi]

Ok, double post time...

Got an idea for the Worldcage, based off some work I am doing for my Spellshapers... I rather like the idea, though it might be a little too limiting...

Worldcage
Legendary Land

When Worldcage comes into play, choose two colors. (You can choose the same color twice. Colorless is not a color.)

[Tap]: Add two mana in the chosen colors to your mana pool. This mana cannot be used as colorless mana.

[eunhathes]

Well, Worldcage is no closer to finished than before. However, there are niffty textless cards to show. Some don't have artists, so please forgive me. I just wanted to show you all how cool some of these no-texts were. ^.^ I want to print myself a playset of those DRs, just for DUSc. ^.^~!
Unholy Strength
Dark Ritual
Opal Caryatid
Limited Resources

And, no. That Limited Resources is not by Christopher Moeller. >.<

[celest]

wow that dark rit is awsome. I love the limited resources too.

[eunhathes]

Yes. I do wish I could remember where I found that DR so I could give it's artist proper credit and use it a la proxy in DUSc. Not to mention sharing it on MTGS and SCG. >.<

[eunhathes]

Alternate Angel of Despair

Art by noah-kh.
Card by Wizards of the Coast.
Design by eunhathes.