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They'll either be a deck for this guy or not.  If there is, though, he will be a four-of in a deck that wants to fill the graveyard and feel overpowered.

The sad thing for me, though, is he is incompatible with Miracle.  I hate the Miracle mechanic in Blue, where it just becomes overpowered and wastes more game time with deck manipulation, but love it in Red, where the player wants to live off of top decks. 

Red is a color mostly known for its aggresiveness. This planeswalker doesnt play at all into that area of red as he doesn't put any real pressure.  I don't think he is playable in Control either because discarding the wrong card at the wrong moment can lose you the game. I dont think he could a home in combo either. Combo decks can't reliably protect him, and the benefit he gives is way too low to be worth a slot... for combo he is like a Merfolk Looter... but worse. On mid range decks he might shine, though. If you don't believe me, please entertain the following mental experiment :D

If you play him on a mid-range deck with solid 3 and 4 drops and some solid spot removal he might be able to reach 6 loyalty when the board is stalemated (best case scenario). But even if he reaches 6 loyalty on an empty board, the opponent is pretty much f'ed up, so long as you can resume the pressure, so your opponent can refrain from playing creatures . Even though this planeswalker is costed at two, he is designed and developed to fit on decks with a mid-range plan. This card's design is tricky! I don't think he is as bad as you guys may think at first. Also... he totally ****s up control if you are on the play :D You just let him stay there filtering cards in your hand, without giving the control players any targets on which to cast his cards (until he casts a titan and kills you D: but hey! no plan is perfect!)

But guys, don't let this guy's classy looks deceive you; don't judge him until you actually play with him. He might pack much more of a punch than you may think at first.


Also! Time to take a shot at my own 2 mana planeswalker :D





RR   Arrikh, The Coaltreader
Planeswalker  - Arrikh
+X: Until end of turn Arrikh becomes an X/X red creature with Trample,  Haste, and "this creature must attack each turn if able", where X is equal to Arrikh's Loyalty counters.
 0: Sacrifice a creature. Arrikh the Coaltreader deals damage equal to the sacrificed creature's power to target creature.
-12 Put a 3/1 Elemental creature token with trample and haste into the battlefield for each creature card in your graveyard. Exile those creatures at end of turn.

Starting loyalty: 1



Im currenly trying to word him in a way that wont make his power and toughness adjust mid-combat. I'm not sure if this wording works with the current rules D:

I hope you like him :D He is supposed to be a Lorwyn - Styled fire elemental whose spark ignited while he unleashed his fury against a society who always ostracized him for being (shy, ginger, fat, smart... im not a part of creative >.>) His fury is all consuming and waiting to explode. He travels the multiverse forging unholy alliances with demons and devils, trying to shape this world in fire and brimstone.

Edit: I changed the planeswalker like 5 times. His ultimate stayed the same but originally, his +1 dealt 3 damage to target player, he had a -1 that flinged a creature. Then i tinkered with a +1 that let you play a cheap creature card from your hand for free with haste, a +0 version 3 damage to target player, a 3/1 token generating ability (not that exciting, and probably overpowered), and lastly a -1 discard a card at random then draw a card effect. Originally, his +X ability was a +2 ability. The power and thoughness was still equal to his loyalty counters.

I dig it, myself. The artwork rocks and the abilities are interesting and can't just be thrown into any deck. Well done, I say.

Here's the problem with Tibalt: It's not that he's bad for a two-mana Planeswalker. As a two-mana Planeswalker, whatever, it will work.

The problem is THAT he's a two-mana Planeswalker.

Planeswalkers are supposed to be these wildly awesome wizards that can dance between worlds and command phenomenal power.  They should always be cool, always be awesome, even if it's in a very limited setting or deck.

The very concept of even trying to make a 2-mana Planeswalker is what's flawed, not the card itself. No Planeswalker should EVER be truly, mathematically weak. That's what 2-mana cards are: Second from the bottom when it comes to weak. If he's that weak, how did he ever become a Planeswalker in the first place?

Now, I can totally see the idea of a 2-mana CREATURE that one day gets a more expensive version of him as a Planeswalker, like he evolved and grew.

Planeswalkers hold a special place in our heart, and in our decks. They should be treated like such. 

i guess for flavor: he should be Black and Red and holding some kind of contract in one hand and a little fire in the other:
+1: draw a card, then discard (i think the random can be removed, since the cost is now BR)
-3: sac a creature, deal damage equal to power to target creature or player, then gain life equal to the damage dealt
-6 pay 4 life: target player must sac 4 permanents 
start with 2


this will probably be a little overpowered, but i think it sounds a lot more like a devil