The Eleventh Day of Fishmas

dethtron:  Lauby, I don’t think I can adequately dedicate myself to discussing this card.  Every time I look at your art I lose my shit.

Lauby:  Haha!  This was the pinnacle of my skill with going dumpster diving in Google images.  You know...  now that I think about it, I’m just now noticing the kind of War in Heaven theme we have going on in this set- Jesus, the halo on Billy Ruben, the use of “the last supper” all the ‘damned’ stuff, references to demons and, now,  Satan.  Was all that on purpose?  
dethtron:  I want to say yes.
Uglyraincoat: Idea for next set: Unholy Satanic Furry.
dethtron:  creepiest card idea you’ve ever thrown out.

Lauby:  I’m going to go out on a limb and say that this was the card exactly none of us were interested in including in the set.  But we all make compromises for good friends.  Sometimes you compromise on something that’s ultimately valuable - like altering your negative behavior during a game or changing your inadvertently offensive speech patterns.  Other times it’s including a worthless creature in a set of homemade M:tG cards.

dethtron:  fuck walls.
Uglyraincoat: Fuck Wall would be a huge improvement.  

Uglyraincoat: The only problem is remembering that it is in your deck after you do the shot.

Lauby:  Ah yes, Bernie again. It may sound like sarcasm, but that actually happened.  Though putting one of these in your deck could be a neat way to manipulate your library.  Need to know what’s coming up?  Do a shot.  If this was a real card, it’d be in every deck.  Pretty broken now that I think about it.
dethtron:  it’s like the Jitte of Fishmas.  I seriously have to love a version of firebreathing that forces you to drink, though.

dethtron:  So if there is no such thing as whitefish, why is it in fish sticks?

Uglyraincoat: Best use of first strike in the set.
Lauby:  This is probably one of our better idea/execution combos.  It’s nice and aggressive without being OP and it works well with the buffs in our set.  I declare us official “smart guys”.

Lauby:  I actually quite like this card.  Obviously it wasn’t particularly useful given the tendencies of the editions we were designing for, but still.  It’s an interesting take on artifact removal and a nice throwback to the stark, naked illogic of the pre WotC days of Magic.   I think Richard Garfield would be proud. Or at least not not proud.

dethtron:  it’s also a stark throwback to an actual piece of shit reel.  A real reel if you will.
Uglyraincoat: Agreed concerning the ghost of Richard Garfield.  This is a fun card with a great name that reflects reality, but it is too limited.  For one thing, this should have been our answer to Pick em’ up Truck, but it only breaks activated abilities.  Also, it should have been able to catch fish a few times before breaking, because it is the only fishing rod artifact in the deck.  Combine those two things, and you’ve got a winner.  

Uglyraincoat: This card is a testament to my friend’s willingness to indulge my needs, far far after it becomes abundantly clear that they fall outside of the cohesive aesthetic of a joint project.
dethtron:  does the mention of “any graveyard” on this card imply that Zombie Elephant may go apeshit and kill ones own creatures?
Lauby:  Actually, now that you mention it...  I declare this card to be in theme and awesome!  What with IRL elephants and their drinking/rampaging problems.  It’s the perfect fit for a version of M:tG that involves a drinking game sub-mechanic.