I just want to mention that WoTC officaly stated that there will never be Contraptions. They made Steamflogger Boss as an inside joke. But they stated that they regreted making it a rare instead of an uncommon because it wasn't fair to thouse that pulled this out of a booster as their rare.
Posted By:
Silverware
(10/18/2009 3:10:08 PM)
If I ever bought a booster pack (lol) of future sight (lol again) and this guy was in my rare slot, I would literally march to The Coast to slit the Wizards throat with it.
Posted By:
Laguz
(12/3/2009 5:40:25 AM)
Wow, this proves that WoTC has a sense of humor! I give it 5/5 for the same reason I gave Phelddagrif a 5: It's awesome.
Posted By:
KokoshoForPresident
(5/1/2012 2:40:43 PM)
Tony Stark: Legendary Creature - Human Rigger
Steven Rodgers: Legendary Creature = Human Soldier Rigger
Thor, God of Thunder: Legendary Creature - Avatar Rigger
Dr. Bruce Banner (Day): Legendary Creature - Human Rigger
The Incredible Hulk (Night): Legendary Creature - Horror Rigger
Need I go on?
Posted By:
philsrobeighn
(11/29/2012 8:57:09 PM)
Oh, and put in some
Great Furnace
Ancient Den
Vault of Whispers
And maybe Darksteel Citadel
(for the steam vines/darksteel forge) :D
Posted By:
KirinZero
(2/5/2010 11:35:46 AM)
My changeling is a rigger, deal with it. And a contraption!
Posted By:
Superfrasse
(6/25/2011 4:03:40 PM)
If I played Magic when this card came out, my first reaction would have been: "like, what the hell"?
Now, five blocks later, it would have been the same.
I've already lost hope of this mechanic being used one day, but I suppose "Contraptions" would be either some kind of token, in which case "Assemble" would probably mean "Put a Contraption token on the Battlefield", or some kind of non-creature artifact (like a curse is for enchantments), in which case "Assembling" it could be somewhat similar to the Transform mechanic in Innistrad (see Howlpack Alpha).
Examples:
Assembly Rigger - 1R
Creature - Goblin Rigger
Tap Goblin Rigger - Assemble a 0/1 Contraption artifact creature token (Put a 0/1 Contraption artifact creature token on the battlefield).
1/1
(or)
Assembly Rigger - 1R
Creature - Goblin Rigger
Tap Goblin Rigger - Assemble target Contraption.
1/1
Contraption Golem - 3
Artifact - Contraption
When Contraption Golem is asse... (see all)
Posted By:
Lash_of_Dragonbreath
(9/25/2011 10:38:56 AM)
It's Futureshifted, so we all know in the future, we're gonna see something that uses this whole Rigger thing.
Until then, WotC, successful troll has been successful.
Posted By:
DonRoyale
(2/17/2010 11:07:42 PM)
Reminds me of Blinkmoth Nexus really. And why do people assume the Contraptions are/would be creature tokens at all? They sound more like noncreature artifacts/enchantments to me. I think it'd be cool to use the old Chimera effects in this sort of thing though; a bunch of small dudes that put random parts together to get a 'build your own enchant' sort of deal(HINT HINT, wizards).
One set of riggers would decide if the contraption hits all creatures, tap: hit target creature until end of turn, equipment for a creature, and another set of riggers would determine what it would do; flying for (blank), +1/+1 for (blank), trample for (blank), ect. That'd be cool. Too cool for wizards.
Posted By:
Dr.Pingas
(9/6/2010 4:46:54 PM)
Makes you wonder... did they mess up? Are they mocking us? Are they just insane? Who knows?!
All of that, and this silly thing is still better than a Hill Giant! Two of them on the board could help each other.
Posted By:
Radagast
(12/19/2010 2:59:37 PM)