Zendikar Achievements!

I was wondering a couple of months ago: what would make Magic even better? ACHIEVEMENTS! But what was the point of making achievements just for myself? Flash forward to now, and I now have the medium to do so.

For the uninitiated:

Achievements, also known by many names, like awards, accomplishments, feats or badges, are certain objectives within a game, the accomplishment of which awards a certain amount of points (usually). Gamers love achievements, as it's in their nature to strive for objectives. Xbox 360 has it, World of Warcraft has it...why not Magic?

Thus, every time a new set is released and whenever the hell I feel like it, I'll release a new group of achievements. If you succeed at one, feel free to post your story!

Here are the first 15 achievements I've come up with:

HOW Much Mana?: Kick one of the following cards: Conqueror’s Pledge, Rite of Replication, Sadistic Sacrament, Elemental Appeal, Gigantiform. (10 points)

Land Ho!: Play 3 land in a single turn. (10 points)

Suicide Indeed: Take 10 self-inflicted damage in one game. (10 points)

Winnin’ The Expedition: Activate 2 Expedition cards in one turn. (10 points)

Another One?: Play 4 of any card that isn’t a basic land in a single game. (20 points)

Cards Up My Sleeve: Destroy 3 different types of permanent in one game. (The permanent types are creature, artifact, enchantment, land, planeswalker and tribal). (20 points)

Down With The Chief: Defeat a player who has a Bloodchief Ascension with 3 or more counters on it. (20 points)

Here Have Some Cards: Win a game by casting Sign in Blood on an opponent. (20 points)

Man of the Land: Have a 10/10 or bigger creature from among the following: Knight of the Reliquary, Ob Nixilis, the Fallen, Territorial Baloth. (20 points)

Not Very Observant: Play the alternate casting costs of 3 traps in a single game. (20 points)

The Other Rare-Draft: Pick 12 full-art basic lands in a draft, then 3-0 the draft. (30 points)

We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Fetches!: Go Top 3 at FNM with a mono-colored deck. (30 points)

You Suck: Steal a permanent, destroy all creatures, and take an extra turn in a 24-hour period. (30 points)

I'd like feedback on this, since it's a pretty unique idea, and I figure either it totally flops or it does well, and I love experimenting.

I am currently accepting stories and submissions for new achievements at salivanth@live.com, or on Twitter at

www.twitter.com/mtgsalivanth.

Happy achieving!