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Post by Daij_Djan on Feb 21, 2022 20:02:28 GMT
Welcome to the Card of the Week Contest! To participate in this Contest you'll have to design a card along the contest guidelines and throw it into the arena with other competitors' entries! At the end of each week, a winner will be determined by forum poll. The winner's card will be rendered and featured on the Welcome page, and the winner decides the challenge for the next week's Contest! Here we go, competitors: our four-hundred and fifth challenge!
The winners of the "Historic Modifications" poll were Daij_Djan (left) and The Harlequin (right) with... And the challenge issued by one of our winners was... Let’s start this contest with a small excursion into the past – My short past to be specific. As some may have noticed, I have changed my displayed user name here in the forum. “That may has been on a fluke” may some have thought – But there is a reason behind that. I lost a bet. What the bet was about, I will keep to myself; My stupidity is my own to bare – And I don’t want more people than necessary to make fun out of it ;-) But a part of that “punishment” for losing it was to show off how a foul I am for even accepting this bet. That’s why I have changed my name to what it is now – Beside of doing other stuff. But what has that to do with this contest you might think? Nothing – Or everything – Depending on your thought process. But don’t beat around the bush any longer, lets come to the point of it all: The whole thing had something to do with a card game some of you may or may not know: Tarot. And some of you may or may not know that there are 22 “ Major Arcana” cards that are part of this game – And each of this arcana has a different meaning to it. I’ll leave a short explanation here to give you a basic description of each card and their original name. But there are many sides out there that explain it in more details. If you want, you can consult these too. {List of Arcana} - The Fool, 0: The first card of the Major Arcana, the fool represents the beginning of a journey, childlike wonder, risk, and potential.
- The Magician, I: Represents manifesting, healing, spirituality, and a connection to the divine.
- The High Priestess, II: Represents the divine feminine, human wisdom, studying nature and spiritual mystery, and one's inner world.
- The Empress, III: Represents nature, the Great Mother, fertility, and regarded as a channel for the High Priestess on Earth.
- The Emperor, IV: Represents leadership, influence, stability, and potential for mastery.
- The Hierophant, V: Represents practical lessons related to natural law, study, and mastering one's chosen area of expertise in this life.
- The Lovers, VI: Represents difficult decisions or changes to come with regard to relationship, compromise, and growth in a relationship.
- The Chariot, VII: Represents empowerment, achievement, overcoming obstacles, and triumph.
- Strength, VIII: Represents ego versus intuition, and a need for discipline and refinement of self-interest to achieve harmony with the inner self.
- The Hermit, IX: Represents introspection, contemplation, inner reflection, and the benefit of time spent alone.
- Wheel of Fortune, X: Represents imminent and often positive change, and the inevitable seasons and cycles of life.
- Justice, XI: Represents fairness, moral sensitivity, karma, and attention to detail.
- The Hanged Man, XII: Represents consequence, surrender, stagnation, and a situation that must be waited out.
- Death, XIII: Represents endings, harvesting, freeing oneself, and moving forward. (Not to be seen as a death prophecy.)
- Temperance, XIV: Represents moderation and balance, self-evolution, and avoiding extremes.
- The Devil, XV: Represents the shadow self, material and worldly pleasure, unhealthy relationships, and entrapment.
- The Tower, XVI: Represents imminent or present danger, upheaval, and unexpected change.
- The Star, XVII: Represents spiritually and purpose, connecting to the divine, transcendence, and inspiration.
- The Moon, XVIII: Represents illusion and impressionability, deception, confusion, and strife.
- The Sun, XIX: Represents vitality, joy, good fortune, confidence, and authenticity. It is one of two (along with The World) with no reverse or negative meanings.
- Judgement, XX: Represents resurrection, awakening, freedom from inner conflict, and decisions to be made.
- The World, XXI: Represents an end to a cycle, major change, and self-actualization. It has no reverse or negative meanings.
It should also explain itself on why it is what it is (basically referencing the arcana in some way, shape or form, may it be a flavor text or a proper artwork in some sorts)
Additionally, please try to keep your entry edits all in one post - if you need to change it you can put your old entry in a spoiler marked "Old entry" and leave the newest rendition to be seen. Just use the edit button in the top/right of your original post.And now, time to begin the challenge! Best of luck, competitors!
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Post by Grapple X on Feb 21, 2022 23:17:10 GMT
Temperance leapt out at me immediately. Tarot art cried out for a longer art frame so I did two renders of the same design, consider it "booster fun". (I assume this is okay because it's still one card but I can delete one if I'm wrong)   |
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Post by viriss on Feb 21, 2022 23:30:55 GMT
Doh! Another temperance. I liked the idea of a reversed Balance but ended up with this "slower reward for pacing yourself". Felt like a better fit than a small group hug type card.  |
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damagicgeek
1/1 Squirrel
Posts: 77
Favorite Card: Venser, the Sojourner
Favorite Set: Innistrad: Midnight Hunt
Color Alignment: White, Blue
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Post by damagicgeek on Feb 22, 2022 1:16:38 GMT
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Post by The Harlequin on Feb 22, 2022 1:32:59 GMT
I‘m looking forward for all the different designs showing of personal struggles and inner conflicts from ya all :-)
And if ya find the hidden challenge within this challenge consider yaself divine ;-)
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inverness
3/3 Beast
Posts: 184
Favorite Card: Mystic Snake
Favorite Set: Kamigawa
Color Alignment: White, Green
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Post by inverness on Feb 22, 2022 2:16:31 GMT
I‘m looking forward for all the different designs showing of personal struggles and inner conflicts from ya all :-) And if ya find the hidden challenge within this challenge consider yaself divine ;-) Can I just say that I'm loving this challenge so far. Very engaging, and I have a couple ideas what your hidden challenge may be.  |
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Post by BinaryBolas on Feb 22, 2022 2:52:15 GMT
(After edit) Fine, but my first RNG result is still II, so I'll stick with the High Priestess.  |
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inverness
3/3 Beast
Posts: 184
Favorite Card: Mystic Snake
Favorite Set: Kamigawa
Color Alignment: White, Green
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Post by inverness on Feb 22, 2022 3:21:13 GMT
The World represents the end of one cycle and the beginning of another...
The JoJo's reference was just a happy accident, I swear
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vstrange
1/1 Squirrel
Resurrecting the dead, D.N.D.
Posts: 52
Formerly Known As: Lich Puppy
Favorite Card: Ur-Dragon
Favorite Set: Ikoria
Color Alignment: Black, Green
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Post by vstrange on Feb 22, 2022 6:47:25 GMT
Question.
As i have (several) Tarot Decks of my own.
Some cards are replaced, Example My fantastic beast Tarot deck doesn't have a devil card, in its place is a card called "The Chains" can i use that instead?
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Post by The Harlequin on Feb 22, 2022 8:11:20 GMT
Question. As i have (several) Tarot Decks of my own. Some cards are replaced, Example My fantastic beast Tarot deck doesn't have a devil card, in its place is a card called "The Chains" can i use that instead? The challenge already takes that into consideration — Via referencing the meaning of the card, not it‘s name. Arcana 15 will ever be arcana 15, no matter the name, artwork or land of production. It will always represent the shadow self, material and worldly pleasure, unhealthy relationships, and entrapment (aka chains ;-) ) BinaryBolasI meant multiple meanings of one card, not multiple of multiple cards ;-) |
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Post by Flo00 on Feb 22, 2022 9:32:13 GMT
 Tale of the Hanged Man   Enchantment - Saga  I You may put target artifact card from a graveyard on top its owner’s library. II Tap target creature you don’t control. It doesn’t untap during its controller’s next untap step. III Destroy up to one target tapped creature. |
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Post by Daij_Djan on Feb 22, 2022 9:47:08 GMT
And if ya find the hidden challenge within this challenge consider yaself divine ;-) There's a hidden challenge? o.O
Now I wonder whether this has anything to do with my first idea: make an upside down arcana..
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Post by Flo00 on Feb 22, 2022 9:48:57 GMT
damagicgeek I really like the idea behind this card. I think it should cost more. In most caases you will use this to get more cards than you already have, meaning someone else will be going down on cards. This is more extreme in 1o1 than in multiplayer. Also red is especially good in emptying your own hand fast, so this can be very frustrating to play against if you play it as the last card of your hand. BinaryBolas You may reveal three nonland cards from your hand that each share a card type. At least that's what I think you meant  Or you could go with the Aphetto Dredging wording (which I find a bit arkward): You may reveal three nonland cards of the card type of your choice from your hand. inverness Maybe put the legendary spell reminder on the card so that its more apparent that there is a casting restriction on this.
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Post by The Harlequin on Feb 22, 2022 10:04:29 GMT
There's a hidden challenge? o.O
Now I wonder whether this has anything to do with my first idea: make an upside down arcana. riddles within riddles within riddles within riddles :-) (and no, that's not a hint) BinaryBolasdon't be sad or mad about it. the whole premisse of this chalange may be somewhat strange for ppl who aren't familiar with tarot. so adding this layer ya wanted to go for may be too much to begin with :-) this limitation just has the background that ppl can judge the card with a propper reference in mind. reading tarot sets for someone who has no clue what he is doing may be more confusing and missleading than helpfull in the long run :-) |
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Post by BinaryBolas on Feb 22, 2022 17:33:22 GMT
BinaryBolas don't be sad or mad about it. the whole premisse of this chalange may be somewhat strange for ppl who aren't familiar with tarot. so adding this layer ya wanted to go for may be too much to begin with :-) this limitation just has the background that ppl can judge the card with a propper reference in mind. reading tarot sets for someone who has no clue what he is doing may be more confusing and missleading than helpfull in the long run :-) I'm not sad or salty about anything, but it's entirely possible that my words might suggest such negative energy. On the bright side, I might discover why I have been drafting Dimir in NEO limited four times in a row... |
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sorsal
2/2 Zombie
Posts: 102
Color Alignment: White, Blue, Red, Colorless
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Post by sorsal on Feb 22, 2022 18:18:22 GMT
Reckless Fool   Creature — Human Haste When ~ enters the battlefield, discard a card at random, then draw two cards. 1/1 |
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Post by sdfkjgh on Feb 22, 2022 20:53:28 GMT
BinaryBolas don't be sad or mad about it. the whole premisse of this chalange may be somewhat strange for ppl who aren't familiar with tarot. so adding this layer ya wanted to go for may be too much to begin with :-) this limitation just has the background that ppl can judge the card with a propper reference in mind. reading tarot sets for someone who has no clue what he is doing may be more confusing and missleading than helpfull in the long run :-) I'm not sad or salty about anything, but it's entirely possible that my words might suggest such negative energy. On the bright side, I might discover why I have been drafting Dimir in NEO limited four times in a row... Mebbe you just like Ninjas? Ninjas are awesome. When the pandemic started, I joked that in the future, when youngins asked us what happened, I'd tell them "Well, at one point, almost everyone just spontaneously and simultaneously decided to be ninjas, because ninjas are awesome. But some poor, misguided fools insisted on not being ninjas, for some reason. Perhaps they thought that--y'know what? I have absolutely no idea why anyone wouldn't wanna be something as cool as a ninja. Those people just Klingon Boggle my mind."
Isolated Hermitage  Legendary Enchantment  At the beginning of your upkeep, if since your last turn began permanents you control haven’t been dealt damage, no permanent you controlled left the battlefield, and your life total hasn’t changed, sacrifice Isolated Hermitage and draw seven cards.
It'd be great if in the set this was in, its collector number was divisible by 9, but that might go straight over people's heads. Prolly not, considering people have actually correctly unscrambled Rocket-Powered Turbo Slug, and are actively working on translating the entirety of the Phyrexian language.
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Vunik
2/2 Zombie
Maybe trying to kill an immortal mage wasn't the best plan . . .
Posts: 110
Color Alignment: White, Blue, Black
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Post by Vunik on Feb 22, 2022 21:44:02 GMT
I wanted to capture the duality of the tarot cards, so I came up with this.
Legendary Enchantment Reverse (You may have this card enter the battlefield transformed. If you do, you lose 2 life.) Whenever a creature deals damage to you, destroy it. // The Tower, Reversed  Legendary Enchantment Whenever a card enters a graveyard from anywhere, exile it.
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Post by vizionarius on Feb 22, 2022 23:38:58 GMT
Vunik , I had the same idea too! took me a while to set some time aside from work. I'll probably flip the reversed image at some point. Also, hope to get some custom frame going with this.
Opps, forgot artists... will look up later.  {Edits}V1: Front side cared about the card itself dying, not the enchanted creature. Also, it placed the transform onto the stack, but since it targets, that didn't quite work.
V2: Was missing artist credits. Removed manifest reminder text to make it cleaner template (its a rare, so figured it's fine). Cleaned up timing of casting for the reverse side, allowing the wording of the reverse side to be more standard in terms of timing of how long the creature is gained control of. Changed lose game to end of turn. Renamed front side to better mirror name of reverse side. Decided not to make it upside down.
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Nonagon Infinity
2/2 Zombie
Posts: 124
Favorite Card: Barren Glory
Favorite Set: Future Sight
Color Alignment: Blue, Black, Red
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Post by Nonagon Infinity on Feb 23, 2022 4:07:03 GMT
The World represents the end of one cycle and the beginning of another...
The JoJo's reference was just a happy accident, I swear
The artist credit should be Hirohiko Araki, the creator of JoJo. |
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Post by The Harlequin on Feb 24, 2022 9:56:34 GMT
 I gonna go with the arcana I draw the most of: The Moon, XVIII:The choice ya have represents strife/discord and inner turmoil. The card as a whole goes for impressionability and the unthirstable desire that goes with that. And the token adds the illusion layer on top of it.
Also because of the connection between "MOON" and "TEMPERANCE" , there is also a pinch of balance in there ;-)
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spazlaz
6/6 Wurm
Posts: 335
Color Alignment: Blue, Black
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Post by spazlaz on Feb 25, 2022 22:37:21 GMT
Representing a deal with the devil. Dangerous, but powerful.
Probably a borderline silver-bordered card.
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Vunik
2/2 Zombie
Maybe trying to kill an immortal mage wasn't the best plan . . .
Posts: 110
Color Alignment: White, Blue, Black
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Post by Vunik on Feb 26, 2022 1:13:52 GMT
Cool design, spazlaz , but uhh . . . what does it have to do with the Major Arcana?
(Also the -11 could simply be "Target player gains control of any number of emblems you control.")
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Post by Flo00 on Feb 26, 2022 19:17:12 GMT
Cool design, spazlaz , but uhh . . . what does it have to do with the Major Arcana? (Also the -11 could simply be "Target player gains control of any number of emblems you control.")
The Devil, XV: Represents [...] unhealthy relationships, and entrapment. Also no, if they are attached to creatures this way, you can get rid of them as the reminder sais. Also you need a different creature fro each emblem. So if you have too much emblems, you have to choose your own creatures or you can't get rid of them at all. |
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Vunik
2/2 Zombie
Maybe trying to kill an immortal mage wasn't the best plan . . .
Posts: 110
Color Alignment: White, Blue, Black
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Post by Vunik on Feb 27, 2022 0:23:11 GMT
Flo00 Fair point on the first.
As for the second, the entire point of emblems are they're irremovable. If they want to do this sort of thing, enchantment auras are a lot better. Yes, they can be removed before the ultimate if, but you're getting so many of them that it's sort of a moot point. |
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Post by Daij_Djan on Feb 27, 2022 0:38:04 GMT
If they want to do this sort of thing, enchantment auras are a lot better. My thoughts exactly.
@ spazlaz : If you don't mind your card being "borderline silverborder" anyway, maybe change the wording like this:
"Choose any number of target creatures. For each of those creatures, up to one of your emblems becomes an Aura with enchant creature attached to that creature. The creatures's controller gains control of the Aura."
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HvT
1/1 Squirrel
Fugitive Wizard - Jim Nelson
Posts: 98
Formerly Known As: Heads vs Tails
Favorite Card: Foil Island
Color Alignment: Blue, Red
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Post by HvT on Feb 28, 2022 3:09:18 GMT
Judge the Unworthy  Sorcery Return X target nonland permanents of an opponent's choice from your graveyard to the battlefield. It was only after the Hour of Eternity did it become evident that it was in fact the Unworthy who were blessed.It's Judgement, it has XX... Do you get it? It incorporates resurrection and decision making (on part of the opponent). With an Amonkhet undertone for flavor. |
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Fermat
8/8 Octopus
Posts: 436
Favorite Card: Force of Will
Favorite Set: Guildpact (set when I started playing)
Color Alignment: White, Blue, Black
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Post by Fermat on Feb 28, 2022 14:55:15 GMT
Aqueous Chariot  Artifact — Vehicle ~ can't be blocked. Crew 3 "Like water seeping through cracks, the chariots bearing Thassa's chosen swept through our defenses."6/1
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Post by Daij_Djan on Feb 28, 2022 22:32:33 GMT
This thread is now closed, the poll can be found here. And here's the next challenge! |
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"When in doubt, do a common." 
Or you could go with the 
