|
|
Post by Daij_Djan on Aug 13, 2018 13:38:32 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 two-hundred and twenty-ninth challenge!
The winner of the "Moderate difficulty" poll was spazlaz with... And the challenge issued by our winner was... To increase your chances of winning and to also make creating the poll easier on whomever is doing so, please try to use a render.
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!
|
|
|
|
Post by Aarhg on Aug 13, 2018 14:27:03 GMT
Just to be 100% clear on this, we must create a new keyword, and we can't use multikicker for example?
|
|
|
|
Post by shiftyhomunculus on Aug 13, 2018 14:28:25 GMT
The contest specifies a "new take", so I believe the intent is that you can't use multikicker, commander ninjutsu, or any of the other examples. I'm sure spazlaz will jump in if I'm wrong on this.
|
|
|
|
Post by Aarhg on Aug 13, 2018 14:31:18 GMT
That's my thought as well, but the way it's worded, I wouldn't be too surprised if someone misunderstood.
|
|
spazlaz
6/6 Wurm
Posts: 335
Color Alignment: Blue, Black
|
Post by spazlaz on Aug 13, 2018 14:54:32 GMT
Yeah, make a new keyword hut use a real existing keyword that you 'enhance'
|
|
|
|
Post by shiftyhomunculus on Aug 13, 2018 15:05:39 GMT
I'm borrowing Daij's winning axiom: when in doubt, do a common! A first-ish draft. I may need to do some balance work on this, Goblins being as volatile a tribe as they are, but I'm happy with this for now. Goblin Veteran   Creature - Goblin Warrior  Haste Convoke with Goblins (Your Goblins can help you cast this spell. Each Goblin you tap while casting this spell pays for  or one mana of that Goblin’s color.)"Was gonna retire when I lost the hand, but I can’t resist that war cry."2/2 |
|
kinotherapy
6/6 Wurm
stupid kor i just fell out of the floor
Posts: 322
Favorite Card: Ruthless Raider
Favorite Set: Rising Tides
Color Alignment: Blue, Black, Red
|
Post by kinotherapy on Aug 13, 2018 15:15:55 GMT
Is this okay?  Psychic AttritionInstant  Affinity for spells (This spell costs less to cast for each other spell you control.)Counter target spell unless its controller pays  . One mage can only have so much force of will. |
|
|
|
Post by Tesagk on Aug 13, 2018 15:35:41 GMT
I need help with my mechanic:
|
|
|
|
Post by Aarhg on Aug 13, 2018 16:21:49 GMT
Exploit, but with artifacts!
Engineer in Training Creature - Goblin Artificer Dismantle (When this creature enters the battlefield, you may sacrifice an artifact.)
When Engineer in Training dismantles an artifact, look at the top three cards of your library. You may reveal an artifact card from among them and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library. 2/1 |
|
|
|
Post by sdfkjgh on Aug 13, 2018 16:30:35 GMT
I'm borrowing Daij's winning axiom: when in doubt, do a common! A first-ish draft. I may need to do some balance work on this, Goblins being as volatile a tribe as they are, but I'm happy with this for now. Goblin Veteran Creature - Goblin Warrior Haste Convoke with Goblins (Your Goblins can help you cast this spell. Each Goblin you tap while casting this spell pays for or one mana of that Goblin’s color.)"Was gonna retire when I lost the hand, but I can’t resist that war cry."2/2 |
|
kinotherapy
6/6 Wurm
stupid kor i just fell out of the floor
Posts: 322
Favorite Card: Ruthless Raider
Favorite Set: Rising Tides
Color Alignment: Blue, Black, Red
|
Post by kinotherapy on Aug 13, 2018 16:49:36 GMT
I need help with my mechanic: I'm lost, what is this supposed to do? Split the damage between them? |
|
|
|
Post by sdfkjgh on Aug 13, 2018 17:32:34 GMT
Got a double-dosed entry for you all:
Golden Poison Frog   Creature--Frog Toxicity (Any amount of damage a creature or planeswalker deals to this is enough to destroy that creature or planeswalker.)
Soul link (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life. The same is true for damage dealt to this creature.) 2/3
References: Vampire Nighthawk, Soul Link. |
|
inverness
3/3 Beast
Posts: 184
Favorite Card: Mystic Snake
Favorite Set: Kamigawa
Color Alignment: White, Green
|
Post by inverness on Aug 13, 2018 18:09:28 GMT
This challenge looks super interesting, I'm really excited to try and come up with an entry. shiftyhomunculus This is a great entry. Perfect example of what the contest is going for. Aarhg This is kind of neat! I think my only concern would be that it's an artifact-based mechanic for creature cards. Not inherently a bad thing, but it could run into the problem of not enough fuel cards (in this case, artifacts) vs. too many payoffs (dismantle creatures). kinotherapy I'm not sure? I don't speak for the challenge creator, but in my opinion I think affinity already has the capacity for that, and you aren't really changing it or making it anything 'new' in the way that the contest wants. I like the card design, I'm just not 100% on how well it fits the challenge. sdfkjgh I don't know if I understand the intent of this card or the mechanics on it. |
|
|
|
Post by Tesagk on Aug 13, 2018 18:20:49 GMT
I need help with my mechanic: I'm lost, what is this supposed to do? Split the damage between them? Yes. Or just lifelink if you don't choose. |
|
inverness
3/3 Beast
Posts: 184
Favorite Card: Mystic Snake
Favorite Set: Kamigawa
Color Alignment: White, Green
|
Post by inverness on Aug 13, 2018 18:54:04 GMT
I decided to head back to Lorwyn for my entry, since my chosen mechanic is very creature-type dependent.  |
|
|
|
Post by cajun on Aug 13, 2018 20:24:31 GMT
|
|
|
|
Post by viriss on Aug 13, 2018 20:41:28 GMT
 My ever growing quest to break "protection from" into little pieces. =) |
|
|
|
Post by Tesagk on Aug 13, 2018 20:46:57 GMT
Still playing with the wording, but this is what I have right now. Ultimately, I worry it's doing too much. Weaver of Souls   Creature - Spirit ( U) Soul-link (Whenever another creature
you control is dealt damage, you may
have Weaver of Souls receive up to half
that damage instead. When Weaver of
Souls deals damage, you gain that
much life.)
2/3 {Render}  |
|
|
|
Post by Aarhg on Aug 13, 2018 21:12:48 GMT
Aarhg This is kind of neat! I think my only concern would be that it's an artifact-based mechanic for creature cards. Not inherently a bad thing, but it could run into the problem of not enough fuel cards (in this case, artifacts) vs. too many payoffs (dismantle creatures). True, but that really only becomes relevant when you start crafting a set with such a mechanic. A card like Magnetic Theft wouldn't be in a set unless it had a good portion of equipment in it. Thanks for the comment! |
|
Waffle
0/0 Germ
Wow! I'm a 0/0 Germ! That's the nicest thing anyone's ever said to me...
Posts: 11
Favorite Card: Vorel of the Hull Clade
Favorite Set: Khans of Tarkir
Color Alignment: Blue, Black, Green
|
Post by Waffle on Aug 13, 2018 21:23:49 GMT
Decided to make an "Advanced Exalted" keyword, where a creature with the ability granted things other than +1/+1, or another effect happens. I actually really like this mechanic although the effect could become incredibly powerful when focused on in a set. With a deck centered around the mechanic, a new form of bogles could easily be made...
|
|
SirnightNano
1/1 Squirrel
Posts: 92
Favorite Card: Thopter Spy Network
Color Alignment: White, Blue, Red
|
Post by SirnightNano on Aug 13, 2018 21:30:41 GMT
|
|
|
|
Post by Daij_Djan on Aug 13, 2018 21:54:39 GMT
@ shiftyhomunculus: Wow, that looks quite hard to beat with a serious entry already (and not only because of my good old "winning axiom" you borrowed  ).
So I guess I'll go with a less serious one instead:
|
|
|
|
Post by Tesagk on Aug 13, 2018 22:04:39 GMT
Decided to make an "Advanced Exalted" keyword, where a creature with the ability granted things other than +1/+1, or another effect happens. I actually really like this mechanic although the effect could become incredibly powerful when focused on in a set. With a deck centered around the mechanic, a new form of bogles could easily be made... Um, the guy looks like an Elf and the name is Elven Expeditionist, but it says "Human" ... |
|
Waffle
0/0 Germ
Wow! I'm a 0/0 Germ! That's the nicest thing anyone's ever said to me...
Posts: 11
Favorite Card: Vorel of the Hull Clade
Favorite Set: Khans of Tarkir
Color Alignment: Blue, Black, Green
|
Post by Waffle on Aug 13, 2018 22:24:08 GMT
Decided to make an "Advanced Exalted" keyword, where a creature with the ability granted things other than +1/+1, or another effect happens. I actually really like this mechanic although the effect could become incredibly powerful when focused on in a set. With a deck centered around the mechanic, a new form of bogles could easily be made... Um, the guy looks like an Elf and the name is Elven Expeditionist, but it says "Human" ... Oops! Thanks for pointing that out I'll change that immediately |
|
inverness
3/3 Beast
Posts: 184
Favorite Card: Mystic Snake
Favorite Set: Kamigawa
Color Alignment: White, Green
|
Post by inverness on Aug 13, 2018 22:48:29 GMT
@aargh True! With proper set-building, this is a strength rather than a drawback.
Tesagk I'm going to agree with you when you say it's doing too much. I get what you're going for when you are trying to evolve lifelink, but I just don't know if it works how you want it to. Lifelink is about gaining life from damage, so any evolution of it should play into or play off of that theme. For example, something I could think of would be "When this creature deals damage or is dealt damage, you gain that much life."
SirnightNano I quite like this card! The only problem I have is that Dragons are almost always flying, which this card can't interact with.  |
|
|
|
Post by korakhos on Aug 13, 2018 23:14:25 GMT
Here's my take, render to come later: Aurelia's Elite Creature - Human Soldier Double strike Soldier battalion - Whenever ~ and at least two other Soldiers attack, ~ gets +2/+1 until end of turn. 1/1 EDIT: Added render and changed cost |
|
jynx316
2/2 Zombie
Luck? It's just a roll of the dice...
Posts: 107
Favorite Set: Urza's Saga or the entirety of Invasion Block
Color Alignment: White, Green
|
Post by jynx316 on Aug 14, 2018 0:20:56 GMT
As soon as I saw the challenge, I knew I had to make a variant of everyone's favorite 10 on the Storm Scale. As such, I give you... Render removed. All renders require artist credit in the appropriate space. Check the Art Sourcing Primer for more information. - shiftyhomunculus |
|
spazlaz
6/6 Wurm
Posts: 335
Color Alignment: Blue, Black
|
Post by spazlaz on Aug 14, 2018 0:25:27 GMT
Here is my take on a controlled cascade
Edited wording
|
|
Fermat
8/8 Octopus
Posts: 436
Favorite Card: Force of Will
Favorite Set: Guildpact (set when I started playing)
Color Alignment: White, Blue, Black
|
Post by Fermat on Aug 14, 2018 6:10:10 GMT
Vectis Cruiser  Artifact — Vehicle Flash Menace Crew 4 (Tap any number of untapped creatures you control with total power 4 or greater: This permanent becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.)Artificer crew 2 (Tap any number of untapped Artificers you control with total power 2 or greater: This permanent becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.)
7/6
|
|
|
|
Post by ZephyrPhantom on Aug 14, 2018 7:49:47 GMT
 Snowbound Sharpshooter Creature - Human Archer Rifttouch (Whenever this creature deals damage to another creature, return that creature to its owner’s hand.) : Snowbound Sharpshooter deals 1 damage to target creature. Activate this ability only if you’ve cast a noncreature spell this turn. 1/2 {Old}  Quicksilver ElementalArtifact Creature - Elemental  Creature swap (: Exchange this creature with a creature card in your hand.)3/3 It dreams of what could be. |
|
).
