Fond Fairewell - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread

I do like Tamer's Whip. The connection is fairly loose (no pun intended), but it's obvious that it's there.

Grim Fortune is kinda cool. I view it kinda like a guaranteed Doomsayer, though I'm not sure the 3 extra mana justifies this as the card is otherwise slow. As Shatterstar pointed out, you are also using the same art as Dark Prophecy.

Even though Exotic Species does flavorfully make sense, most people are not fans of Zombeasts outside ofDeathstalker Rexxar, and I'd have to say that I'm in the same group (which is slightly hypocritical of me to say since I made a Zombeast card earlier this season, but what can you do?).

Circus Trickster is alright, but I've never been a huge fan of class cards that specifically generate a class card from another class except in very specific situations. It's otherwise not a bad card though.

Darkmoon Race is certainly flavorful, but it seems much more Epic than Common, and it's a Sidequest outside of Galakrond's Awakening (or a custom set) which some people, myself included, will dock points for.

Hey, good to see you back here!

I am in the same boat as everyone else in that I prefer Knife Trick over Hit the Bullseye! My only concern is that while Knife Trick may not be gamebreaking, some people will negatively vote cards that break class weaknesses regardless of how good the card is. This isn't really fair to you as the card is fine, but it is unfortunately the reality of these competitions. I do personally like the card though. One other thing is that the card is called Fan of Knives. Slight wording error there.

Goblin Mime is a really cool card. I tried to make a mime card myself with this art, and couldn't do it (because I tried to theme it around Silence), so I'm glad to see that you were able to.

I like that E.T.C Groupie provided Menagerie Warrior another tribe to play with, but the card is quite weak. It is understandable not wanting to make a card like Sorcerer's Apprentice, but Rush minions are quite a bit harder to chain than spells (or Demons in the case of Kanrethad Ebonlocke), so it can probably be 2 mana without any issues.

Well this card certainly is a destroyer, so your username checks out! (lmao)

I'm surprised we haven't seen a card like this in the game before, so I like it. I do actually like that it doesn't trigger Deathrattles because it makes it different than all the fan-made cards of this design that I've seen before.

I don't like that Opening Act can be a 1 mana 4/4 Taunt if you play it on turn 1. And even if you don't, a guaranteed 3 mana 4/4 Taunt is still pretty good.

Clown Fiesta is too weak. As Shatterstar pointed out, it's a worse Potion of Polymorph. I also don't like that it would exist in the same set as Rigged Faire Game since classes never get more than one Secret in any given set unless it's Classic, or if it's Rogue getting new Secrets for the first time in years.

Circus Puppeteer is alright. One weird thing though is the Deathrattle. Does the "give it back" part activate even if the stolen minion dies?

Felfire Juggler is a neat Outcast fixer. Although most Outcast cards are cheap, it can end up screwing up Altruis the Outcast, although that just means that you probably don't run those two cards in the same deck.

This version of Grim Fortune is looking good.

I don't think being able to "steal" minions with Puppeteer is necessarily a problem. Priest can already do this with Shadow Madness, Potion of Madness, or Cabal Acolyte, and just conventional mind control effects in general.

This version of Opening Act is definitely better.

I highly doubt that most people will get the mime reference without being told. That said, I make jokes all the time to amuse myself more so than I do for other people, so this is probably fine.

I am slightly worried about its ability to create huge damage out of giant boards though.

I appreciate the idea of Sideshow Shuffler, but I feel like its effect would probably be more frustrating than it is useful because it relies on a lot of randomness, and you can't take advantage of a good order of cards you have until it dies because playing a card will just shuffle the hand again.

Strongman's Hammer is extremely flavorful, but it's also very OP to me. Being able to get three 4/4 Taunt minions and a 3/3 weapon seems way strong for 4 mana.

anchorm4n: Latest rendition is a pretty interesting idea. Card is probably a bit overtuned, seeing as Glitter Moth never say any play. Yes, Bip also doubles the attack, but this doesn't change the fact it's an extremely win-more card that requires a board to not be garbage.

AnAngryBadger: No one wil ever play Shuffler, too random. The Hammer is more interesting. It feels a little weak right now, but I have no idea how to balance it.Maybe 3/3/2 that summons 3/3s?

DavnanKillder: Circus Puppeteer could probably cost 2. The wording could be streamlined to "Battlecry: Gain control of an enemy minion with 2 or less Attack. Deathrattle: Give it back." (You'd give nothing if the minion died). Opening Act is a very high-roll card, but I absolutely love the design. It's strong, but I don't think it's broken. 

Wailor: I really like both. Juggler isn't that broken IMO, and Grim Fortune is just a guaranteed Doomsayer for double the cost. Really nice cards.

shatterstar1998: Really strong card, this could easily be Sprint + Flamestrike for just 6 mana. I know Sprint is pretty trash, and Flamstrike isn't that great either, but I think a combination of the two is busted. I like the flavor, but I think the name is a little subdued compared to the effect.

DestroyerR: Cool concept, but way too situational. Would see more play if they appeared at the start of your turn, or something.

ChickyChick: Circus Trickster would make more sense mechanically in Scholomance, not sure how you'd fit the art the though. I like the other two better, Zombeasts are always fun, and Darkmoon race is a unique twists on quests.

Demonxz95, linkblade91: Already gave my thoughs on Discord.

Nirast: Those cards suck! :p

AnAngryBadger - I like Sideshow Shuffler more than Strongarm's Hammer. The problem with the Hammer is that Plush Bears are kind of a Rogue thing, with the Ticket Master. Not a fan of shifting them to the Warrior, increasing their stats, and giving them Taunt; at that point you might as well make it something completely different, like a "4/4 Admirer" or something.

anchorm4n - I think I prefer the Chameleos-esque Priest version of Gazleau. The Silence + double version is a finisher card, basically, and will be played as such. At least it would be minion-related and not a filthy combo, so there is that, but I still don't think people will be happy with it *shrugs*

DavnanKillder - I think the text of the Puppeteer is a little janky, but I still prefer it over Opening Act. Just clean up the text - look to the other mind control cards for examples - and you're good to go.

Wailor - Felfire Juggler is definitely wordy, but it's also more interesting than Grim Fortune so I say "go for it".

shatterstar1998 - Remember that it's Fan of Knives, not "Fan of Knife". Beyond that, it should be okay? It's an AoE clear in Rogue; I'm surprised people are high on it given what I usually read is "argh but my class identity" lol :/

DestroyerR - Seems fine; playable, even. Could combo well with Rush or Charge minions who have used their attack already; theoretically, they would be able to attack again.

ChickyChick - Not a fan of Circus Trickster just straight-up giving a Mage spell to the Rogue, even if it's fairly low-impact. The two-player Sidequest is interesting, but not something I ever expect to happen, so…that leaves Exotic Species as my choice.

Demonxz95 - Already gave you my thoughts, but I'll reiterate that I think it's weird to abandon the Guardian Animals playstyle in the very next set vis-a-vie drawing the animals from your deck. I like the card; I just think the timing of it is off.

Nirast - I like the 5-mana Fiery Trapeze the most. The 4-mana is too strong as a board-wide buffer, and the 6-mana version is worse than Command the Illidari in all situations except the most desirable outcome, at which point it's just a slightly-cheaper but worse Expendable Performers.

Edit: I like the Darkmoon Bladegorger more, although the obvious name for this card is taken already lol (Sword Eater)