Hard Core - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread

Competition Theme: Hard Core

The game is switching up its cards this year and all the classes feel it to the core.

• Create a card for the 2023 Core Set. That's it.
  
  • Do remember to use the Year of the Wolf watermark on your cards. Your card will be disqualified if it's not placed in the right set.

A new Hearthstone year is upon is, and Wailor wants us to take a look at the core of the set.

As always, we can be reached through Discord or here on the site via PM if you have any issues to report.

Competition Phases

Here are the phases of this card design competition

• Submission Phase: Starts on Mon, Apr 3 17:00 EDT (GMT -0400). Runs until Sat, Apr 8 17:00 EDT (GMT -0400)
• Voting Phase: Starts on Sat, Apr 8 17:00 EDT (GMT -0400). Runs until Sun, Apr 9 16:00 EDT (GMT -0400)
• Finalist Phase: Starts on Sun, Apr 9 17:00 EDT (GMT -0400). Runs until Mon, Apr 10 17:00 EDT (GMT -0400)
• Winner Selected: After finalist voting concludes and we validate votes.

Discussion Thread Rules

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Pretty straight-forward: need those Outcast cards in the leftmost and/or rightmost spot of your hand? This'll do it for you.

Reminder that we still have our April Fools competition, Consistently Inconsistent, going on if you're looking for some chaos. The regular competitions will still be going on as normal.

I'm excited that this competition finally gives me a chance to use this card that I've had in my portfolio ever since Death Knight was first announced (and I touched up to use the proper border and watermark).

@Demon - I like the card, but Climactic Necrotic Explosion tells me they're trying to encourage something other than straight triple-Rune setups. This would butt heads with that direction.

@Wailor - I think you could trim the Frostwolf Chieftain down to say "Rush. Whenever this would attack, summon a 3/4 Grunt to attack instead." The extra words seem unnecessary - how often will it attack non-enemies? - and that would allow you to fit the text on three lines or put Rush on its own line instead. I like it the most because the card seems neat...although he might not do much for the Warrior's current Standard situation.

Quote From Wailor

Wow, this is the lowest participation I've ever seen. I guess I'm to blame for proposing this boring theme.

We could blame something else instead, like the fact that it is Spring Break week. No need to throw you under the bus :P

We only have 48 hours left to submit and we only have 2 entries. At this rate, we very well may not even have enough people to fill the entire finalist list.

Feedback

Quote From Demonxz95

Linkblade91

Pretty good card, although I must ask how it would choose what side? Would it just pick a side at random for every card?

I was thinking it would alternate, left-right-left-right. That would maintain the spirit of trying to keep everything on the "outer edges", checking after each card.

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Paladin receives some Dude support with Lothraxion the Redeemed and Muster for Battle so I've decided to go down that route.

I agree with Demon in-that the Lifesteal version has that "well I just won't swing, then" feeling that makes things murky. I also agree that maybe the Charge iteration could be cheaper/smaller to proc it easier; like a 3/3/2? That'll give more leeway to summon SHRs, buff them a bit with...something, and play the weapon itself.

Just saw your submission; apologies for the late feedback 😕 I like the new card a lot.

You've got a little under 24 hours to submit.

Good luck to the finalists! And Happy Easter to those who celebrate it :)

Congratulations to Loknax!

Not only with a win, but also with the highest-scoring card to ever be submitted.