Inconsistently Consistent - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread

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Competition Theme: Inconsistently Consistent

The wording is getting a little weird around here, and it's time to embrace that.

  • You must make a card that is functional, but is not consistently worded with other similar cards or doesn't follow conventional wording rules.

In celebration of the first of April, it's time to get a little bit wacky.

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 Fri, Mar 31 17:00 EDT (GMT -0400). Runs until Wed, Apr 5 17:00 EDT (GMT -0400)
  • Voting Phase: Starts on Wed, Apr 5 17:00 EDT (GMT -0400). Runs until Thu, Apr 6 16:00 EDT (GMT -0400)
  • Finalist Phase: Starts on Thu, Apr 6 17:00 EDT (GMT -0400). Runs until Fri, Apr 7 17:00 EDT (GMT -0400)
  • Winner Selected: After finalist voting concludes and we validate votes.

Discussion Thread Rules

Please note: This is a special competition and not in a normal season.

  • Demonxz95's Avatar
    Senior Writer 2245 2626 Posts Joined 03/19/2019
    Posted 11 months, 4 weeks ago


    Competition Theme: Inconsistently Consistent

    The wording is getting a little weird around here, and it's time to embrace that.

    • You must make a card that is functional, but is not consistently worded with other similar cards or doesn't follow conventional wording rules.

    In celebration of the first of April, it's time to get a little bit wacky.

    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 Fri, Mar 31 17:00 EDT (GMT -0400). Runs until Wed, Apr 5 17:00 EDT (GMT -0400)
    • Voting Phase: Starts on Wed, Apr 5 17:00 EDT (GMT -0400). Runs until Thu, Apr 6 16:00 EDT (GMT -0400)
    • Finalist Phase: Starts on Thu, Apr 6 17:00 EDT (GMT -0400). Runs until Fri, Apr 7 17:00 EDT (GMT -0400)
    • Winner Selected: After finalist voting concludes and we validate votes.

    Discussion Thread Rules

    Please note: This is a special competition and not in a normal season.

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  • Demonxz95's Avatar
    Senior Writer 2245 2626 Posts Joined 03/19/2019
    Posted 11 months, 4 weeks ago

    It's time to get crazy. If you've ever wanted to make a really stupid and nonsensical card for any competition, now is the time to do that.

    With that in mind, while a victory in this competition will still be displayed in the Winner's Gallery and will still count towards your leaderboard total, we've decided that this competition will not count towards the tally for the prize at the end of the season. Perhaps some more serious side competitions will count, but given the theme and context of this one, it's most appropriate that it doesn't count.

    This is also a very experimental and risky idea that may not play out and I will also admit that it very narrowly avoided being dropped entirely, so you'll have to let us know if you like it or not.

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  • Demonxz95's Avatar
    Senior Writer 2245 2626 Posts Joined 03/19/2019
    Posted 11 months, 4 weeks ago

    With that in mind, it's time to get out there and make some truly unglued cards.

    Another Lightning Bolt does a totally different thing than Lightning Bolt. I don't know what you're talking about.

    As for Guy In A Bear Suit. Is it a Beast? Is it not a Beast? Who knows? Either way, it's a tribal wording inconsistency, so I think it counts.

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  • Wailor's Avatar
    Design Champion 640 707 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 11 months, 4 weeks ago

    I have this card I almost used for the Christmas comp some years ago.

    Synergies aside, this card is just a vanilla 4/5/4. And even then, it wouldn't even be the worst Freeze Shaman card from KFT.

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  • BasilAnguis's Avatar
    Dragon Scholar 835 421 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 11 months, 3 weeks ago

    Not sure if the Squire fills the requirement. If not i'll word it more weirdly.

    Art credit:

    I'll boop you 

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  • anchorm4n's Avatar
    Toybox Tactician 1895 2305 Posts Joined 03/13/2019
    Posted 11 months, 3 weeks ago

    I have yet to properly wrap my head around what we're supposed to do here / what would make for a cool card text, but I generally love special competitions so thumbs up for hosting this! 

    I notice I am confused. Something I believe isn't true. How do I know what I think I know?
    Harry James Potter-Evans-Verres, hpmor.com

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  • GoodEgor's Avatar
    280 43 Posts Joined 10/24/2019
    Posted 11 months, 3 weeks ago

    Sure, let's meme.

    Effect: sets minions in your deck to X/X+1 where X is the minion's cost.

    Flavor Text: Lives high in the mountains, yet somehow spiritually still feels like he would be most at home in a pit.

    Art: Joel Bisaillon on DeviantArt.

     

    Edit: "Hearthcards -> Download full-sized card -> Imgur" yielded a weirdly huge pic to insert into forum post. "Download half-sized card" is the current post, but still seems too big. What am i doing wrong? It's my first time...

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  • Gear5PhoenixMan's Avatar
    Banned 95 25 Posts Joined 03/24/2023
    Posted 11 months, 3 weeks ago

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  • Demonxz95's Avatar
    Senior Writer 2245 2626 Posts Joined 03/19/2019
    Posted 11 months, 3 weeks ago
    Quote From GoodEgor

    Edit: "Hearthcards -> Download full-sized card -> Imgur" yielded a weirdly huge pic to insert into forum post. "Download half-sized card" is the current post, but still seems too big. What am i doing wrong? It's my first time...

    If you click the button "Insert/Edit Image" and then paste the image URL in the Source box, it should display "Dimension" numbers which you can edit yourself (adjusting one number will automatically adjust the other to match the proportions). 250 is the recommended size to use.

    I've taken the liberty of editing your post for you so that your image uses that size.

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  • MrRhapsody's Avatar
    Child of the Night 800 135 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 11 months, 3 weeks ago

    I've waited years to make that stupid card, and now it's the time! Feedback on thursday.

    Do you also like Elden Ring? Then you should check out my Elden Ring inspired Duels Heroes!

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  • anchorm4n's Avatar
    Toybox Tactician 1895 2305 Posts Joined 03/13/2019
    Posted 11 months, 3 weeks ago

    Amazing card, 5 stars from me! 

    But for Yogg's sake check the timeline in the initial post, you can only submit until Wednesday! 

    I notice I am confused. Something I believe isn't true. How do I know what I think I know?
    Harry James Potter-Evans-Verres, hpmor.com

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  • Wailor's Avatar
    Design Champion 640 707 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 11 months, 3 weeks ago

    First round of feedback. It's gonna be very subjective, given the nature of this comp, so keep that in mind.

    Demonxz95
    I prefer Another Lightning Bolt, as I find it funnier. Also, I'm not a fan of the way Guy in a Bear Suit circumvents the rules.

    BasilAnguis
    Fetch is unironically my favorite card. The quirky wording and its playful flavor makes it appropriate for the comp, but it wouldn't feel out of place in a regular comp (you'd have to remove the Good boy in that case, but that's pretty minor).

    My only suggestion is making it a Demon Hunter card. The flavor of treating your Demon like pets feels appropriate for a class named Demon HUNTER.

    I'm not a fan of your other cards, though.

    GoodEgor
    Funny card, but it should probably be a legendary.

    PhoenixMan
    I don't find this card particularly funny or interesting, sorry.

    MrRhapsody
    I think this card is the funniest of the thread. The watermark is very dumb in a good way, too.

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  • hammer12win's Avatar
    20 1 Posts Joined 06/20/2022
    Posted 11 months, 3 weeks ago

    Occult Conjurer Card ImageMysterious Challenger Card ImageShadowjeweler Hanar Card Image

    "Silence is sometimes better than speech."

    btw This card cannot be cast or revealed.

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  • anchorm4n's Avatar
    Toybox Tactician 1895 2305 Posts Joined 03/13/2019
    Posted 11 months, 3 weeks ago

    Feedback!

    hammer12win
    Adorable! And a nice play of words as well. Great work! Maybe move the artwork a tiny bit to the left so the bug can be seen better and I'd also change the watermark to a custom expansion. Probably 4 stars from me.

    MrRhapsody
    I've already expressed my love for this card. Favorite design this week! 5 stars from me!

    Gear5PhoenixMan
    I fear I have to agree with Wailor, I'm not a big fan either. If you choose to go with it nevertheless, I'd recommend to change the watermark to a custom expansion and move the text between brackets to the second line as well as the period behind the closing bracket. Probably 2 or 3 stars from me.

    BasilAnguis
    I also like Fetch! the most and I also agree it would be a better fit for Demon Hunter. Cool card! Probably 4 stars from me.

    Wailor
    Nice card, flawless execution as usual. My one worry is it might not be crazy enough to win. Probably 4 stars from me.

    Demonxz95
    Thanks for hosting this competition, it's always cool to mess around with goofy themes. Easily my facorite competition this season already! Regarding your cards, I agree with Wailor that Guy In A Bear Suit isn't the most creative way to interpret the prompt. Another Lightning Bolt is definitely funnier but not my favorite card in the thread either. Probably 3 or 4 stars from me.

    I notice I am confused. Something I believe isn't true. How do I know what I think I know?
    Harry James Potter-Evans-Verres, hpmor.com

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  • Dolphinslayer's Avatar
    170 28 Posts Joined 04/06/2022
    Posted 11 months, 3 weeks ago

     

    I could not pass up this opportunity for one of my favorite hearthstone memes. 

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  • CursedParrot's Avatar
    640 720 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 11 months, 3 weeks ago

    I have this idea for a Resurrect/Evolve dual-class card but I'm not sure which version is best:

    Both versions of this card function as a more fun type of resurrect Priest, since instead of dealing with the same minion over and over you face off against other random minions that they transform into. This card also breaks the rules by being a dual-class and dual-spell school card but given the spirit of the competition, I think some leniency on that front makes sense.

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  • Demonxz95's Avatar
    Senior Writer 2245 2626 Posts Joined 03/19/2019
    Posted 11 months, 3 weeks ago

    Not gonna lie, I'm really not even sure how to give feedback how unconventional the theme is.

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  • MrRhapsody's Avatar
    Child of the Night 800 135 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 11 months, 3 weeks ago

    Quote From anchorm4n

    Amazing card, 5 stars from me! 

    But for Yogg's sake check the timeline in the initial post, you can only submit until Wednesday! 

    For some weird reason I thought it was Monday when I posted that comment, oh well, anyway, here's the feedback, sooner than promissed, and given the nature of the comp, I've decided to be more straight forward on my comments as well:

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    CursedParot - That is very cute, i like it, and I think the second version is the beast.


    Dolphinslayer - Personally I think the "guy" meme is more than saturated right know, but that is just me, sure it still has its fans out there.


    hammer12win - Honesestly this one is my favorite so far, very creative and cute, I love it.


    Gear5PhoenixMan - I'll have to agree with the others, usually i would give suggestion on how to improve the card, but I'm really sure what to suggest, sorry.


    GoodEgor - The art is bad, kinda hard to see what's going on, but otherwise, loved your card.


    BasilAnguis - Fetch is the best for sure, the others are kinda meh.


    Wailor - I mean, it is dumb (in a good way) but think it could be dumber if you messed with the flavour a bit more. Not sure what to suggest, but i smell a 5/5 with the right tweaks.


    Demonxz95 - I think i'm only one here that actually preffer the Guy in a Bear Suit, I find it way more creative and unic, but once again I'm sure what to suggest to improve it.

    Do you also like Elden Ring? Then you should check out my Elden Ring inspired Duels Heroes!

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  • anchorm4n's Avatar
    Toybox Tactician 1895 2305 Posts Joined 03/13/2019
    Posted 11 months, 3 weeks ago
    Quote From Demonxz95

    Not gonna lie, I'm really not even sure how to give feedback how unconventional the theme is.

    And that's the beauty of it. I love the chaos you've created here! 

    I notice I am confused. Something I believe isn't true. How do I know what I think I know?
    Harry James Potter-Evans-Verres, hpmor.com

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  • Demonxz95's Avatar
    Senior Writer 2245 2626 Posts Joined 03/19/2019
    Posted 11 months, 3 weeks ago

    If you're looking to return to a bit of normalcy, our next main competition just started, but this competition will still be running concurrently.

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  • linkblade91's Avatar
    Senior Writer Serra Angel 1700 2761 Posts Joined 02/09/2019
    Posted 11 months, 3 weeks ago
    Quote From anchorm4n
    Quote From Demonxz95

    Not gonna lie, I'm really not even sure how to give feedback how unconventional the theme is.

    And that's the beauty of it. I love the chaos you've created here! 

    It was originally called "Anarchy Reigns" when I suggested it sarcastically lel

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  • anchorm4n's Avatar
    Toybox Tactician 1895 2305 Posts Joined 03/13/2019
    Posted 11 months, 3 weeks ago

    You have about two and half hours left to submit, better hurry! 

    I notice I am confused. Something I believe isn't true. How do I know what I think I know?
    Harry James Potter-Evans-Verres, hpmor.com

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  • BasilAnguis's Avatar
    Dragon Scholar 835 421 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 11 months, 3 weeks ago

    Submitted Fetch as is, thanks for feedback everyone. Remained warlock because, well, warlocks have demon pets in WoW. Demonology is the only spec that does all it's damage via pets besides beast mastery hunters. Demon hunters would never be so friendly with demons, still feels so weird to me they got demon synergy.

    I'll boop you 

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  • Gear5PhoenixMan's Avatar
    Banned 95 25 Posts Joined 03/24/2023
    Posted 11 months, 3 weeks ago
    Quote From Wailor

    First round of feedback. It's gonna be very subjective, given the nature of this comp, so keep that in mind.

    Demonxz95
    I prefer Another Lightning Bolt, as I find it funnier. Also, I'm not a fan of the way Guy in a Bear Suit circumvents the rules.

    BasilAnguis
    Fetch is unironically my favorite card. The quirky wording and its playful flavor makes it appropriate for the comp, but it wouldn't feel out of place in a regular comp (you'd have to remove the Good boy in that case, but that's pretty minor).

    My only suggestion is making it a Demon Hunter card. The flavor of treating your Demon like pets feels appropriate for a class named Demon HUNTER.

    I'm not a fan of your other cards, though.

    GoodEgor
    Funny card, but it should probably be a legendary.

    PhoenixMan
    I don't find this card particularly funny or interesting, sorry.

    MrRhapsody
    I think this card is the funniest of the thread. The watermark is very dumb in a good way, too.

    Who the fuck said this was a funny competition

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  • Demonxz95's Avatar
    Senior Writer 2245 2626 Posts Joined 03/19/2019
    Posted 11 months, 2 weeks ago

    Congratulations to Loknax for the win.

    I think this is the first time in my life that I've scored in the bottom 3, and given the theme of the competition, I will consider that an accomplishment. XD

    Hard Core is still going on if you feel that you need some normalcy.

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  • anchorm4n's Avatar
    Toybox Tactician 1895 2305 Posts Joined 03/13/2019
    Posted 11 months, 2 weeks ago

    Congrats to Loknax! 

    I notice I am confused. Something I believe isn't true. How do I know what I think I know?
    Harry James Potter-Evans-Verres, hpmor.com

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  • Gear5PhoenixMan's Avatar
    Banned 95 25 Posts Joined 03/24/2023
    Posted 11 months, 2 weeks ago
    Quote From Demonxz95

    Congratulations to Loknax for the win.

    I think this is the first time in my life that I've scored in the bottom 3, and given the theme of the competition, I will consider that an accomplishment. XD

    Hard Core is still going on if you feel that you need some normalcy.

    shutu

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