I'll start out with the keyword and cards from the custom expansion I've never finished. Thanks to Demon and linkblade for providing help for creating the tooltips!
Some background info:
I picture this keyword and those cards arriving in an expansion called "The Great Air Race" which takes place in the Jade Forest on Pandaria and revolves around the Order of the Cloud Serpent, so prepare for Dragons, Pandaren and first and foremost... Mounts! Every class gets a Legendary Mount card to help them win the race. With the exception of Druid I used their WoW class mounts for these. I’m really surprised Blizzard hasn’t walked down this path a long time ago. They are so cool! Winning "The Great Air Race" will not only be a matter of speed, but also of endurance. And that's where my custom keyword comes in - Stamina (x). It activates when a minion survives (x) turns on the battlefield as a start of turn effect. To help identifying minions with this effect, they would be flagged with a little hour glass at their bottom, similar to the lightning bolt for other effects. The counting of turns would work just like it does with Dormant minions.
I've got to admit I'm a little confused. My first reaction was "meh" - while I like some goofy stuff in Hearthstone as much as everybody else, I wouldn't exactly appreciate a whole goofy expansion. But then I remembered...
And if the real game delivers anything remotely close to that, I'll be more than happy :)) Will be fun to see how close our fellow custom card creator got with his version.
I feel a little bad for BloodMefist, that was a very cool card as well who almost reached a rating of 4.0 in the first round only to brutally fail in the finals. Would have clearly made my personal second place.
They only showed up at the Darkmoon Faire once it was moved from a travelling faire to Darkmoon Island in Cataclysm. Shattrath was their first in-game appearance.
I really like Gunslinger, but you have to be careful: according to the rules, this card would not count because it doesn't have Gunslinger itself. I don't agree with this, but that's how they're worded.
Side-note: I don't believe there's a single keyword in the game with a tooltip greater than two lines of text. It's probably okay if yours is a little more than that, but it shouldn't take a paragraph to explain what's happening.
This is also a result of a quirk with new HearthCards and the difference in text sizes on the tooltips between versions. Old HearthCards would try to shrink your text down to 2 lines if it would normally go over that with the normal text size, up to a certain point and then it will finally go down to a third line.
New HearthCards on the other hand uses larger text than tooltips on old HearthCards, and also keeps the text the exact same size regardless of how much text you type. I think Transmute and Gunslinger would be both 2 lines of text on the old version of HearthCards.
What you said is definitely something that everyone should be mindful of regardless though, especially on new HearthCards where it's very easy to accidentally overtype and write a huge tooltip.
This might bite me in the butt come tomorrow's reveal, but I thought I would ride the groove of the teaser with Encore!
Let's say you played these three minions on curve; this is what would happen:
Incessant Drummer would cast Ancestral Spirit on itself, but you haven't played an Encore card before this so that's all it does.
Electric Soloist would do its thing, then also cast Ancestral Spirit on itself, as that's what your previous Encore said.
Encore E.T.C. would do its thing, then cast the Nature spell because that is now your most-recent Encore effect.
Side-note: I don't believe there's a single keyword in the game with a tooltip greater than two lines of text. It's probably okay if yours is a little more than that, but it shouldn't take a paragraph to explain what's happening.
I have two keywords I made for the custom Alchemist class and for a wild west expansion.
Transmute is a pretty handy keyword that allows you to get rid of cards you don't need to draw cards that you want. I'm not 100% on it, because such a small effect feels better as a Class keyword instead of an expansion one.
Other Transmute cards
Gunslinger is like MTG's First Strike. It's kinda like a Divine Shield that only works for trading, but it also has some appliances that can't be done with that keyword, as shown by all three showcased cards.
Okay, hear me out… Battle of the Bands! Two, three, or four “bands” involved, creating a faction for each band, similar to Gagetzan! Meaning multi-class cards coming back for this expansion. Different theme/mechanic for each band!
I'm going to be slightly more bold and guess it's a Shattrath expansion with a metal concert theme. Shattrath is where ETC performs in World of Warcraft.
Elite Tauren Chieftain does have five unique members. Samuro, Sig Nicious, Bergrisst, Mai'kyl, and Chief Thunder-skins. The band itself was personified by a Tauren bearing that name for Heroes of the Storm, and made its way into Hearthstone afterwards.
And after all of those notes, here is my first keyword submission.
(The submission wouldn't actually use the stylized method of presentation. It's just here because I already had it.)
Objectives are basically Sidequests with requirements and rewards that scale. You can choose an easier requirement in exchange for a lesser reward, a harder requirement in exchange for a greater reward, or meet in the middle.
I also have a fourth one here. If you prefer this one over any of the others, do let me know.
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Some of you might not be aware of how to make a keyword tooltip on the new version of HearthCards yet.
To start, click the "Custom" cog button.
This will take you to this menu:
Custom menu
Click the "Create" button and that will take you here:
Create button menu
You will need an account to access that menu. If you don't have one, it'll tell you that "You need to be logged in to make emblems". Click on the tooltip and that will take you here:
People say that "words hurt", and this week is where we use our words to hurt our opponent.
Design a new keyword and three (3) cards that use that keyword. Your submission must include those three cards and a description of what that keyword is. A fourth card slot is open for submissions and you can use this to place your keyword tooltip in your submission.
Your cards must specifically use the mechanic to count. In other words, cards that merely interact with the mechanic (like Crowd Favorite or Journey Below) will not count unless they also use the mechanic itself (like Stonehill Defender).
You will need a HearthCards account to make a keyword tooltip. If you don't want to make an account, you will be allowed to write what your keyword does in the description box of your submission.
Wailor is asking for us to use some bold words in this competition. Something inspiring that invokesdiscovery if you catch what I mean.
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, Mar 13 17:00 EDT (GMT -0400). Runs until Sat, Mar 18 17:00 EDT (GMT -0400)
Voting Phase: Starts on Sat, Mar 18 17:00 EDT (GMT -0400). Runs until Sun, Mar 19 16:00 EDT (GMT -0400)
Finalist Phase: Starts on Sun, Mar 19 17:00 EDT (GMT -0400). Runs until Mon, Mar 20 17:00 EDT (GMT -0400)
Winner Selected: After finalist voting concludes and we validate votes.
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Hearthstone Posts Teaser on Twitter Page, Possible Elite Tauren Chieftain Expansion Coming
The wiki also lists Arthas as a (former) member, though I don't them making it a card with the DK class being a thing.
Also, didn't the original Elite Tauren Chieftain come out before the HotS character?
Words of Power - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
Wow, what a bold theme! I love it!
I'll start out with the keyword and cards from the custom expansion I've never finished. Thanks to Demon and linkblade for providing help for creating the tooltips!
Some background info:
I picture this keyword and those cards arriving in an expansion called "The Great Air Race" which takes place in the Jade Forest on Pandaria and revolves around the Order of the Cloud Serpent, so prepare for Dragons, Pandaren and first and foremost... Mounts! Every class gets a Legendary Mount card to help them win the race. With the exception of Druid I used their WoW class mounts for these. I’m really surprised Blizzard hasn’t walked down this path a long time ago. They are so cool! Winning "The Great Air Race" will not only be a matter of speed, but also of endurance. And that's where my custom keyword comes in - Stamina (x). It activates when a minion survives (x) turns on the battlefield as a start of turn effect. To help identifying minions with this effect, they would be flagged with a little hour glass at their bottom, similar to the lightning bolt for other effects. The counting of turns would work just like it does with Dormant minions.
Hearthstone Posts Teaser on Twitter Page, Possible Elite Tauren Chieftain Expansion Coming
I've got to admit I'm a little confused. My first reaction was "meh" - while I like some goofy stuff in Hearthstone as much as everybody else, I wouldn't exactly appreciate a whole goofy expansion. But then I remembered...
MrRhapsody's custom "Rock in Azeroth" expansion!
And if the real game delivers anything remotely close to that, I'll be more than happy :)) Will be fun to see how close our fellow custom card creator got with his version.
Death Was Merely A Set Back - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
Congrats to Wailor! A very deserved win.
I feel a little bad for BloodMefist, that was a very cool card as well who almost reached a rating of 4.0 in the first round only to brutally fail in the finals. Would have clearly made my personal second place.
[Game] Card Treasure Hunt (Hearthstone Riddles)
Very close, but no. Maybe the last line will help you to make the final conclusion.
Hearthstone Posts Teaser on Twitter Page, Possible Elite Tauren Chieftain Expansion Coming
Elite Tauren Beeftain lifts all the heavy gear, ably assisted by Roadie Guff.
[Game] Card Treasure Hunt (Hearthstone Riddles)
Handmaiden?
Hearthstone Posts Teaser on Twitter Page, Possible Elite Tauren Chieftain Expansion Coming
They only showed up at the Darkmoon Faire once it was moved from a travelling faire to Darkmoon Island in Cataclysm. Shattrath was their first in-game appearance.
Words of Power - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
I really like Gunslinger, but you have to be careful: according to the rules, this card would not count because it doesn't have Gunslinger itself. I don't agree with this, but that's how they're worded.
Words of Power - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
This is also a result of a quirk with new HearthCards and the difference in text sizes on the tooltips between versions. Old HearthCards would try to shrink your text down to 2 lines if it would normally go over that with the normal text size, up to a certain point and then it will finally go down to a third line.
New HearthCards on the other hand uses larger text than tooltips on old HearthCards, and also keeps the text the exact same size regardless of how much text you type. I think Transmute and Gunslinger would be both 2 lines of text on the old version of HearthCards.
What you said is definitely something that everyone should be mindful of regardless though, especially on new HearthCards where it's very easy to accidentally overtype and write a huge tooltip.
Words of Power - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
This might bite me in the butt come tomorrow's reveal, but I thought I would ride the groove of the teaser with Encore!
Let's say you played these three minions on curve; this is what would happen:
Side-note: I don't believe there's a single keyword in the game with a tooltip greater than two lines of text. It's probably okay if yours is a little more than that, but it shouldn't take a paragraph to explain what's happening.
Death Was Merely A Set Back - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
Wow thanks!
Words of Power - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
I have two keywords I made for the custom Alchemist class and for a wild west expansion.
Transmute is a pretty handy keyword that allows you to get rid of cards you don't need to draw cards that you want. I'm not 100% on it, because such a small effect feels better as a Class keyword instead of an expansion one.
Gunslinger is like MTG's First Strike. It's kinda like a Divine Shield that only works for trading, but it also has some appliances that can't be done with that keyword, as shown by all three showcased cards.
Hearthstone Posts Teaser on Twitter Page, Possible Elite Tauren Chieftain Expansion Coming
Okay, hear me out… Battle of the Bands! Two, three, or four “bands” involved, creating a faction for each band, similar to Gagetzan! Meaning multi-class cards coming back for this expansion. Different theme/mechanic for each band!
Hearthstone Posts Teaser on Twitter Page, Possible Elite Tauren Chieftain Expansion Coming
I'm going to be slightly more bold and guess it's a Shattrath expansion with a metal concert theme. Shattrath is where ETC performs in World of Warcraft.
Hearthstone Posts Teaser on Twitter Page, Possible Elite Tauren Chieftain Expansion Coming
Elite Tauren Chieftain does have five unique members. Samuro, Sig Nicious, Bergrisst, Mai'kyl, and Chief Thunder-skins. The band itself was personified by a Tauren bearing that name for Heroes of the Storm, and made its way into Hearthstone afterwards.
Hearthstone Posts Teaser on Twitter Page, Possible Elite Tauren Chieftain Expansion Coming
It should have been Ulduar after all…
Death Was Merely A Set Back - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
It seems that I have some competition, haha.
Great job, Wailor.
Words of Power - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
And after all of those notes, here is my first keyword submission.
(The submission wouldn't actually use the stylized method of presentation. It's just here because I already had it.)
Objectives are basically Sidequests with requirements and rewards that scale. You can choose an easier requirement in exchange for a lesser reward, a harder requirement in exchange for a greater reward, or meet in the middle.
I also have a fourth one here. If you prefer this one over any of the others, do let me know.
Words of Power - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
If you're also noticing that this competition is up an hour earlier that usual, the answer to that is because Daylight Savings Time started yesterday. Events on the site are run based on the website's clock which uses EST time. For those in areas which have started using it, the competitions are going up on the exact same clock time that they have normally gone up on, but if your area hasn't started Daylight Savings Time yet (or doesn't use it at all), it will appear as if the competitions are going up an hour earlier than their normal time. Just, be sure to be mindful of that as we go forward.
Words of Power - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
Some of you might not be aware of how to make a keyword tooltip on the new version of HearthCards yet.
To start, click the "Custom" cog button.
This will take you to this menu:
Click the "Create" button and that will take you here:
You will need an account to access that menu. If you don't have one, it'll tell you that "You need to be logged in to make emblems". Click on the tooltip and that will take you here:
From there, just make the tooltip and save it.
Words of Power - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
I have made three Keywords in the past, but I can't really use them to their fullest.
Pretty upset about this, not gonna lie.
Death Was Merely A Set Back - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
Congrats to Wailor again!
Words of Power - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
Competition Theme: Words of Power
People say that "words hurt", and this week is where we use our words to hurt our opponent.
Wailor is asking for us to use some bold words in this competition. Something inspiring that invokes discovery if you catch what I mean.
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
Discussion Thread Rules
No thread rules were added to this season. Please populate and manually edit this thread with them.
Hearthstone Posts Teaser on Twitter Page, Possible Elite Tauren Chieftain Expansion Coming
You can tell it’s made by a small indie dev with those MS paint and PowerPoint graphics