Thanks for the feedback! I feel a lot better about Ebb and Flow and polished it up. Most importantly, I decided to submit both tokens so it becomes clear how the card's supposed to work. In your collection, the text would read "Fill your board with 2/1 Murlocs; or deal 4 damage to all enemy minions (Swaps each turn!)."
Which art do you like better for the second card? (Edit: I'll adjust the text... the swapping part doesn't need a new line and it looks way better the other way)
I would be grateful for more feedback and a statement from the mods if I'm in danger of getting DQed. The theme of the card is the moon influencing the tides and I sneaked in a moon in all the art, but I know it's a close call anyway. People seemed to like it, though.
More feedback from me:
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Xarkkal:
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Make sure to mention the lore in your submission. This being a Mech looks confusing if you're not familiar with it. I like the idea of this being Neutral, but it might be too strong in Hunter. They already have a strong Dragon deck and giving them AOE might too much. Cool card!
CursedParrot:
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I must admit I haven't read other feedback for your card, but I'd like to suggest to alter the text a little bit: "After you cast 3 Spells, awaken and recast them" - that way it looks like Algalon (re)casts the spells after he has observed their first casting. Very flavorful, nice one!
grumpymonk:
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Lunar Wellspring looks like a good idea. Suggestions for it: 1) I think it should cost more. With a highroll hero power you can heal 15 for 3 mana. I'd say 2 or 3 mana would be fine. 2) I don't like the art much. 3) You mentioned Arcane Blast yourself, why didn't you use its wording?
BloodMefist:
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I understand your thoughts about cost/effect… Why not make it 2/2/2? :-)
Inconspicuosaurus:
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Thanks for your praise for my cards! That made me really happy :-) I liked your Gemini idea, but it surely is hard to balance. Quanta is cool, too. You're right, I think you should increase the cost or this could start to steamroll pretty hard. I'd say 6 or even 7 mana?
linkblade91:
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Perfect!
Nirast:
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Cool idea! The stats look a bit weird but the effect is great!
DestroyerR:
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Oh lord, why haven't I had that thought? The idea is really nice, but the wording is tricky. I'd prefer "this turn" at the end of the first sentence, but the messes with the second… Is the repetition important for you? You could swap it witch a cost reduction by (1) or something.
KANSAS:
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Great flavor! A potential way to toy with time might be freezing or making minions go dormant.
TheHoax91:
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Thank you so much for that initial post about feedback culture and "vomitting entire collections" as you put it - that really spoke my heart! And look how things have changed. You are great! Now, Algalon is also used by another guy and I don't know who came up with it first. I must say that I wouldn't like a counter to highlander-counter-cards in the game though. Sorry.
Hordaki:
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Nice card! The flavor's there, well done!
Wailor:
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Nothing new to add. Still very excited about Space-Time Rip to use against your own Deathrattle minions. 4 stars at least!
I've played my share of Bomb Warrior for a few days now and one thing I noticed (between 8 and 6 platinum on EU) is that I frequently run out of burst against priest and other control decks. I took out one copy of Battle Rage and swapped in Grommash Hellscream. This would be my first priority in your place, as he regularly shows up whenever Warrior gets good enrage support. Sure there's the possibility of pulling him from a brawl pack, but that doesn't help you play Warrior right now, does it? Second place goes Ancharrr, which is more versatile than it looks and will probably find a permanent home in Wild Pirate Warrior if you're into that format as well. Deathwing and Kargath share third priority as they surely are useful and very cool, but not necessarily needed imho. Teron is an investment I've made that hasn't payed off as of now.
Wow. I just checked one more time for feedback before submitting. When I came back, there were two more entries of advice I'd have wanted to read first. Sigh.
@linkblade91: I didn't use the unicorn because I thought it wouldn't fit the competition theme and be disqualified. There's nothing celebrationary about it, it's just a homage to OoC itself.
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Wailor:
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Wedding Officer looks the most interesting to me. Very creative. Cool watermark!
Dermostatic:
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It's a fun card, cool idea! I'm not sure yet where this competition is headed, though. If people take it easy, this has a good chance to win. If they want to make realistic cards, it probably hasn't.
MrRhapsody:
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Shaked Soda appeals to me the most. I think there's a "randomly" missing in the card text. Look at Demon's card, it has a similar effect.
Demonxz95:
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I like both of them, even though I already submitted my card using the piñata art. The art of Firework Specialist looks like it would be better as a neutral card for me.
I was thinking about start to give feedback for a while, but after the statistics shown from Hoax, now i'm sure i'll retribute the feedback people gave me in previous competition, just keep in mind that's the first time i'm doing this, sorry if i was to harsh with you, it was not on purpose.
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Anyway, here's my cards for this week.
Extra: I don't now if it is within the theme, but i realy liked the card so i'll add it in the spoilers
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And now, FEEDBACK!
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Archom4n: In my opinion, "No Neutral" archtype should be a Paladin only thing. Not like giving a class archtype to another (like Spell Hunter and Spell mage) is a problem, but Paladin is struggluing to find flavorful and interesting archtype nowadays, and Pure Paladin is one of those, so i think its not right to take it from then. Also, i don't see any the space flavour, maybe you should consider changing the art and name. And about the effect, why not just disable fatigue damage, since its the only utility a Priest can find for own turn immunity.
Linkblade91: Meteor fall for shure, but try to make less random and highrolly. Flavour is fitting the theme for me, but if i was you, i would wait for more opinions, for it is indeed debatable.
Demonxz95: Crafter is WAY to highrolly, maybe make it discover spells that cost (5) or less or something? And Starace is fine for me.
Xarkkal: I Like it. If Tip the Scales + Prismatic Lens is fine, i think this should be too. It keeps Avina, Malygos, Ysiel, Hadronoxx, etc out of range, so maybe there's no dumb combos that might come out of it. But i would give it a Wild expansion watermark, to keep it away from Kael'thas in standard.
Kansas: I think Empyrean should be the 8/4, for he is the aggressive one, while Obscuron is the defensive, also, it would make the deathrattle easier to trigger. In general, i think its just ok.
BasilAnguis: I like them all, but i like Gravity Well more for the simplicity.
Wailor: Gravity Crush is my favorite. Maybe Space-Time Rip should remove or shuffle the minion somewhere to be more flavourful.
MenacingBagel: I like it, but you should probably change the watermark to Old Gods,Karazhan or Gadgetzan so it would rotate along side the Karazhan's portal, making less confusing for people who started playing after the Year of the Kraken.
BloodMefist: Color from Space is my fav, MAYBE (3) more is a little too much, but personally, i think its fine. Event of Horizon seens like a worse Enter the Colliseum and Algalon's text is too long, 4 lines is the limit for Hearthstone's cards.
shaveyou: I like Hunter's Moon , but 4 mana seens more fair, since a mid sized board is enough to turn your minions unstoppable monsters. Another art for it would be nice too.
Beatdoof: Touch the stars is nice, but 5 mana seens too slow, 4 mana maybe?
Pokenier: For me its Astrologist, nice flavour and effect. Not realy an actual problem, but its kinda wierd to see an astrologist with such high stats, what about lower the stats and give it like a Free From Amber like effect?
It looks like something went wrong with your uploads, only one card made it through. I'm sorry to say that I'm no big fan of the "send a minion to the bottom of a deck" mechanic, so I'm curious about your other ideas.
Regarding your feedback for me, the Unicorn was not meant for this competition, as I stated in the text right above it. You can find my ideas two posts above yours ;-)
Great list, thanks for sharing! I'll use this for grinding warlock towards 500 wins until the net expansion hits (I'm at 290 now). It's fast, it's strong and it has just the right amount of rng for my taste.
Feedback! First of all, I second everything TheHoax91 has suggested. Great analysis, hitting some things right on spot.
Beatdoof:
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I prefer Constellar's Envoy, even if I don't see much flavor. Outcast should stay in Demon Hunter imo.
BasilAnguis:
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Gravity Well is my favorite. I don't want to make things even more confusing, but I could picture this in Priest as well. Nice flavor, great art!
Pokeniner:
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Nether-terrestrial looks very interesting. Maybe it's a bit too complicated… what would think about "Battlecry: Give a minion "Deathrattle: Cast Twisting Nether"?
shaveyou:
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Hunter's Moon looks a bit scary. Full Board + Swipe or Starfall can get really nasty with this. Maybe make it 5 mana or something? Homemade Shuttle looks boring to me.
BloodMeFist:
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I prefer Color From Space. Event Horizon looks a little weird and Algalon is just way too complicated.
MenacingBagel:
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The card is fine, but I'd try to change the text so that there's no orphan in the last line.
Wailor:
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Space-Time Rip is interesting because you could protect your own Deathrattle minions with this. I like it a lot!
KANSAS:
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The cards look good, but I don't get the flavor. Is there a story behind the two?
Xarkkal:
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The flavor is there but I don't know about the balance. This could either be broken or a dead card. Sorry, I don't think I can be of help here.
Demonxz95:
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Starace is more interesting imo. Nothing to ciritize for me.
linkblade91:
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I prefer Meteor Fall. I like that it's random and it has cool oldschool Warlock flavor.
Here's my idea. As usual, I would be grateful for any feedback but especially with balancing the stats.
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MenacingBagel:
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Reno looks fine, I like it!
linkblade91:
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Cool art and watermark! Solid card. It's interesting how both your card and Ice Block can be countered on your opponent's turn but Time Out! can't once it's cast. Which probably makes it the best defensive tool in the gane… I hadn't noticed this before.
KANSAS:
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I really like the art of Trick Gift, but the effect doesn't do it for me. If I were in your shoes, I'd try to come up with something else for it. The art is just too fitting not to use it.
Alfi:
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Lol cool idea! I'd change the text to "gift them TWO" since hearthstone usually goes with a gender neutral version.
Congrats to Tox! It was my favorite card this week. Also thanks for your votes, second place wohoo :-)
Edit: Just realized I confused it with RazorOfArtorias' card. Tox's card probably looked interesting to many people because it had a new effect but I agree with KANSAS, it's too slow for my taste.
Honestly I had expected a theme about OoC's birthday and got inspired yesterday. As it stands, I'll flag this as off topic and leave it here for your entertainment. See you tomorrow, the European is way past bedtime once more!
(edited in the fourth line as a clarification based on your feedback. thanks, guys!)
In Hearthstone, being Out of Cards means going to fatigue which is usually a bad thing. With The Last Unicorn, I took the sting out of that and made it a win condition. This card allows you to pump up your deck with Priest's great control tools and watch your opponent's slow and painful death once both decks are empty. Gang up with Galakrond, the Unspeakable for infinite reload!
I've put it into Priest because they have no easy access to weapons and are a strong control class, then added the Purity condition because it's a unicorn thing.
Happy birthday! It's a great site and it's easy to see all the love and the effort you put into it. This and the awesome community are what makes me come here daily. I'm looking forward for next years to come!
Thanks for the feedback, I agree Boom was a bad idea. I will stop trying to stay awake until the new competition starts and being creative when I should be asleep.
Here's another idea. I'm happy with the art and the effect, since it mirrors what he does in WoW. I took it out of Karazhan because they got no class legendarys and didn't have Lifesteal back then. The wording seems a bit strange at first glance, but Wild Bloodstinger says it's okay. I could use some help with the stats and would be grateful for general feedback. I will add my two cents later.
Someone just told me this does not compare well to Dirty Rat + Nether Breath. What would you think about making it 3 mana 4/3 or 3 mana 4/2 (which would be a cool reference to Satyr Overseer)? Is that good enough for a legendary?
I never, NEVER wanted to grind for Legend, because I always found it extremely stressful: I always limited myself to r5 and then play my own homebrews.
But with the new system, I must say I felt more lured to it, because there were less stars between D5 and L.
And I actually succeded today without even too much of a grind! Legend for the first time!
I used a Wild Discolock with Freeze package (which worked wonders against DH, PW and mirror). Rank 29xx (can't remember).
I am quite happy with the achievement. Although now I'm not sure it was so much of an achievement tbh, it didn't feel that hard. And I'm not even sure I want to play meta decks for grinds to Diamond ever again?
But well, cheers to me for today!
Congrats! I just started playing Disco Lock last week and having lots of fun. Would you pleasae explain the freeze package or post your deck list?
There's still a typo, it has to be "into" your deck. It's an interesting card but I don't think it would work out. Norroa is cool but maybe the Discover is too much. Casting a random Mage secret would be fine for me.
Nirast:
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Saurfang is a cleve idea, I like it. Marrowgar makes my mouth water, I'd really like to play this and exploit the hell out of it (which is usually a strong sign for an OP card). I'm sure your're aware of the missing gem and the legendary dragon as well as the watermark.
DestroyerR:
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Rasil is too radical for my taste, Vustrasz doesn't look very exciting too me. The Queen is okay because of her milling potential.
BasilAnguis:
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This looks very scary.
grumpymonk:
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Alda would be veeeeeery powerful in Hunter who's supposed to have draw as a class weakness. I guess you could basically make her a 1/1 and she would still see play. Hesutu is too complicated for my taste. Jin'zo looks innovative but a little too counter-intuitive, so I'd go with Alda.
Pokeniner:
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Nice flavor, but not exciting enough for me.
Xarkkal:
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Happy to see you back :-) Whirt's text looks a little messy, maybe you can improve this. I'm not sure if the card isn't too powerful since the Secrets alone are worth 15 mana. Ar'ha has lots of potential, but the Beast restriction keeps in check. I like this.
linkblade91:
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I don't like Sirinell but Nefarian 2.0 looks really cool. I'd love to see Freeze Shaman work out, too, so it's a close call between the two of them.
MenacingBagel:
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Vesh's wording doesn't work out yet: what are the murlocs supposed to survive? K'zrath looks a little strange… C'Thun support in the year of the dragon? And what happens if you run both? Icarax feels too strong at first glance. Xatma is okay but not very creative… Sorry!
shaveyou:
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I like Applebough, it's very versatile since you can influence your opponent's minions' health. Cool idea!
TheHoax91:
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I don't like Heigan and Thaddock is not intuitive enough for me. The King is interesting, but maybe you should put into another expansion or make it a neutral card since there were no Class legendarys in Karazhan.
Demonxz95:
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Both of your ideas are cool. What would you think about Frostfur in Shaman to help their freeze archetype?
Wailor:
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I prefer Xol, even though it looks very strong. Julianne is not strong enough for me, even though the flavor is great. The Mute is okay.
KANSAS:
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I prefer Grimstone with the Mirror and the Murloc in a close second place. Both of the Hunter cards don't look strong enough to me.
bigcum:
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There's a space missing between "duplicates," and "Silence". I'm not sure about the wording of the effect because if it triggers in the order it is written in, there won't be any enchantments left to gain. The card looks a bit strange at first glance, but the more I think of possible board states, the better it looks. Cool idea!
Thanks for the feedback, I agree Boom was a bad idea. I will stop trying to stay awake until the new competition starts and being creative when I should be asleep.
Here's another idea. I'm happy with the art and the effect, since it mirrors what he does in WoW. I took it out of Karazhan because they got no class legendarys and didn't have Lifesteal back then. The wording seems a bit strange at first glance, but Wild Bloodstinger says it's okay. I could use some help with the stats and would be grateful for general feedback. I will add my two cents later.
On the one hand, I liked the creativity this week, lots of different approaches and cool ideas. On the other hand, I didn't rate any submission 5 stars for the first time, because all of them had at least one little flaw in my opinion. That said, I did give out a lot of 4 star ratings, so yeah, it's curious how the low ratings come together. But then, as long as they are consistently low on average, that shouldn't be a problem.
@KANSAS: I gave you 4 stars because I didn't like the statline. 2/4 would have made the deal for me. How did you like my Tarecgosa?
Thanks for the feedback! I feel a lot better about Ebb and Flow and polished it up. Most importantly, I decided to submit both tokens so it becomes clear how the card's supposed to work. In your collection, the text would read "Fill your board with 2/1 Murlocs; or deal 4 damage to all enemy minions (Swaps each turn!)."
Which art do you like better for the second card? (Edit: I'll adjust the text... the swapping part doesn't need a new line and it looks way better the other way)
I would be grateful for more feedback and a statement from the mods if I'm in danger of getting DQed. The theme of the card is the moon influencing the tides and I sneaked in a moon in all the art, but I know it's a close call anyway. People seemed to like it, though.
More feedback from me:
CursedParrot:
grumpymonk:
BloodMefist:
Inconspicuosaurus:
linkblade91:
Nirast:
DestroyerR:
KANSAS:
TheHoax91:
Hordaki:
Wailor:
I've played my share of Bomb Warrior for a few days now and one thing I noticed (between 8 and 6 platinum on EU) is that I frequently run out of burst against priest and other control decks. I took out one copy of Battle Rage and swapped in Grommash Hellscream. This would be my first priority in your place, as he regularly shows up whenever Warrior gets good enrage support. Sure there's the possibility of pulling him from a brawl pack, but that doesn't help you play Warrior right now, does it? Second place goes Ancharrr, which is more versatile than it looks and will probably find a permanent home in Wild Pirate Warrior if you're into that format as well. Deathwing and Kargath share third priority as they surely are useful and very cool, but not necessarily needed imho. Teron is an investment I've made that hasn't payed off as of now.
Wow. I just checked one more time for feedback before submitting. When I came back, there were two more entries of advice I'd have wanted to read first. Sigh.
@linkblade91: I didn't use the unicorn because I thought it wouldn't fit the competition theme and be disqualified. There's nothing celebrationary about it, it's just a homage to OoC itself.
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Wailor:
Dermostatic:
MrRhapsody:
Demonxz95:
Xarkkal:
Well, now your whole post disappeared. I'll delete my answers if it doesn't come back since they don't make sense out of context. Weird.
Wow, that was way harder than it looked at first glance! Nicely done!
It looks like something went wrong with your uploads, only one card made it through. I'm sorry to say that I'm no big fan of the "send a minion to the bottom of a deck" mechanic, so I'm curious about your other ideas.
Regarding your feedback for me, the Unicorn was not meant for this competition, as I stated in the text right above it. You can find my ideas two posts above yours ;-)
Great list, thanks for sharing! I'll use this for grinding warlock towards 500 wins until the net expansion hits (I'm at 290 now). It's fast, it's strong and it has just the right amount of rng for my taste.
Feedback! First of all, I second everything TheHoax91 has suggested. Great analysis, hitting some things right on spot.
Beatdoof:
BasilAnguis:
Pokeniner:
shaveyou:
BloodMeFist:
MenacingBagel:
Wailor:
KANSAS:
Xarkkal:
Demonxz95:
linkblade91:
I'm having difficulty coming up with a good idea this week. I think I'd like to do something luminary, though.
Ebb and Flow is meant to support Murloc Shaman with a much needed AOE or reload.
The Red Planet toys with Warrior's self damage cards like Awaken! or Risky Skipper.
What do you think? I'm also pondering something about the moon transforming minions into Worgen.
Feedback is in the making!
Here's my idea. As usual, I would be grateful for any feedback but especially with balancing the stats.
Feedback:
MenacingBagel:
linkblade91:
KANSAS:
Alfi:
Congrats to Tox! It was my favorite card this week. Also thanks for your votes, second place wohoo :-)
Edit: Just realized I confused it with RazorOfArtorias' card. Tox's card probably looked interesting to many people because it had a new effect but I agree with KANSAS, it's too slow for my taste.
Honestly I had expected a theme about OoC's birthday and got inspired yesterday. As it stands, I'll flag this as off topic and leave it here for your entertainment. See you tomorrow, the European is way past bedtime once more!
(edited in the fourth line as a clarification based on your feedback. thanks, guys!)
In Hearthstone, being Out of Cards means going to fatigue which is usually a bad thing. With The Last Unicorn, I took the sting out of that and made it a win condition. This card allows you to pump up your deck with Priest's great control tools and watch your opponent's slow and painful death once both decks are empty. Gang up with Galakrond, the Unspeakable for infinite reload!
I've put it into Priest because they have no easy access to weapons and are a strong control class, then added the Purity condition because it's a unicorn thing.
Happy birthday!
Happy birthday! It's a great site and it's easy to see all the love and the effort you put into it. This and the awesome community are what makes me come here daily. I'm looking forward for next years to come!
Someone just told me this does not compare well to Dirty Rat + Nether Breath. What would you think about making it 3 mana 4/3 or 3 mana 4/2 (which would be a cool reference to Satyr Overseer)? Is that good enough for a legendary?
Congrats! I just started playing Disco Lock last week and having lots of fun. Would you pleasae explain the freeze package or post your deck list?
Feedback time!
Beatdoof:
Nirast:
DestroyerR:
BasilAnguis:
grumpymonk:
Pokeniner:
Xarkkal:
linkblade91:
MenacingBagel:
shaveyou:
TheHoax91:
Demonxz95:
Wailor:
KANSAS:
bigcum:
Thanks for the feedback, I agree Boom was a bad idea. I will stop trying to stay awake until the new competition starts and being creative when I should be asleep.
Here's another idea. I'm happy with the art and the effect, since it mirrors what he does in WoW. I took it out of Karazhan because they got no class legendarys and didn't have Lifesteal back then. The wording seems a bit strange at first glance, but Wild Bloodstinger says it's okay. I could use some help with the stats and would be grateful for general feedback. I will add my two cents later.
Congrats to LutriSpellcaster!
@Nirast: I have no idea what happened here, but when I checked right after the phase had ended, you were shown as the winner.
First idea, what do you think (and how can I shift the text a bit upwards to get it away from the attack?)? I'll look up art tomorrow.
(Edit: mechs needs a capital M...)
On the one hand, I liked the creativity this week, lots of different approaches and cool ideas. On the other hand, I didn't rate any submission 5 stars for the first time, because all of them had at least one little flaw in my opinion. That said, I did give out a lot of 4 star ratings, so yeah, it's curious how the low ratings come together. But then, as long as they are consistently low on average, that shouldn't be a problem.
@KANSAS: I gave you 4 stars because I didn't like the statline. 2/4 would have made the deal for me. How did you like my Tarecgosa?