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.
Feedback time. I'm getting to this quite a bit later than I wanted to. Hearthstone stuff.
Wailor
Northshire Steward is pretty good. I don't think it's too OP. Sen'jin has already been powercrept by some class cards that don't see play, and the bonus upside is not that huge.
I don't like Undercity Acolyte. It's way too specific to be good, and the fact that it can kill itself is a huge obstacle that players have no way of navigating across.
CursedParrot
Redeem in the Light is solid. Setting aside the usage of Sidequest in Priest which personally rubs me the wrong way, I think the balance here is alright.
Lightborne Surveyor is an alright card. It's not as flashy as the Sidequest though, so I guess the Sidequest is the one to go with.
Anchorm4n
Zealous Pacifist is a pretty solid card. I do agree that some mechanics seem to be a bit at-odds with each other, but I think the core concept here is good.
Dolphinslayer
I feel like I don't really like Overheal on your hero because it relies on your hero having full Health to do anything with it and if you can't heal up to that point, then the card doesn't really do anything. I will admit that this is just a me thing and maybe other people feel differently about that.
I do also think the Battlecry is quite weak and it takes too long before you really get good value out of it.
BasilAnguis
Twilight Balance is cute, but aside from the healing, it doesn't feel particularly Priest-y to me.
Apostle of the Night strikes as really weird since I don't see a practical reason for its stats to swap.
I really like Fergus the Redeemer. Definitely your best card.
Neoguli
A novel idea, though I don't understand why it's a weapon.
I'm always very self-conscious of how people feel about the fact that I often have multiple cards ready to go for each competition as soon as it starts since the staff have the liberty of knowing the competition theme before it starts. The actual advantage we get from this is negligible since we easily could've ended up making the cards in the middle of the competition instead of the start of it, but I imagine it's probably easy for a lot of people to end up not viewing it that way.
Embodiment of Light also brings up talking about Divine Shield in Priest which (not counting dual-class cards) only appears on Unidentified Elixir and Mi'da, Pure Light. It is a rarely used mechanic for the class, but there is some precedence for it. Not to mention, I think it makes sense for the class thematically just as well as it does for Paladin. I think it makes more sense than using it in Shaman anyway (looking at you, Al'Akir, Torghast Custodian, and Brass Elemental).
Overheal is a very flexible mechanic in terms of application. There's tons of room to get creative, so I'm excited to see what you all have to offer.
Just a little bit of info on how Overheal is phrased.
Overheal is written like a state-based action on effect that's always available to trigger while on the board. Overheal triggers are checked when the card with Overheal itself is healed past its maximum Health, therefore you can't write a spell with "Overheal: [effect]" because spells don't have Health.
We don't have any actual precedence for this just yet since we don't have any spells with Overheal abilities, but if there's any lick of consistency with the way the keyword works, the correct wording would be "If this Overheals" of "If this Overhealed". We don't know which one they will actually use (we do have Dreamboat as an example of using "Overhealed", but we otherwise have no precedence for effects occurring on a single target). For the moment, we will treat both of those as correct.
Refer to the picture I made below on Overheal spell wording.
Here is your 24-hour reminder. You have that much time left to submit.
Gear5PhoenixMan
Nope. Don't do this.
Paladin is not a class that has any access to hard removal (except for Enter the Coliseum), so giving them a Twisting Nether is very out of line. It's also a 1 mana Twisting Nether at that too. Granted, 10 is a fairly steep Health cost to play, but as you noted, Paladin has good ways to heal and with enough healing in one rotation, they will be able to get by just fine. I would definitely rethink this card over if I were you. As a minor extra note, it also uses the same artwork as Desperate Stand, so you should definitely find new artwork if you want to keep going with this card.
I see that you're new to the site, and I realize that this might've been a rather harsh introduction to our hobby, but that's only because we're passionate about quality card design and want to see people get better at it.
And the best part is that since it's a Holy spell, it works perfectly with Starlight Groove. You just get the Divine Shield back right away with a 5/5.
I really couldn't think of anything on my own, so here's 3 random custom expansion cards that I chose with no real system. Maybe one of these will jump out at you.
I really did not think that the reveal season would halt the competition this much, but here we are.
Linkblade91
This is certainly a bold idea, and I like it. It might need to be 4 mana (looking at Shellshot), but I appreciate how fearless you are by posting the card at all.
Wailor
Transmute is a good card, but because it's Rogue and they always get taxed on all their spells, it needs to be 3 mana.
Roar of Time almost feels like a card that I would make. I like the effect, but I'm not sure how you'd play it to take advantage of your extra mana since you mostly want to play a board clear and a minion which you can't really do here.
BasilAnguis
I do prefer this version of Serpent Sting over the other one, but it's still too weak to be played. Damage over time on minions is not really something that comes up because minions generally don't last long enough for it. Blood Boil for example, is mostly just played as a Consecration with Lifesteal that sometimes nets you extra damage on one minion.
EXTINCTION is amusing even though the title really shouldn't be capitalized. Warlock sometimes has the ability to heal pretty well, which is slightly concerning.
"Fresh" Ingredients is probably my favorite card on yours.
Beyond that, it read as if having a single Frozen minions and then Freezing a second one with this will trigger the board clear effect. That may not have been intended, but that's definitely a no for me. Basically just 4 mana to destroy 2 minions at that point.
I would also suggest getting different artwork. Discussion of how morally in/correct it is aside, the art itself isn't really good. I realize this isn't really your fault since it's computer-generated, but I would still suggest finding new art if possible.
It's... really difficult to come up with anything you're satisfied with when the prompts are so broad.
Which is not a bad thing. It's just a challenge. Here's my only card for the competition I have.
Spectacular Entrance basically highlights all the special effects and lights that the audience is blasted with as soon as the performer comes on stage.
I wouldn't be surprised to see Overdraft put into this year's Core set. With Tradeable coming back and Shaman having an Overload theme, it makes sense that they would do something like that.
You have just a little under 7 hours to submit. I didn't really get a time to post the 24-hour reminder because of how the reveal season started and that just sort of took all of my active mind space at the time. I also didn't really have any time to possibly get another keyword in.
Last-minute feedback that hopefully you guys will be able to read.
CursedParrot
I'm afraid I don't really like Maddened. It feels like it goes too much against the way Hearthstone typically works.
Almaniarra
Infect is a fine mechanic, but the way it's written on the cards is sometimes a little bit weird (particularly on Plaguelands for example). Aside from the cards that can affect heroes, it does also feel a bit derivate of Poisonous. Some of your support cards are pretty cool (even if you can't use them).
Wailor
I realize that you've already submitted with Gunslinger, so this doesn't really help much… but out of those two, I prefer Quick-Draw if you to keep the mechanic strictly wild west themed.
And good call on giving Deputy Instructor the mechanic proper.
BasilAnguis
Predator is definitely one of the better keywords I've seen.
Although it's not entirely clear if Night Hunt will trigger itself or not. In other words, if Night Hunt is the first card to kill a minion that turn, will it trigger its own Predator effect? If not, then the tooltip should probably be reworded as "A bonus if an enemy minion has previously died this turn".
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.
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.
You guys have 24 hours left to submit.
Competition Theme: Inconsistently Consistent
The wording is getting a little weird around here, and it's time to embrace that.
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.
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Please note: This is a special competition and not in a normal season.
Feedback time. I'm getting to this quite a bit later than I wanted to. Hearthstone stuff.
Northshire Steward is pretty good. I don't think it's too OP. Sen'jin has already been powercrept by some class cards that don't see play, and the bonus upside is not that huge.
I don't like Undercity Acolyte. It's way too specific to be good, and the fact that it can kill itself is a huge obstacle that players have no way of navigating across.
Redeem in the Light is solid. Setting aside the usage of Sidequest in Priest which personally rubs me the wrong way, I think the balance here is alright.
Lightborne Surveyor is an alright card. It's not as flashy as the Sidequest though, so I guess the Sidequest is the one to go with.
I feel like I don't really like Overheal on your hero because it relies on your hero having full Health to do anything with it and if you can't heal up to that point, then the card doesn't really do anything. I will admit that this is just a me thing and maybe other people feel differently about that.
I do also think the Battlecry is quite weak and it takes too long before you really get good value out of it.
Twilight Balance is cute, but aside from the healing, it doesn't feel particularly Priest-y to me.
Apostle of the Night strikes as really weird since I don't see a practical reason for its stats to swap.
I really like Fergus the Redeemer. Definitely your best card.
Hope you guys enjoy the reveal stream today.
Because this is Flux's website and he can put whatever he wants on it.
Goliath, and also Barbed Nets.
Still though, it's quite a rare thing to see and I'm glad Team 5 have started implementing more of them.
Congrats Wailor! You're kicking ass.
I'm always very self-conscious of how people feel about the fact that I often have multiple cards ready to go for each competition as soon as it starts since the staff have the liberty of knowing the competition theme before it starts. The actual advantage we get from this is negligible since we easily could've ended up making the cards in the middle of the competition instead of the start of it, but I imagine it's probably easy for a lot of people to end up not viewing it that way.
Embodiment of Light also brings up talking about Divine Shield in Priest which (not counting dual-class cards) only appears on Unidentified Elixir and Mi'da, Pure Light. It is a rarely used mechanic for the class, but there is some precedence for it. Not to mention, I think it makes sense for the class thematically just as well as it does for Paladin. I think it makes more sense than using it in Shaman anyway (looking at you, Al'Akir, Torghast Custodian, and Brass Elemental).
Overheal is a very flexible mechanic in terms of application. There's tons of room to get creative, so I'm excited to see what you all have to offer.
Just a little bit of info on how Overheal is phrased.
Overheal is written like a state-based action on effect that's always available to trigger while on the board. Overheal triggers are checked when the card with Overheal itself is healed past its maximum Health, therefore you can't write a spell with "Overheal: [effect]" because spells don't have Health.
We don't have any actual precedence for this just yet since we don't have any spells with Overheal abilities, but if there's any lick of consistency with the way the keyword works, the correct wording would be "If this Overheals" of "If this Overhealed". We don't know which one they will actually use (we do have Dreamboat as an example of using "Overhealed", but we otherwise have no precedence for effects occurring on a single target). For the moment, we will treat both of those as correct.
Refer to the picture I made below on Overheal spell wording.
Competition Theme: There's No Heal Like Overheal
I'm holding out for a healer! Get me a medic, on the double!
Our minions were all damaged in the last competition; now Wassculaire wants to benefit from healing 'em back up!
As always, we can be reached through Discord or here on the site via PM if you have any issues to report.
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Here is your 24-hour reminder. You have that much time left to submit.
Nope. Don't do this.
Paladin is not a class that has any access to hard removal (except for Enter the Coliseum), so giving them a Twisting Nether is very out of line. It's also a 1 mana Twisting Nether at that too. Granted, 10 is a fairly steep Health cost to play, but as you noted, Paladin has good ways to heal and with enough healing in one rotation, they will be able to get by just fine. I would definitely rethink this card over if I were you. As a minor extra note, it also uses the same artwork as Desperate Stand, so you should definitely find new artwork if you want to keep going with this card.
I see that you're new to the site, and I realize that this might've been a rather harsh introduction to our hobby, but that's only because we're passionate about quality card design and want to see people get better at it.
And the best part is that since it's a Holy spell, it works perfectly with Starlight Groove. You just get the Divine Shield back right away with a 5/5.
I really couldn't think of anything on my own, so here's 3 random custom expansion cards that I chose with no real system. Maybe one of these will jump out at you.
I really did not think that the reveal season would halt the competition this much, but here we are.
Transmute is a good card, but because it's Rogue and they always get taxed on all their spells, it needs to be 3 mana.
Roar of Time almost feels like a card that I would make. I like the effect, but I'm not sure how you'd play it to take advantage of your extra mana since you mostly want to play a board clear and a minion which you can't really do here.
I do prefer this version of Serpent Sting over the other one, but it's still too weak to be played. Damage over time on minions is not really something that comes up because minions generally don't last long enough for it. Blood Boil for example, is mostly just played as a Consecration with Lifesteal that sometimes nets you extra damage on one minion.
EXTINCTION is amusing even though the title really shouldn't be capitalized. Warlock sometimes has the ability to heal pretty well, which is slightly concerning.
"Fresh" Ingredients is probably my favorite card on yours.
I'm imagining this with Frostwyrm's Fury. I don't want to imagine this with Frostwyrm's Fury.
Beyond that, it read as if having a single Frozen minions and then Freezing a second one with this will trigger the board clear effect. That may not have been intended, but that's definitely a no for me. Basically just 4 mana to destroy 2 minions at that point.
I would also suggest getting different artwork. Discussion of how morally in/correct it is aside, the art itself isn't really good. I realize this isn't really your fault since it's computer-generated, but I would still suggest finding new art if possible.
It's... really difficult to come up with anything you're satisfied with when the prompts are so broad.
Which is not a bad thing. It's just a challenge. Here's my only card for the competition I have.
Spectacular Entrance basically highlights all the special effects and lights that the audience is blasted with as soon as the performer comes on stage.
Competition Theme: Dies To Removal
Everyone dies eventually; some sooner than others.
Wailor is on the hunt, bringing out the big guns, holy blasts, volcanoes, and whatever else is necessary to eliminate the enemy.
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.
I wouldn't be surprised to see Overdraft put into this year's Core set. With Tradeable coming back and Shaman having an Overload theme, it makes sense that they would do something like that.
Whoa, whoa, whoa!!!
3 mana for an 18/23 body?!! And one with such a powerful Battlecry to reveal brand new cards? This card is beyond game-warping!
You have just a little under 7 hours to submit. I didn't really get a time to post the 24-hour reminder because of how the reveal season started and that just sort of took all of my active mind space at the time. I also didn't really have any time to possibly get another keyword in.
Last-minute feedback that hopefully you guys will be able to read.
I realize that you've already submitted with Gunslinger, so this doesn't really help much… but out of those two, I prefer Quick-Draw if you to keep the mechanic strictly wild west themed.
And good call on giving Deputy Instructor the mechanic proper.
Predator is definitely one of the better keywords I've seen.
Although it's not entirely clear if Night Hunt will trigger itself or not. In other words, if Night Hunt is the first card to kill a minion that turn, will it trigger its own Predator effect? If not, then the tooltip should probably be reworded as "A bonus if an enemy minion has previously died this turn".