grumpymonk - I prefer the 2-mana Attentive Student. She can be combo'd early with something cheap for fast cycling, or something bigger later on for the value. The only use-case that might be a problem is Evocation.
shaveyou - I will echo the concerns of flavor, but other than that the card seems good-to-go from a functionality standpoint.
Nirast - As I noted in Discord, I think the card is too complex; I'm not a fan of it :( It also seems way too strong, as well, considering you could fill a board of Murlocs with this Spellburst, then chain them all at the same time to mass-buff your units with two spells at the most.
Wailor - I like Sturdy Quarterback the most, although he is admittedly much simpler than Spellcaster In Training (don't care for that name). Perhaps too simple? Hard to say.
Demonxz95 - I like Stitched Arm the most, still, and I see that you submitted already.
FieselFitz - You've made good changes; especially the watermark :P I think you're good to go.
bananenparty - I'm not sure where the flavor of a salesman comes into play with the effect, or with Scholomance as a whole. Mechanically it seems fine.
KANSAS - I like The Lorekeeper: taking Dead Man's Hand and giving it to everyone opens up a lot of possibilities. Not a fan of the Wind Totem, mostly because it has an Attack stat despite being a stationary Totem.
DavnanKillder - Trapmaster Alanna is fine, but Hunter/Rogue was not a Scholomance combination so I would avoid this one. Mad Researcher should not have above-average stats: Yeah you have to discard two cards, but you're still up two in your hand. And given the Warlock has various ways to take advantage of discard, this is not a full drawback that would warrant better-than-normal stats.
Ekkeh - I love the flavor of it, implying the Banshee possesses the enemy minion. I think, however, that the Banshee would still die even if your opponent had no minions; I'm not sure how to fix that. Not the worst thing, 'cause it balances the card out: now you can't be so flippant with your spells. If you want to nerf it somehow, I would take a point or two away from its Attack: you want the 6 Health so it can survive a round if necessary, but maybe it shouldn't be able to trade so well.
TheHoax91 - This seems way too complex in practice, although it certainly has a "wow factor" to it. That you have to explain exactly how to pull it off is a point against the card, in my opinion.
anchorm4n - I like the edited version you came up with; I agree in-that it needs the additional clarification. I think you're good to go as-is; you don't need a way around Divine Shield.
BloodMefist - I like the Skeleton version: it's like a mix of KT and Cycle of Hatred. If you want it to be more unique, though, I would go with the healing-version.
Arkasaur - You're absolutely right about Golden Justicar: I would not print that with Hand of A'dal in the same Year. Ancestral Crescent is fine, and could be cool as a means to immediately mitigate an Overload.
I have a new idea. If you find a Druid weapon problematic, I also have it in minion form. Edit: Added a smaller version of the Teacher, as per Arkasaur's suggestion.
This is an idea I had while at work today. A Guardian Animals deck loses a lot of its juice when the Beasts make it into your hand; well, now you can mitigate that with the Tamer's Whip! Note that it does not specify "costs 5 or less", so this could also be used with bigger Beasts like King Krush or Marsh Hydra. Could work great in Wild as well to offset someone like Kathrena Winterwisp.
If you would prefer it not to be dual-class, I can make it Hunter-only. I also fear it's not the most original idea, being "GA but your hand". I just like that it compliments the deck to make it run smoother.
KANSAS - I think the Shaman card is the more interesting of the two. It functions like Madam Goya but self-contained and slightly cheaper. At 5-mana you have to compare it to Barnes, and that's when the warning lights come on. Pulling the full-size Y'Shaarj, Rage Unbound or whatever could lead to some frustrating games for your opponent. Tad is a powerful card for Big Shaman; I just wonder if it's too powerful.
FieselFitz - I think it's fine…it's just not very exciting. Not much to say about it.
ChickyChick - Deadly Shot is 3-mana, so that + a 5/5 is about 8-mana's worth of value, so I guess it might be balanced. The Stealth could make it bonkers, though. I think it should say "or gain Stealth until your next turn if there are none."…and lose the Classic watermark :P
grayghost39 - I agree with dapperdog in-that it should say "other minions", to avoid the self-damage. I think the ebb-and-flow effect is flavorful, so kudos there. Change the Classic watermark :P
bigcums - The card is interesting, being a control-y kind of effect in a deck that wants to swarm the board and win fast. I feel like most Shamans would just use it without the Murlocs, as a generalized AoE effect, but that's not necessarily your fault. All-in-all, I like it, and I don't generally like Murloc cards.
BloodMefist - I like the change to "not-Illithids" lol. I think you're ready to submit :)
Demonxz95 - As I noted in Discord, I like Submerged Bomb the most.
Pokeniner - I like it costing 4-mana because that's different - we have a lot of 3/3/X weapons in the game already - and it also comes after most Murlocs in terms of cost. That makes it an upper-end "closer" for the deck.
MenacingBagel - I support making it a Demon Hunter card - they have a lot of unusual control elements going on. I think nerfing the cost was the right call, as well: Yeah Recycle is a bad card, but this is a Recycle you can use three times so costing 4 would be quite powerful. All-in-all, I think you're good to go.
Hordaki - I like her. Fits with what the Priest does mechanically, and has good flavor overall. Making it random keeps the effect from being too strong.
Cg8889 - I think I agree with the others in-that this is unnecessarily complex and might be too good as a Neutral card.
DavnanKillder - I like both cards, even though Undersea Ambush would make more sense to me as a Demon Hunter card (given Illidan's association with the Naga, and the token-summoning/sacrificing cards like Command the Illidari). For Deep-Sea Drowner, the Dormant is a major positive, being hard to kill and coming back with Rush again, so I think you should knock the stats down a little more.
TheHoax91 - Of the three presented in your latest post, I like the one on the right the most ("Your spells cost (3).") A major boon to a Mage that wants to drive home some big spells, but not as powerful as the middle version (which can play 4 big spells in a single turn, after you lay down Azshara). "Your spells cost (2) less", by comparison to the other two, is not a big enough payoff for the effort involved and not very interesting.
Neoguli - I find your card interesting and weird. It's technically like having two less cards in your deck, because you'll never truly draw the Anchor until there's nothing left. A godsend to a Combo deck, and I'm not sure I like that. Could do some interesting things with [Hearthstone Card (Lorekeeper Polket) Not Found], as well, since you know the card will be the lowest-Cost of what's left.
Arkasaur - I would leave it as a 4/4 Shark, given it's only a 2-mana spell. I like the class combination (with Beasts on one side, and damaged minion-synergy on the other), and I think the flavor is there.
grumpymonk - I like Naga Fel Witch a lot. Like, a lot a lot. It perfectly matches the other Naga Witches (Naga Sea Witch, Naga Sand Witch), and it's something both classes could appreciate and use. I would definitely go with her.
Valor1204 - I don't think I like it :( There's a lot of effort involved to get the Coins: the Pirates have to die on your turn (so you can cast the spell), you have to spend 3-mana and a card to summon the chests, and the chests then have to die (not easy when they have no Attack). I just don't see people taking the time to jump through those hoops in a Pirate deck.
Wailor - I like Sacred Seahorse, in-part because it's so dramatically different to everything else that people have come up with. It's a Paladin card, for one thing, and the flavor fits the class. A lot of new/recent Paladin cards play with Divine Shield, so I could see this having a home in a deck somewhere.
Lost Tallstrider stats, but a Dragon and you can replicate it for the cost of a Coin ('cause Plunder Drakes flock to treasure). I have to assume that the expansion Plunder Drake comes from would have additional means of generating The Coin, but even if you look just at Standard there's Licensed Adventurer, Lucrative Contract, and Umbral Skulker (with more in Wild, obviously).
I'll try to provide feedback tomorrow after I get home from work: I have a massive headache and might just go to bed.
I don't like that An Acquired Taste damages TK, but maybe that's for balance reasons. I'm wondering if he should be paired with Demacia for Detain, so he can actually capture big threats without dying; or Freljord for Frostbite, with the same reasoning (Frostbite a threat, then eat them). Otherwise he has to capture low-Power units, which sucks.
Considered one of the most powerful sorceresses the world has ever known, and that was before she was gifted the body and power of a Naga by N'Zoth, the Corruptor. Note that you need the initial mana to cast the spell before it's refunded; this isn't exactly "Sorcerer's Apprentice, but better". That should balance the effect: you still won't see a Pyroblast before turn 10, for example.
Edit: I see I've been beaten to Azshara :( I would say the card is written fine as-is, TheHoax91.
You can blame Riot's own phrasing: according to them, Call of the Mountain is a three-part "set", with the "expansions" coming in August, October, and December. August's expansion was simply called "Call of the Mountain" - to confuse things further, I guess - but apparently the other two will have unique names.
After that, we'll start another "set" of three "expansions".
Shyvana is from Demacia, and will be their champion. SI and Freljord already got their champion for this set, so I'm a little confused about why they highlighted those two :/
Following feedback, I made some variants of my Epic Tortollan Hellraiser: let me know which one you prefer so I can narrow it down XD
The original version.
Costs 5 instead of 6.
Removed the Taunt, added +1 Attack.
The original version minus the Demon tag. I think Wrathspike Brute makes the tag okay, personally.
I won't be sharing additional feedback tonight, but hopefully I can do it tomorrow. I start a new job on Thursday, so I need to find time to squeeze it in.
Here's the feedback:
grumpymonk - I prefer the 2-mana Attentive Student. She can be combo'd early with something cheap for fast cycling, or something bigger later on for the value. The only use-case that might be a problem is Evocation.
shaveyou - I will echo the concerns of flavor, but other than that the card seems good-to-go from a functionality standpoint.
Nirast - As I noted in Discord, I think the card is too complex; I'm not a fan of it :( It also seems way too strong, as well, considering you could fill a board of Murlocs with this Spellburst, then chain them all at the same time to mass-buff your units with two spells at the most.
Wailor - I like Sturdy Quarterback the most, although he is admittedly much simpler than Spellcaster In Training (don't care for that name). Perhaps too simple? Hard to say.
Demonxz95 - I like Stitched Arm the most, still, and I see that you submitted already.
FieselFitz - You've made good changes; especially the watermark :P I think you're good to go.
bananenparty - I'm not sure where the flavor of a salesman comes into play with the effect, or with Scholomance as a whole. Mechanically it seems fine.
KANSAS - I like The Lorekeeper: taking Dead Man's Hand and giving it to everyone opens up a lot of possibilities. Not a fan of the Wind Totem, mostly because it has an Attack stat despite being a stationary Totem.
DavnanKillder - Trapmaster Alanna is fine, but Hunter/Rogue was not a Scholomance combination so I would avoid this one. Mad Researcher should not have above-average stats: Yeah you have to discard two cards, but you're still up two in your hand. And given the Warlock has various ways to take advantage of discard, this is not a full drawback that would warrant better-than-normal stats.
Ekkeh - I love the flavor of it, implying the Banshee possesses the enemy minion. I think, however, that the Banshee would still die even if your opponent had no minions; I'm not sure how to fix that. Not the worst thing, 'cause it balances the card out: now you can't be so flippant with your spells. If you want to nerf it somehow, I would take a point or two away from its Attack: you want the 6 Health so it can survive a round if necessary, but maybe it shouldn't be able to trade so well.
TheHoax91 - This seems way too complex in practice, although it certainly has a "wow factor" to it. That you have to explain exactly how to pull it off is a point against the card, in my opinion.
anchorm4n - I like the edited version you came up with; I agree in-that it needs the additional clarification. I think you're good to go as-is; you don't need a way around Divine Shield.
BloodMefist - I like the Skeleton version: it's like a mix of KT and Cycle of Hatred. If you want it to be more unique, though, I would go with the healing-version.
Arkasaur - You're absolutely right about Golden Justicar: I would not print that with Hand of A'dal in the same Year. Ancestral Crescent is fine, and could be cool as a means to immediately mitigate an Overload.
I have a new idea. If you find a Druid weapon problematic, I also have it in minion form. Edit: Added a smaller version of the Teacher, as per Arkasaur's suggestion.
Working on feedback next.
Genevieve Elmheart is my favorite non-Champion card; wish she didn't need nerfing, but I understand.
@Wailor I like the middle iteration the most. The first is too wordy, and the third one isn't clear that you add them.
@Demonxz95 I really like the Stitching Arm. I would go with that one.
This is an idea I had while at work today. A Guardian Animals deck loses a lot of its juice when the Beasts make it into your hand; well, now you can mitigate that with the Tamer's Whip! Note that it does not specify "costs 5 or less", so this could also be used with bigger Beasts like King Krush or Marsh Hydra. Could work great in Wild as well to offset someone like Kathrena Winterwisp.
If you would prefer it not to be dual-class, I can make it Hunter-only. I also fear it's not the most original idea, being "GA but your hand". I just like that it compliments the deck to make it run smoother.
Congratulations to Arkasaur!
Good luck to our finalists :)
Could we be seeing Galio next year? This both looks like him and has a general anti-Mage functionality like Galio does.
Aww, that sucks :( I was at work and could not post a "you've got X to submit!" warning like I usually try to do.
Could we be getting Shyvana this week? :D I was positive I would have to wait for December.
@Hordaki I fear that the new version is basically an anti-Deathrattle tech card, and tech cards should not be class cards.
I apologize for not providing feedback sooner.
KANSAS - I think the Shaman card is the more interesting of the two. It functions like Madam Goya but self-contained and slightly cheaper. At 5-mana you have to compare it to Barnes, and that's when the warning lights come on. Pulling the full-size Y'Shaarj, Rage Unbound or whatever could lead to some frustrating games for your opponent. Tad is a powerful card for Big Shaman; I just wonder if it's too powerful.
FieselFitz - I think it's fine…it's just not very exciting. Not much to say about it.
ChickyChick - Deadly Shot is 3-mana, so that + a 5/5 is about 8-mana's worth of value, so I guess it might be balanced. The Stealth could make it bonkers, though. I think it should say "or gain Stealth until your next turn if there are none."…and lose the Classic watermark :P
grayghost39 - I agree with dapperdog in-that it should say "other minions", to avoid the self-damage. I think the ebb-and-flow effect is flavorful, so kudos there. Change the Classic watermark :P
bigcums - The card is interesting, being a control-y kind of effect in a deck that wants to swarm the board and win fast. I feel like most Shamans would just use it without the Murlocs, as a generalized AoE effect, but that's not necessarily your fault. All-in-all, I like it, and I don't generally like Murloc cards.
BloodMefist - I like the change to "not-Illithids" lol. I think you're ready to submit :)
Demonxz95 - As I noted in Discord, I like Submerged Bomb the most.
Pokeniner - I like it costing 4-mana because that's different - we have a lot of 3/3/X weapons in the game already - and it also comes after most Murlocs in terms of cost. That makes it an upper-end "closer" for the deck.
MenacingBagel - I support making it a Demon Hunter card - they have a lot of unusual control elements going on. I think nerfing the cost was the right call, as well: Yeah Recycle is a bad card, but this is a Recycle you can use three times so costing 4 would be quite powerful. All-in-all, I think you're good to go.
Hordaki - I like her. Fits with what the Priest does mechanically, and has good flavor overall. Making it random keeps the effect from being too strong.
Cg8889 - I think I agree with the others in-that this is unnecessarily complex and might be too good as a Neutral card.
DavnanKillder - I like both cards, even though Undersea Ambush would make more sense to me as a Demon Hunter card (given Illidan's association with the Naga, and the token-summoning/sacrificing cards like Command the Illidari). For Deep-Sea Drowner, the Dormant is a major positive, being hard to kill and coming back with Rush again, so I think you should knock the stats down a little more.
TheHoax91 - Of the three presented in your latest post, I like the one on the right the most ("Your spells cost (3).") A major boon to a Mage that wants to drive home some big spells, but not as powerful as the middle version (which can play 4 big spells in a single turn, after you lay down Azshara). "Your spells cost (2) less", by comparison to the other two, is not a big enough payoff for the effort involved and not very interesting.
Neoguli - I find your card interesting and weird. It's technically like having two less cards in your deck, because you'll never truly draw the Anchor until there's nothing left. A godsend to a Combo deck, and I'm not sure I like that. Could do some interesting things with [Hearthstone Card (Lorekeeper Polket) Not Found], as well, since you know the card will be the lowest-Cost of what's left.
Arkasaur - I would leave it as a 4/4 Shark, given it's only a 2-mana spell. I like the class combination (with Beasts on one side, and damaged minion-synergy on the other), and I think the flavor is there.
grumpymonk - I like Naga Fel Witch a lot. Like, a lot a lot. It perfectly matches the other Naga Witches (Naga Sea Witch, Naga Sand Witch), and it's something both classes could appreciate and use. I would definitely go with her.
Valor1204 - I don't think I like it :( There's a lot of effort involved to get the Coins: the Pirates have to die on your turn (so you can cast the spell), you have to spend 3-mana and a card to summon the chests, and the chests then have to die (not easy when they have no Attack). I just don't see people taking the time to jump through those hoops in a Pirate deck.
Wailor - I like Sacred Seahorse, in-part because it's so dramatically different to everything else that people have come up with. It's a Paladin card, for one thing, and the flavor fits the class. A lot of new/recent Paladin cards play with Divine Shield, so I could see this having a home in a deck somewhere.
I'm not happy with Queen Azshara so I made this:
Lost Tallstrider stats, but a Dragon and you can replicate it for the cost of a Coin ('cause Plunder Drakes flock to treasure). I have to assume that the expansion Plunder Drake comes from would have additional means of generating The Coin, but even if you look just at Standard there's Licensed Adventurer, Lucrative Contract, and Umbral Skulker (with more in Wild, obviously).
I'll try to provide feedback tomorrow after I get home from work: I have a massive headache and might just go to bed.
I don't like that An Acquired Taste damages TK, but maybe that's for balance reasons. I'm wondering if he should be paired with Demacia for Detain, so he can actually capture big threats without dying; or Freljord for Frostbite, with the same reasoning (Frostbite a threat, then eat them). Otherwise he has to capture low-Power units, which sucks.
Considered one of the most powerful sorceresses the world has ever known, and that was before she was gifted the body and power of a Naga by N'Zoth, the Corruptor. Note that you need the initial mana to cast the spell before it's refunded; this isn't exactly "Sorcerer's Apprentice, but better". That should balance the effect: you still won't see a Pyroblast before turn 10, for example.
Edit: I see I've been beaten to Azshara :( I would say the card is written fine as-is, TheHoax91.
Good luck to our finalists :)
You can blame Riot's own phrasing: according to them, Call of the Mountain is a three-part "set", with the "expansions" coming in August, October, and December. August's expansion was simply called "Call of the Mountain" - to confuse things further, I guess - but apparently the other two will have unique names.
After that, we'll start another "set" of three "expansions".
Shyvana is from Demacia, and will be their champion. SI and Freljord already got their champion for this set, so I'm a little confused about why they highlighted those two :/
Here's hoping Shyvana is in the next group :)
Following feedback, I made some variants of my Epic Tortollan Hellraiser: let me know which one you prefer so I can narrow it down XD
I won't be sharing additional feedback tonight, but hopefully I can do it tomorrow. I start a new job on Thursday, so I need to find time to squeeze it in.