While we're waiting for official card design contests to become a feature on this site, I propose a little design game. I'm loving the art-based challenge in another thread, but I wish to offer an alternative challenge. It seems that a lot of cards, both in the game and in people's custom creations, are created from scratch for Hearthstone. There's nothing wrong with this, of course, as Hearthstone is it's own fun, lighthearted entity and has a distinct identity from it's parent World of Warcraft. However, I do enjoy going back to the roots of the lore and theme and therefor issue a challenge to design spell cards named after-- and with a similar effect to-- actual spells from that game.
Here are the rules:
1. The spells may be taken from any point in Wow's history including talents. Enemy or boss-unique spells are also allowed.
2. The name must be exact and the effect reflective to what the spell does in the game.
3. Each submission will consist of one card and the choice of category for the next submission. (ie, picking a class for the spell to be from, a talent, from X expansion, from X dungeon/raid, etc.)
4. Art is ideally of Warcraft directly, but other fantasy art is acceptable as long as it shows a fantasy-type picture in a related art style that demonstrates the spell's effects well, (ie, no photos or cartoons/anime please)
To demonstrate, here is my own concept of the pally spell "Cleanse Toxins".
Next submission must be a warrior ability. Have fun everyone. :)
