This weeks theme comes from TheProgenitor,whose "The Great Heist" was the winner of our "Three Card Monte" competition.
Competition-Specific Restrictions:
Your card must have the number "1" in its effect text somewhere. Keeping it simple for the sendoff!
Note that the word "One" doesn't count - so no trying to sneak in with otherwise illegal Choose One cards.
We also won't be accepting numbers that happen to contain "1" - no Alexstraszas with 15s or Klaxxi Amber-Weavers with 10s please! We're looking specifically for the number "1".
Preview Phase (Starts Now! Ends 20:00 UTC 18/May/2017) During this Phase, the Discussion Topic is made available, previewing this week's competition theme. Entry and Early Voting Phase (Starts 20:00 UTC 18/May/2017, Ends 20:00 UTC 22/May/2017) During this Phase, the Submission Topic is made available for your submissions. You may also, of course, feel free to give early up-votes to any submissions that you like! Voting Phase (Starts 20:00 UTC 22/May/2017, Ends 20:00 UTC 23/May/2017) During this Phase, the Submission Topic will be locked, so no more entries may be submitted. Instead, use this time to browse the submissions and up-vote your favorites! Final Phase (Starts 20:00 UTC 23/May/2017, Ends 20:00 UTC 24/May/2017) During this Phase, the Discussion Topic will also be locked, and a new Poll Topic will go up. Discussion will be allowed to continue in the Poll Topic, and it will also include all the qualifying finalists and poll to decide the winner of the competition!
Discussion Topic Rules
To make sure that everything runs smoothly, we need to reserve the Submission Topic for submissions only. Everything else goes here. What is everything else, you might ask?
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Looking for more information about the WCDC or Fan Creations in general? Why not check out this FAQ to see if your question is answered there?
So, without further ado, have fun and get creating!
Wow, I regret from losing to Standoff, I got tons of ideas, especially from my WIP expansion (Wich I haven't proggresed much because of hype finals)
From what these seem, is trying to push a dead archetype in standard, trying to push it a bit, Crystalizing Armor with the few buffs Shaman has, with a low Overload budget to increase its value, and Ultragen Demon, for aggro/discard (Not dead) decks, going entire aggro spends an entire hand, why not on this?
One of these days, I'm going to win one of these things. Since I almost always do minions for these competitions, I figured I would do a spell for this week.
Obligatory kinda boring first idea. I think the name could be better though. The idea is that you mess with their brain so they would be too afraid and weak-willed to fight.
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Click the image to go to my custom Time Traveler class.
The Weapon could probably have 1 durability to start with? And spearman might need a stat reduction to 1/1 (and should say RANDOM friendly minion)? As for the foreman, I'm not sure if it's takes/deals or take/deal... Never been good with that.
Anyways, these are my initial ideas. Not sure if they're interesting enough?
EDIT: Would a card text with the number 10 be allowed? As in "Reduce its cost by (10)."? Not sure if it's ment as the number 1, or if 1 can just be a part of any number.
I'm assuming that subversion like "Draw 1 card" would be disqualified, since that's normally written as "Draw a card", right?
Yes, anything which is written in a non-standard way to meet the rules will be disqualified - apart from your example, this might include any card the asks you to "choose one" (besides the obvious Choose One cards, this would be things like Curious Glimmerroot), since it has always been written alphabetically, not numerically, as far as I'm aware.
Okay, I thought of another idea, and this one is kinda hilarious.
It may look really good for 0, but the reason I decided to price it at 0 instead of 1 is because your opponent is likely to kill one of those next turn and if they do, then this is a Lost in the Jungle that gives your opponent a weapon and at 1 mana, that would be pretty bad so that's why I made 0.
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Click the image to go to my custom Time Traveler class.
Hm, I had a similar idea but not quite as... well, clunky and OP. This wouldn't work with a Quest Hunter, which is what I assume it's meant for, unless it's played after the quest triggers.
Would a card text with the number 10 be allowed? As in "Reduce its cost by (10)."? Not sure if it's ment as the number 1, or if 1 can just be a part of any number.
Okay, I thought of another idea, and this one is kinda hilarious.
It may look really good for 0, but the reason I decided to price it at 0 instead of 1 is because your opponent is likely to kill one of those next turn and if they do, then this is a Lost in the Jungle that gives your opponent a weapon and at 1 mana, that would be pretty bad so that's why I made 0.
Working on a similar principle to Loatheb. Allows you to still get value from non damage dealing spells but can punish those that rely on nothing more than damage dealing spells. If anyone wonders how it works a Fireball would deal one damage. A swipe would deal one damage to the target and 1 damage to all others. Essentially if it would cause damage to a character that damage will be 1 instead of its normal value.
Edit: I will give it a beast tag if people think it is worth proceeding with?
This is the Discussion Topic. The Submission Topic is here.
Competition Theme: One For All
This weeks theme comes from TheProgenitor, whose "The Great Heist" was the winner of our "Three Card Monte" competition.
Competition-Specific Restrictions:
Competition Process
Preview Phase (Starts Now! Ends 20:00 UTC 18/May/2017)
During this Phase, the Discussion Topic is made available, previewing this week's competition theme.
Entry and Early Voting Phase (Starts 20:00 UTC 18/May/2017, Ends 20:00 UTC 22/May/2017)
During this Phase, the Submission Topic is made available for your submissions. You may also, of course, feel free to give early up-votes to any submissions that you like!
Voting Phase (Starts 20:00 UTC 22/May/2017, Ends 20:00 UTC 23/May/2017)
During this Phase, the Submission Topic will be locked, so no more entries may be submitted. Instead, use this time to browse the submissions and up-vote your favorites!
Final Phase (Starts 20:00 UTC 23/May/2017, Ends 20:00 UTC 24/May/2017)
During this Phase, the Discussion Topic will also be locked, and a new Poll Topic will go up. Discussion will be allowed to continue in the Poll Topic, and it will also include all the qualifying finalists and poll to decide the winner of the competition!
Discussion Topic Rules
To make sure that everything runs smoothly, we need to reserve the Submission Topic for submissions only. Everything else goes here. What is everything else, you might ask?
All of that said, please refrain from the following:
Looking for more information about the WCDC or Fan Creations in general? Why not check out this FAQ to see if your question is answered there?
So, without further ado, have fun and get creating!
You can find me here! Good luck everyone!
Hmmm, interesting. Good luck to all!
Quick question are Quests where the rewards comply with the design rule allowed?
Wow,
I regret from losing to Standoff,I got tons of ideas, especially from my WIP expansion (Wich I haven't proggresed much because of hype finals)From what these seem, is trying to push a dead archetype in standard, trying to push it a bit, Crystalizing Armor with the few buffs Shaman has, with a low Overload budget to increase its value, and Ultragen Demon, for aggro/discard (Not dead) decks, going entire aggro spends an entire hand, why not on this?
The joke is you.
Alright starting off with the most obvious one I could think of...
I assume cards like Maiden of the Lake and Frost Giant qualify? As well as any cards that Overload for 1 or have Spell Damage +1?
"The Slayer" custom class
"The Great Thaw" expansion competition finalist
Something something the 1 Ring.
Currently working on the Tinker! K&C and WW / JUG and KotFT / Classic / Basic / Introduction
My Previous Classes: Apothecary (unfinished) / Chronomancer / Death Knight (old)
My Previous Expansions: Hallow's End
One of these days, I'm going to win one of these things. Since I almost always do minions for these competitions, I figured I would do a spell for this week.
Obligatory kinda boring first idea. I think the name could be better though. The idea is that you mess with their brain so they would be too afraid and weak-willed to fight.
Click the image to go to my custom Time Traveler class.
Currently working on the Tinker! K&C and WW / JUG and KotFT / Classic / Basic / Introduction
My Previous Classes: Apothecary (unfinished) / Chronomancer / Death Knight (old)
My Previous Expansions: Hallow's End
I'm assuming that subversion like "Draw 1 card" would be disqualified, since that's normally written as "Draw a card", right?
So, Razorpetal cards are allowed? Like Razorpetal Volley? Because the card is explaining the text of another card...
Nzoth priest would appreciate this. What do you guys think? Boom Bot
Do you guys think it is balanced for 5 mana? Should it be a legendary?
The Weapon could probably have 1 durability to start with? And spearman might need a stat reduction to 1/1 (and should say RANDOM friendly minion)? As for the foreman, I'm not sure if it's takes/deals or take/deal... Never been good with that.
Anyways, these are my initial ideas. Not sure if they're interesting enough?
EDIT: Would a card text with the number 10 be allowed? As in "Reduce its cost by (10)."? Not sure if it's ment as the number 1, or if 1 can just be a part of any number.
Yes to all of these examples.
You can find me here! Good luck everyone!
Current ideas, feeling Rogue-y this week lol
Okay, I thought of another idea, and this one is kinda hilarious.
It may look really good for 0, but the reason I decided to price it at 0 instead of 1 is because your opponent is likely to kill one of those next turn and if they do, then this is a Lost in the Jungle that gives your opponent a weapon and at 1 mana, that would be pretty bad so that's why I made 0.
Click the image to go to my custom Time Traveler class.
Currently working on the Tinker! K&C and WW / JUG and KotFT / Classic / Basic / Introduction
My Previous Classes: Apothecary (unfinished) / Chronomancer / Death Knight (old)
My Previous Expansions: Hallow's End
You can find me here! Good luck everyone!
Currently working on the Tinker! K&C and WW / JUG and KotFT / Classic / Basic / Introduction
My Previous Classes: Apothecary (unfinished) / Chronomancer / Death Knight (old)
My Previous Expansions: Hallow's End
Working on a similar principle to Loatheb. Allows you to still get value from non damage dealing spells but can punish those that rely on nothing more than damage dealing spells. If anyone wonders how it works a Fireball would deal one damage. A swipe would deal one damage to the target and 1 damage to all others. Essentially if it would cause damage to a character that damage will be 1 instead of its normal value.
Edit: I will give it a beast tag if people think it is worth proceeding with?