WE ALL KNOW THE REASON WHY ENRAGE WAS REMOVED FROM THE GAME: BLIZZARD DID NOT MAKE IT A MAJOR THEME OF RASTAKHAN'S RUMBLE, AND THEY WERE EMBARRASSED! STOKE THE FIRES OF FURY + BRING ENRAGE BACK!!
Competition-Specific Restrictions:
You must make a Rastakhan's Rumble card with Enrage, the Keyword that no longer exists.
Blizzard says they removed Enrage because it was more clear to print "while damaged" in full; removing the need for a Keyword also opened up opportunities for more creative usage, such as Quartz Elemental. BUT THIS WAS A LIE!
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I had to update the blurb after it was discovered that Rastakhan's Rumble actually has "Enrage" minions: Spellzerker and Dozing Marksman. Both of which would have been just fine with the implied-flavor of Enrage...
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Disappointed with the lacking Dragon Warrior representation, so I have no choice but to RAGE! Sinestra loses her shit after taking damage, blasting everyone and anyone with fire. How about one last hurrah for Rotface decks before they rotate? Wondering if I should slash the stats to include Taunt.
Edit: Sinti thinks it's too boring; Shadows finds it derivative of Baron Geddon. RIP :(
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Disappointed with the lacking Dragon Warrior representation, so I have no choice but to RAGE! Sinestra loses her shit after taking damage, blasting everyone and anyone with fire. How about one last hurrah for Rotface decks before they rotate? Wondering if I should slash the stats to include Taunt.
Edit: Sinti thinks it's too boring; RIP :(
I think a Boulderfist Ogre with an upside is actually something I want to see. I like it. Not having Taunt actually makes it easier for the effect to go off too.
Reminds me of Sea Reaver... which sucks, but this is a lot better.
I'm not sure if enrage can work this way, but basicly, when it takes damage while at full health gives him divine shield. After the shield is broken, he can be damaged normally. It would require 3 attack of 3 or less damage to kill it. If you heal him to full, it gains another shield when it enrages again.
I think the flavour of this one is good considering Rastakhan's sport theme, but I'm not sure people will like the aggro nature of it. Thoughts?
EDIT: Added the +1/+1 version so that it is less aggro.
Does is affect itself or not? Regardless, the text should be changed.
If it doesn't affect itself, it should say "Enrage: Your other minions have +2 Attack." (or +1/+1)
If it does affect itself, it should say "Enrage: Your minions have +2 Attack." (or +1/+1)
That's right, not the best wording on my part xD It wasn't supposed to affect himself.
And btw, do you prefer the +2 Attack or the +1/+1 version?
About your Enrager, I think it wouldn't be broken. It would peprobab be as bad as other Ragers, as its eeffect is borrowed from another terrible card (Angry Chicken). That said, Ragers don't do well in these competitions, usually.
I'm not sure if enrage can work this way, but basicly, when it takes damage while at full health gives him divine shield. After the shield is broken, he can be damaged normally. It would require 3 attack of 3 or less damage to kill it. If you heal him to full, it gains another shield when it enrages again.
Enrage can't work this way since Enrage is a passive effect, and Divine Shield is an applied effect. Imagine if it said "Has Divine Shield while damaged". That doesn't make any sense.
I think the flavour of this one is good considering Rastakhan's sport theme, but I'm not sure people will like the aggro nature of it. Thoughts?
EDIT: Added the +1/+1 version so that it is less aggro.
Does is affect itself or not? Regardless, the text should be changed.
If it doesn't affect itself, it should say "Enrage: Your other minions have +2 Attack." (or +1/+1)
If it does affect itself, it should say "Enrage: Your minions have +2 Attack." (or +1/+1)
That's right, not the best wording on my part xD It wasn't supposed to affect himself.
And btw, do you prefer the +2 Attack or the +1/+1 version?
I'd say the +2 Attack version, only because passive Health buffs are very wonky with the way they work (see pre-nerf Murloc Warleader or Stormwind Champion).
That said, Ragers don't do well in these competitions, usually.
Past experience tells us that is depressingly-false lel. Memes do quite well in the WCDC when done right. Maybe not winners but they earn themselves a fair amount of upvotes and finalist positions.
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Disappointed with the lacking Dragon Warrior representation, so I have no choice but to RAGE! Sinestra loses her shit after taking damage, blasting everyone and anyone with fire. How about one last hurrah for Rotface decks before they rotate? Wondering if I should slash the stats to include Taunt.
Edit: Sinti thinks it's too boring; Shadows finds it derivative of Baron Geddon. RIP :(
I like it, if only because it's both an Enrage consumer AND activator.
I'm not sure if enrage can work this way, but basicly, when it takes damage while at full health gives him divine shield. After the shield is broken, he can be damaged normally. It would require 3 attack of 3 or less damage to kill it. If you heal him to full, it gains another shield when it enrages again.
As Demon noted this card does not function :( Enrage is kind of like an aura, while Divine Shield is a one-time application.
And btw, do you prefer the +2 Attack or the +1/+1 version?
+2 Attack, for the same reasoning as Demon mentioned. Temporary +X Health is a pain to manage.
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I updated Sinestra, shifting the Enrage effect to a Battlecry so it's more immediately reliable, plays better with other Enrage cards, and makes it more appealing for War Master Voone:
Thanks for the feedback/support, Wailor + Demon :D
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Thoughts? i was thinking of implementing the opposite of Overkill, where the opponent is punished for not making good trades.
I imagine if it were a real card, it would be worded as "Whenever this minion survived damage, return it to your hand", thus invalidating the card. Enrage is supposed to be a passive effect. This is not a passive effect, but a triggered effect.
Good tip: Try to imagine Enrage as saying "while damaged" instead like it is right now. If the wording still makes sense, it works.
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This is the Discussion Topic. The Submission Topic is here.
Competition Theme: Enrage 2: Return of Enrage
WE ALL KNOW THE REASON WHY ENRAGE WAS REMOVED FROM THE GAME: BLIZZARD DID NOT MAKE IT A MAJOR THEME OF RASTAKHAN'S RUMBLE, AND THEY WERE EMBARRASSED! STOKE THE FIRES OF FURY + BRING ENRAGE BACK!!
Competition-Specific Restrictions:
Competition Process
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It is during this Phase that you may submit entries to the Submission Topic. You may also, of course, feel free to give early up-votes to any submissions that you like! Note that this is only 24 hours!
Voting Phase (Starts 21:00 UTC 28/11/2018, Ends 22:00 UTC 28/11/2018
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! Note that this phase only lasts for 1 Hour.
Final Phase (Starts 22:00 UTC 28/11/2018, Ends 21:00 UTC 29/11/2018)
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
Hello everybody! This topic is for discussion of our "Enrage 2: Return of Enrage" mini-competition. 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:
So, without further ado, have fun and get creating!
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I am a finalist in this Class Creation Competition, so if you could give it a look I would be greatly appreciative <3
I had to update the blurb after it was discovered that Rastakhan's Rumble actually has "Enrage" minions: Spellzerker and Dozing Marksman. Both of which would have been just fine with the implied-flavor of Enrage...
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I am a finalist in this Class Creation Competition, so if you could give it a look I would be greatly appreciative <3
Is it too late to say I'm sorry?
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Shame! Shame! Shame!...anyway, here's mine:
Disappointed with the lacking Dragon Warrior representation, so I have no choice but to RAGE! Sinestra loses her shit after taking damage, blasting everyone and anyone with fire. How about one last hurrah for Rotface decks before they rotate? Wondering if I should slash the stats to include Taunt.
Edit: Sinti thinks it's too boring; Shadows finds it derivative of Baron Geddon. RIP :(
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I am a finalist in this Class Creation Competition, so if you could give it a look I would be greatly appreciative <3
I think a Boulderfist Ogre with an upside is actually something I want to see. I like it. Not having Taunt actually makes it easier for the effect to go off too.
Reminds me of Sea Reaver... which sucks, but this is a lot better.
EDIT: BTW, is Enrager balanced?
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I think the flavour of this one is good considering Rastakhan's sport theme, but I'm not sure people will like the aggro nature of it. Thoughts?
EDIT: Added the +1/+1 version so that it is less aggro.
Does is affect itself or not? Regardless, the text should be changed.
If it doesn't affect itself, it should say "Enrage: Your other minions have +2 Attack." (or +1/+1)
If it does affect itself, it should say "Enrage: Your minions have +2 Attack." (or +1/+1)
Click the image to go to my custom Time Traveler class.
I'm not sure if enrage can work this way, but basicly, when it takes damage while at full health gives him divine shield. After the shield is broken, he can be damaged normally. It would require 3 attack of 3 or less damage to kill it. If you heal him to full, it gains another shield when it enrages again.
That's right, not the best wording on my part xD It wasn't supposed to affect himself.
And btw, do you prefer the +2 Attack or the +1/+1 version?
About your Enrager, I think it wouldn't be broken. It would peprobab be as bad as other Ragers, as its eeffect is borrowed from another terrible card (Angry Chicken). That said, Ragers don't do well in these competitions, usually.
Enrage can't work this way since Enrage is a passive effect, and Divine Shield is an applied effect. Imagine if it said "Has Divine Shield while damaged". That doesn't make any sense.
I'd say the +2 Attack version, only because passive Health buffs are very wonky with the way they work (see pre-nerf Murloc Warleader or Stormwind Champion).
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Past experience tells us that is depressingly-false lel. Memes do quite well in the WCDC when done right. Maybe not winners but they earn themselves a fair amount of upvotes and finalist positions.
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I like it, if only because it's both an Enrage consumer AND activator.
Yes? I mean, it's a meme through-and-through, and it requires a ton of effort to ever take advantage of the Enrage.
As Demon noted this card does not function :( Enrage is kind of like an aura, while Divine Shield is a one-time application.
+2 Attack, for the same reasoning as Demon mentioned. Temporary +X Health is a pain to manage.
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I am a finalist in this Class Creation Competition, so if you could give it a look I would be greatly appreciative <3
I updated Sinestra, shifting the Enrage effect to a Battlecry so it's more immediately reliable, plays better with other Enrage cards, and makes it more appealing for War Master Voone:
Thanks for the feedback/support, Wailor + Demon :D
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Thoughts? i was thinking of implementing the opposite of Overkill, where the opponent is punished for not making good trades.
Unpopular opinion: Rogue is OP
I imagine if it were a real card, it would be worded as "Whenever this minion survived damage, return it to your hand", thus invalidating the card. Enrage is supposed to be a passive effect. This is not a passive effect, but a triggered effect.
Good tip: Try to imagine Enrage as saying "while damaged" instead like it is right now. If the wording still makes sense, it works.
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Scarlet Gladiator and Peaceful Monk are a clear indication of why Enrage was removed. It's indeed a confusing keyword.
Here’s my attempt.
Not something terribly good, but (maybe?) decent in Arena (get it? ARENA? HAHAHA). Thoughts?
https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/198f7b00-594e-4f7a-a760-c1954be2630c
:P
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I am a finalist in this Class Creation Competition, so if you could give it a look I would be greatly appreciative <3
Final Poll, now up!
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