Hearthpwn

   Hey guys, I like to keep my head down on forums but this seems like a good time to speak up. So first off, there were inconsistencies about how we were informed about votes. It was certainly confusing at times. However, I don't think we can accurately use any weeks where it wasn't polls for a cumulative vote. The system they use to figure out votes for forum upvotes is notoriously difficult to balance; If you look back on some of the old polls (I used to post to the weeklies years back, this account is a throwaway because I don't really play HS anymore) there was always a massive surge in votes on posts made very near the beginning of the week, hence the formula. I'd suggest that if we want cumulative votes, we have to throw away those results; considering how small the overall number of voters is week to week, the issues with the way votes are given and even tallied for week one will likely have an effect on the overall winner.

   That being said, I'm back and forth on cumulative voting at all. On the one hand it can bring through advantage or shore up a bad set, on the other it can damage you if one week you had a rough post. I think though I'd be fine with either.

   @Klipce and @McF4rtson, maybe we should just partner Klipce and Artimex, and then they can make their own decision about who goes forward. At least then whoever goes forward, there will be no confusion for the other posters. I do respect your position Klipce, I hope that you come to a decision you're comfortable about after a decent conversation of points between the entrants.

   All the discussion aside, congrats to the final four! I had fun making cards in complete silence, and I think every entrant has really put their best foot forward and it shows. And I'll do my best to make my card for Ninja fun... and probably a pirate.

Since my nickname has been mentioned a few times, I feel obliged to write my opinion on the matter. I just want to say, that I really dislike the idea of cumulative votes in the final phase. It destroys the whole purpose of dividing the contest into phases. I got a lot of votes in the first phase, which was pushing me further. I didn't protest, because advancing to the 2nd and 3rd phase was a unimportant matter, but if we divide the contest into phases, they should be treated separately. I did poorly in the latest part, so I fall out now, and it makes sense. I would feel rather bad, if I advanced instead of someone who got more votes in 3rd phase.

Heh I had the same thought about Un’Goro, although I mostly figured it’d be an easy decision for me (since I just got to lean back and tell you to make a Legendary Quest you were already making).

I’ve got an idea for my Primalist rare already but I’ll wait to see what the rest of the set looks like in case it’s an idea you already have covered. 

Ok, for the personal challenge I'll say that the Quest reward should be a Spell. The Primalist Un'goro set is a little minion heavy (something that I, uhhh, didn't really help alleviate) and based on the actual game the Quest spell rewards tended to be more esoteric and fun.

Here's my take on the rare card slot:

First, apologies on the color scheme.  I brute forced through the Hearthcards options to figure out the flair was the Witch Doctor option, but not sure how to make it purple rather than blue.

As for the card itself, it's a mix between Crackling Razormaw and Lightfused Stegodon. Originally thought I could push the stats to 3/4 based on Gentle Megasaur's precedent that Adapting a whole specific tribe is less than a (1) mana effect, but since this essentially gives, you at the very least, an Adaptation on a stick with the potential to become an Evolving Spores with some board setup I went more conservative. 

As for your actual cards:

Roaring Devilsaur, Flame Lasher, and Snatch are great designs. Shinyfin Pearlfinder should be a 2/2, you only get to keep base stats and Discover if there's another condition, ala Dendrologist. I'm also not keen on using rarity as a category, but that's more of a personal taste thing.

Giving a minion "can't attack" is one of those fan creation things that has no consensus on how much it should cost.  I think (5) is too much. When I made a non-damage/non-destroy class I made heavy use of attack limiting and I put the effect at (2). My reasoning was that there were numerous (2) cost spells that could (conditionally) just destroy a minion, so locking it down and thus conditionally neutralizing it as a threat instead of fully removing it) should cost the same.  With some distance I think that's a bit too aggressive, so I'd suggest (3). I'd solicit other suggestions though.

Swift Mount feels overcosted. It requires a board to already be in place, and a board that just came into being since Rush is pointless on the second turn a minion's in play.

I think Tortolla could be "Gain +1/+1 for each tribe among your minions" so it counts itself.  A 6/6 Taunt for (6) isn't game breaking on an empty board.

@Anatomy_of_Time

Really like Twisted Grovekeeper and Swamp Creeper (fun twist on Vilespine Slayer). Think Portable Drought has a minor typo, since I assume it's meant to give your minionS +1/+1.

Springbloom Herald having both a Bloom and "dragon in hand" hurdle feels a bit too much.  A 5/10 Taunt is a hair above a vanilla cost (7) based on Furious Ettin, and "dragon in hand" requirements already let a minion get an additional mana worth of value.  I'd say you'd be fine choosing either the Bloom or dragon requirement, rather than both.

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 Hey SideItem!

I think your card is a very good addition to Klipce's set and actually I was a bit surprised not to see something similar in his set.
BTW if you can spare the few minutes needed to remake the card, you can find the option to change color scheme on Hearthcards by choosing the Witch Doctor. You'll then find two buttons near the mana crystal on top of the card; by clicking one of them you can change from one color scheme to another (works for a bunch of other custom classes as well!)

 

Huh, you learn something new every day! Thanks!

Elderspring and Jadebark are both solid.  I think Springbloom's Bloom effect might be a little overpowered now, since it gets you a Sleepy Dragon for (6) if you have the right hand size.  If you're operating under a "if you hit the Bloom you get a (1) cost effect bump" then maybe change it to gaining +4 Health, which would make it a 4/10 Taunt for (6) and put it in line with Hungry Ettin.

As to the legendary minion, first, gonna say that we've definitely been drinking from the same inspiration pool since this was going to be my Legendary Boomsday scientist:

 While I obviously think the start of game effects are great design, I also think it's something you'd need to seed and support more throughout the class cards.  As is, of the minions and weapons in your class only Amethyst Staff cares about how much Spell Damage you have (as opposed to the various cards that care if you have a Spell Damage minion, which your hero having it wouldn't help), and only Sharpetal Dagger, Living Rose, and Regal Rosebeast add spells to your hand (and the first two are more Razorpetals). I understand the Baku connection would push this to a very "ALL the Razorpetals" style of deck, but contrast with the various minion generating spells that Hunter and Mage get in return for running no minions.

Of the other options, I like the Shudderwock-alike (although you'd want to make sure that Riverbound Cleaver is changed to just "give this" instead of "give this weapon" so it makes sense for Gnarlroot) since as you mention it can fit into any style of Bloom deck.  #1 does have the benefit of being sneakily and flavorfully splashy, which is always a good aspect of class legendaries.

Just wanted to drop by for some potential feedback! The Monk will be taking on the old gods in Whispers of the Old Gods (which didn't have 2 legendaries but I just went with copying the DH rarity from Ashes) 

There is a wild mix of cards in the bunch, with some loose archetypes being Combo Bounce to build up a lot of copies of minions that grant Attack, and Speed C'Thun to push as much power into the Old God as quick as possible before slamming it. 

Thanks to Artimex723 for the Scheming Darkfin, which also happened to come from an oddball tribe, a Murloc. If that breaks the rules though, I will also adjust one of my own to an oddball tribe. I was also given the challenge of a Legendary Weapon! Anyway, here's the set:

Thanks, feedback appreciated! Good luck guys!

@Anatomy_of_Time

I also think your first Gnarlroot is the best, also, works good for the control archetype as it gives it an actual win condition, besides Razorpetal burst.

On the same way, your first legendary weapon I like best. Personally would go for that, being simpler and stuff, although after rewording  (something like "Harvest Season" where you discover plants instead of tarot?) could be awesome as well. Adventure is always an option xD

This is my first take on the spell, what do you think?

First takes on changing this card if I had to: Also adding Razorpetals to your hand, changing cost, making it add cards that summon the spirits while working as Razorpetals... or maybe something about making enemy Razorpetals summon the spirits, as a disruptive.

 That one is up to my partner, it will definitely be too wordy with that text though. I personally don't mind too much, since DH introduced keywords into the basic set that weren't there before, and yes while it's an old expansion, I think having it on one card is fine since if they were introduced that early then things like Lifesteal and Rush would have to be excluded from the basic and initiate set of cards as well.