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Theme Restrictions:

• Your entry must consist of two, collectible, Legendary minions.
• Each card must reference the other by name in their card texts.
• The cards must have some sort of direct interaction with one another

We have whittled down ~180 valid entries to just 20 of the community's favorites.
Check out all the finalists below and vote in our poll (vote for as many or as few as you like) to help decide the winner, and be sure to check back after the poll finishes for the announcement of the winner and the start of a new theme!

NOTE: Cards with a black border have additional material, like explanations or unique tokens, located in a spoiler at the bottom of the finalist gallery. They are listed in order of position in the final poll.

by FrostedBricks
by havox112
by MardyVain
by SyrianeKT
by RandomScribbles
by DougBarrett
by Elyxie
by Agithore
by SWGolgoth
by Zukuu
by Elewinduu
by Qormusata
by Kroneker
by Firebolts
by BeastlyDecks
by Advocent
by sean0e
by Sebastian_Michaelis
by sashashepto
by Gomelus

Arthas Menethil & The Lich King

Mankrik & Olgra

Arthas Menethil & The Lich King

Alexi Barov & Weldon Barov

Quote from nurgling13 >>

I think you meant to call this the Final Poll Topic? 

well you win some and you lose some :P  voted for doug's arthas and lich king duo cause I feel it isn't just a generic "we're only good together". they are decent without each other but better when their effects go off :P.

also keep in mind nurg that the don't have an immediate affect for the second one or any effect at all for the first one... some what balances out

Might I just ask why my submission didn't make the cut since it had more upvotes then the other submissions from my page that made it here. (Not salty, gratz to them both, just wondering where did I go wrong).

@Gomelus

How and why

After seeing go boom and dr. broom on this competitions i can no longer tell what a troll is. I made my cards semi balanced, and have them represent both ideals of the candidates. I saw far more troll like cards in the polls here so i see no reason that this would be considered a troll.

Also gratz on geting to the finals.

Quote from nurgling13 >>

Wow, I can't believe Arthas and the Lich King (the one by havox112) made it to the final. Who in their right mind voted for this? Just compare these minions to Ysera. They have the same cost, but they are 5/15 instead of 4/12. That is just stupid. That's 2 more mana worth of stats, which is above the mana curve. Only Deathwing is more powerful, and he comes with a powerful downside. How is this balanced against anything? Do not vote for it.

Quote from havox112 >>

Quote from nurgling13 >>

Wow, I can't believe Arthas and the Lich King (the one by havox112) made it to the final. Who in their right mind voted for this? Just compare these minions to Ysera. They have the same cost, but they are 5/15 instead of 4/12. That is just stupid. That's 2 more mana worth of stats, which is above the mana curve. Only Deathwing is more powerful, and he comes with a powerful downside. How is this balanced against anything? Do not vote for it.

 It is a 5/15 because it is difficult to play and doesn't reward any instant value if you play one then the other.  

Firstly, you are playing 9 mana (essentially a whole turn) for a 5/15 stat to invest in a hero down the road.

Secondly, Ysera gives you an reward instantly when played on turn 9 (even though it has "8 mana" worth of stats).  Arthas/Lich King does not unless the condition has been met.

Thirdly, you take a risk by exposing your Arthas/Lich King so the opponent can kill it and play HIS/HER Arthas/Lich King thus gaining an advantage in popping the alternate hero before you.

This card is a risk/reward for control decks.  You take a small step back in the game to hopefully advance into a better endgame for you.  If you play it right, you will secure your endgame.  But who knows if your opponent is running Arthas or Lich King too.  I really would look forward to seeing these cards in tournament play with control-type decks with insane comebacks/stunning upsets due to players not handling Arthas/Lich King against their opponent.

I encourage people who vote to look at the risk/reward of the cards and the gameplay that can be had around it.

Thank you!

Quote from YushyBushy >>

Might I just ask why my submission didn't make the cut since it had more upvotes then the other submissions from my page that made it here. (Not salty, gratz to them both, just wondering where did I go wrong).

Quote from YushyBushy >>

@Gomelus

How and why

 

After seeing go boom and dr. broom on this competitions i can no longer tell what a troll is. I made my cards semi balanced, and have them represent both ideals of the candidates. I saw far more troll like cards in the polls here so i see no reason that this would be considered a troll.

 

Also gratz on geting to the finals.

Quote from nurgling13 >>

Quote from havox112 >>

Quote from nurgling13 >>

Wow, I can't believe Arthas and the Lich King (the one by havox112) made it to the final. Who in their right mind voted for this? Just compare these minions to Ysera. They have the same cost, but they are 5/15 instead of 4/12. That is just stupid. That's 2 more mana worth of stats, which is above the mana curve. Only Deathwing is more powerful, and he comes with a powerful downside. How is this balanced against anything? Do not vote for it.

 It is a 5/15 because it is difficult to play and doesn't reward any instant value if you play one then the other.  

Firstly, you are playing 9 mana (essentially a whole turn) for a 5/15 stat to invest in a hero down the road.

Secondly, Ysera gives you an reward instantly when played on turn 9 (even though it has "8 mana" worth of stats).  Arthas/Lich King does not unless the condition has been met.

Thirdly, you take a risk by exposing your Arthas/Lich King so the opponent can kill it and play HIS/HER Arthas/Lich King thus gaining an advantage in popping the alternate hero before you.

This card is a risk/reward for control decks.  You take a small step back in the game to hopefully advance into a better endgame for you.  If you play it right, you will secure your endgame.  But who knows if your opponent is running Arthas or Lich King too.  I really would look forward to seeing these cards in tournament play with control-type decks with insane comebacks/stunning upsets due to players not handling Arthas/Lich King against their opponent.

 

Thank you!

This is an extremely flawed analysis. You made no mention of why your minions have stats in excess of the mana curve. Do you understand the mana curve? At 9 mana, your minion can have a maximum of 19 stats, without a downside to justify more. Being 9 mana is not in and of itself a downside. The fact that your opponent might be running the same minions and get a benefit by getting their combo out earlier is definitely not a downside. You don't see Feugen and Stalagg breaking the statline, despite it being the same case. 

Also, you're analysis of Ysera is amazingly bad. Ysera is below the statline, specifically because she gives you a powerful effect. Your effect isn't as good, but it is not a negative effect, and thus does not justify going above the statline. The effect on your card is actually incredibly powerful. Just look at those Hero Powers! Those are crazy good! What you are saying is not just that your effect isn't as good as the dragons (it probably isn't, because it's slower), but that it is something bad, which is ludicrous. It's just bad design.

And don't forget the worse part: If you get the Lich King out, you can get another Lich King or Arthas Menethil, by definition. Which means you can another free heal to 15 plus a refresh on hero power. God, it's such a bad design.

A vote for havox112 is a vote for bad design. Please, PLEASE do not vote for it. We need to keep these obviously imbalanced cards out of the finals.

Quote from YushyBushy >>

@Gomelus

How and why

 

After seeing go boom and dr. broom on this competitions i can no longer tell what a troll is. I made my cards semi balanced, and have them represent both ideals of the candidates. I saw far more troll like cards in the polls here so i see no reason that this would be considered a troll.

 

Also gratz on geting to the finals.

Quote from Vultrae>>

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Quote from nurgling13>>

 I'm going to go against the majority opinion here and say I actually really liked your design. It might have some balance issues but a lot of submissions tend to. It was definitely a very creative concept, despite its reliance on tokens and the high health of the minions. I really liked them.