@nobravery If Blizz’ll repeat, so will we. Also, since our current team is full-on new... we don’t quite remember the 9 seasons in and out come before hand (though we’ll do our best to stay original).
@reilgun I’m not going to tell you they aren’t allowed, but be careful; As this isn’t YGO I’d refrain from making any spells that will have no effect without a certain deck-comp.
@wailor I’m of the mind that you could probably just say a Legendary Weapon from the past and that’d be both solid flavor and solidly defined text. However; I’d caution that Woecleaver was never meant to be wielded on turn five off a 5/4 body.
Congratulations once again to Binza for winning WCDC 10.2. After throwing some darts against the wall, this is what stuck.
Competition-Specific Restrictions:
Your card must directly benefit from the Highlander theme; If your deck has no duplicates.
Your card MUST be a Legendary, and MUST be a more-or-less unique effect. This is completely subjective and up to discussion, but something like Reno the Relicologist is not considered "unique" since that effect is seen on stuff like Avenging Wrath and a lot of other cards, while something like Sir Finley of the Sands is, where only two cards upgrade a Hero Power.
Optional Flavor challenge: Make an explorer, preferably with a handlebar mustache.
If you’re wondering about how to make a solid “unique” effect, think about what’s available in standard; Sir Finley of the Sands is currently the only card in standard that provides the classic upgraded hero power effect also seen on Justicar Trueheart and Baku the Mooneater, therefore the effect is standard unique to Finley. To that extreme, Brann is the best example of anon-unique effect, as you could already jam a King Krush in your deck.
Competition Process
Below is a list of all the deadlines for this contest:
Preview Phase (September 1, 2019 [10:00 PM CST] - September 2, 2019 [10:00 PM CST]) The Discussion Topic is made available, previewing this week's competition theme. Entry and Early Voting Phase (September 2, 2019 [10:00 PM CST] - September 6, 2019 [10:00 PM CST]) During this Phase, the Submission Topic will be unlocked. You may also, of course, feel free to give early up-votes to any submissions that you like! Voting Phase (September 6, 2019 [10:00 PM CST] - September 7, 2019 [10:00 PM CST]) 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 (September 7, 2019 [10:00 PM CST] - September 8, 2019 [10:00 PM CST]) During this Phase, the Discussion Topic will also be locked, and a Finalists Thread will go up. Discussion will be allowed to continue in the Finalists Thread, and it will also include all the qualifying finalists and a 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?
Rules or Process. Do you have a question about the competition's process? Do you need clarification about one of the entry requirements? Are you not sure whether your entry adhered to the rules? Ask here!
Feedback or Ideas. Do you have some ideas you'd like to run by others before settling on one? Do you need help balancing or wording your entry? Do you need help finding art that will fit your card? Or do you just want feedback from the community on your entry? You're in the right place! Remember, although you are allowed to make minor tweaks to your entry after you've submitted it, you're only allowed one submission per week, so make sure that you've settled on your card for sure beforehand.
Discussion! Do you have thoughts on other people's entries? Are there directions you don't like that you're seeing too many people take? Or directions you'd like to see more people take? Would you like to help others and contribute to a greater community understanding of Hearthstone card design and balance? This is where you want to be!
All of that said, please refrain from the following:
Posting TONS of Ideas. Discussion topics become an absolute mess if everybody is posting a dozen different ideas. Please post not more than 3 distinct ideas at a time. Any more than that and we'll have to delete your post.
Advertising Your Entry. As a rule of thumb, please don't pop in here just to advertise your entry only to never be heard from again. This includes only asking short, generic questions like "Thoughts?" or "Do you think this is interesting?". Yes, getting feedback on your entry is one of the purposes of this topic, but we're not just here for other people to help you. We're here for you all to help each other.
Plagiarism. Many people post their ideas here before finalizing them in the submission topic. Directly plagiarizing those ideas to post in the submission topic yourself is absolutely not acceptable.
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? You can also PM one of us Fan Creation Mods!
@nobravery If Blizz’ll repeat, so will we. Also, since our current team is full-on new... we don’t quite remember the 9 seasons in and out come before hand (though we’ll do our best to stay original).
@reilgun I’m not going to tell you they aren’t allowed, but be careful; As this isn’t YGO I’d refrain from making any spells that will have no effect without a certain deck-comp.
@wailor I’m of the mind that you could probably just say a Legendary Weapon from the past and that’d be both solid flavor and solidly defined text. However; I’d caution that Woecleaver was never meant to be wielded on turn five off a 5/4 body.
This is the Discussion Topic. The Submission Topic is here.
Competition Theme: Single’s Night
Congratulations once again to Binza for winning WCDC 10.2. After throwing some darts against the wall, this is what stuck.
Competition-Specific Restrictions:
If you’re wondering about how to make a solid “unique” effect, think about what’s available in standard; Sir Finley of the Sands is currently the only card in standard that provides the classic upgraded hero power effect also seen on Justicar Trueheart and Baku the Mooneater, therefore the effect is standard unique to Finley. To that extreme, Brann is the best example of anon-unique effect, as you could already jam a King Krush in your deck.
Competition Process
Below is a list of all the deadlines for this contest:
Preview Phase (September 1, 2019 [10:00 PM CST] - September 2, 2019 [10:00 PM CST])
The Discussion Topic is made available, previewing this week's competition theme.
Entry and Early Voting Phase (September 2, 2019 [10:00 PM CST] - September 6, 2019 [10:00 PM CST])
During this Phase, the Submission Topic will be unlocked. You may also, of course, feel free to give early up-votes to any submissions that you like!
Voting Phase (September 6, 2019 [10:00 PM CST] - September 7, 2019 [10:00 PM CST])
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 (September 7, 2019 [10:00 PM CST] - September 8, 2019 [10:00 PM CST])
During this Phase, the Discussion Topic will also be locked, and a Finalists Thread will go up. Discussion will be allowed to continue in the Finalists Thread, and it will also include all the qualifying finalists and a 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? You can also PM one of us Fan Creation Mods!