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I just posted my full submission! It can be reached from my signature. If anyone sees anything wrong with it, please tell me!
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His homeworld was bigger than he had imagined. Boom Jr. had set out looking for business opportunities, but ended up searching for inspiration, a new enterprise in his mind. To search for the most wondrous of places, the strangest of things and the most powerful of characters, and bring them back to Area 52, in miniature. Maybe some explosives could be added, too! He read through the history of the Aldor and the Scryers, the fall of Illidan and his Illidari. He searched for the orc that fought for two Hordes and lead an ogre clan, Lantresor of the Blade. He even travelled to the place where Doom Lord Kazzak, commander of the Burning Legion's Outland forces, had fallen. His travels made him friends, like the Netherwing or the Sha'tar, but enemies too. He also lost half an ear to a Warp Stalker once! But in the end, it was worth it. The danger, the discovery, it all flowed through his mind when he finally decided to return home... but not for long.
Reminder: my entry for the first phase can be found in the spoiler below.
Preview
Set in the remnants of a devastated Draenor, Outland, this expansion follows the adventures of expert businessman and engineer Boom Jr., who didn't follow in his father's footsteps and set out to explore and colonize this unhospitable world. He will meet the remnants of the Burning Legion, setting entire forests ablaze as they battle the few Illidari left to confront them. The enigmatic Netherwing will prove to be a reliable ally, along with the ethereals... if you can spare the coin. However, not everything is the same as it was when his father lived. The arcane energies that sweep through the floating isles have granted new abilities to their inhabitants, allowing some of them to shift through space and tear the fabric of the universe, unleashed in a moment's notice. Who will our young entrepreneur meet in his travels through Hellfire, Terokkar, Netherstorm... and beyond?
New mechanic: Unleash (X)
Arcane energies flowing from the Twisting Nether have imbued some of the beasts and humanoids of Outland, granting them the power to appear in a moment's notice when needed. Spells can also be cast through the tears in time and space, surprising enemies and allies alike. This new mechanic allows some cards to be played automatically on your opponent's turn when a friendly character is damaged, if you have some mana available. If you are holding more than one unleash card, the most expensive you can afford will be played first. If there is any mana remaining, the next more expensive card will be played, and so on. The mechanic's tooltip is shown below:
Demons
Outland is overflowing with demons, so a lot of them will appear in this expansion. Many more neutral demons, and class cards related to them for Warlock, Rogue and Warrior, will be released. Some of these minions will feature a brand new type of synergy, or, shall I say... anti-synergy? Demons generally despise other creatures, so texts like "Battlecry: Deal 2 damage to a friendly non-Demon minion" will not feel out of place on them, in exchange for more powerful effects or stats.
Dragons
The Netherwing bring new dragons to the table with exciting new synergies to explore. Magic-based as they are, these dragons will grant you Spell Power or more spells, rather than pure brawn, when holding other members of their species. No more Priest dragons, though maybe we will see some in the Mage's arsenal...
Arcane powers
The landscape is brimming with magic in Outland. So much so, that classes more traditionally focused on minions, like Hunters, will now get support for spell based strategies. Deterministic spell generation will feature heavily in this expansion, granting heroes new tools with which to battle each other
And much more to discover!
Example cards
New mechanic: Unleash (X)
Arcane energies flowing from the Twisting Nether have imbued some of the beasts and humanoids of Outland, granting them the power to appear in a moment's notice when needed. Spells can also be cast through the tears in time and space, surprising enemies and allies alike. This new mechanic allows some cards to be played automatically on your opponent's turn when a friendly character is damaged, if you have some mana available. If you are holding more than one unleash card, the most expensive you can afford will be played first. If there is any mana remaining, the next more expensive card will be played, and so on. The mechanic's tooltip is shown below:
Example cards:
No place in Outland is totally secure from the demons of the Burning Legion. As their numbers dwindled, they had to develop new tactics. Boom Jr. soon learned that no demon was truely alone, and that escaping a Doomguard is now easy task.
Conditional unleash makes its first new appearance. Some cards will only be able to unleash themselves if a condition is met, and more cards like this will appear in some class' sets.
Nagrand was still full of life. Roaming the plains, the stoic Elekk ignored the world crumbling around, forming tight packs that grazed together. There is nothing that a matriarch wouldn't do to protect the young or sick.
Positioning has never been this important! With a new trigger for abilities, some minions will gain benefits when standing between two allies. Be careful, though, if one of the adjacent minions dies the aura will fade!
The Netherwing Flight was as rare as powerful their magics. Their attunement to the arcane energies that swept the earth was unparalleled, and this dragons could harness it to protect their own. However, Boom Jr. discovered that simply by being nice - and not mentioning Zuluhed -, allies are easy to obtain.
There are Dragon synergies this expansion, but not as minion focused as in the pst. This time around, the nether dragons will benefit from spell damage or provides us with new spells. Unbridled Energy is a new neutral spell akin to Spare Parts, obtained from creatures touched by Outland's energies.
Unbridled Energy
Even though the reign of Illidan, the Betrayer had ended a long time ago, the schemes of Maiev and Akama hadn't erased the impact it had on the land and its denizens. Boom Jr. didn't enter the Black Temple despite its new owner being a lot more welcoming. It didn't feel right.
As the summit of every demon deck that tries to go for the long game, Illidan, Lord of Outland lends you his warglaives. As a demon hunter sworn to end the Burning Legion, his weapon gains strength for each demon that has died this game. This provides a demon deck with a finisher, while providing the opponent with time to react if they didn't die outright.
Warglaives of Azzinoth
Commons
Unbridled Energy
Rares
Unbridled Energy
Epics
Unbridled Energy
Legendaries
Warglaives of Azzinoth
I hope you liked this first taste of what To Netherstorm and Beyond could become. See you, hopefully in the next phase, were we will take a look at those shiny new Dragons for mage, hunter's spell synergies and the new Demons for warlock!
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I'm just going to post this here now in case one of the new cards from the reveal looks similar to one of mine. I'm very close to posting my submission, and I'm looking for ideas for the wording on Outland Pathfinder, and some feedback on the "If there are two minions adjacent to this one" mechanic.
Reminder: my entry for the first phase can be found in the spoiler below.
Set in the remnants of a devastated Draenor, Outland, this expansion follows the adventures of expert businessman and engineer Boom Jr., who didn't follow in his father's footsteps and set out to explore and colonize this unhospitable world. He will meet the remnants of the Burning Legion, setting entire forests ablaze as they battle the few Illidari left to confront them. The enigmatic Netherwing will prove to be a reliable ally, along with the ethereals... if you can spare the coin. However, not everything is the same as it was when his father lived. The arcane energies that sweep through the floating isles have granted new abilities to their inhabitants, allowing some of them to shift through space and tear the fabric of the universe, unleashed in a moment's notice. Who will our young entrepreneur meet in his travels through Hellfire, Terokkar, Netherstorm... and beyond?
New mechanic: Unleash (X)
Arcane energies flowing from the Twisting Nether have imbued some of the beasts and humanoids of Outland, granting them the power to appear in a moment's notice when needed. Spells can also be cast through the tears in time and space, surprising enemies and allies alike. This new mechanic allows some cards to be played automatically on your opponent's turn when a friendly character is damaged, if you have some mana available. If you are holding more than one unleash card, the most expensive you can afford will be played first. If there is any mana remaining, the next more expensive card will be played, and so on. The mechanic's tooltip is shown below:
Demons
Outland is overflowing with demons, so a lot of them will appear in this expansion. Many more neutral demons, and class cards related to them for Warlock, Rogue and Warrior, will be released. Some of these minions will feature a brand new type of synergy, or, shall I say... anti-synergy? Demons generally despise other creatures, so texts like "Battlecry: Deal 2 damage to a friendly non-Demon minion" will not feel out of place on them, in exchange for more powerful effects or stats.
Dragons
The Netherwing bring new dragons to the table with exciting new synergies to explore. Magic-based as they are, these dragons will grant you Spell Power or more spells, rather than pure brawn, when holding other members of their species. No more Priest dragons, though maybe we will see some in the Mage's arsenal...
Arcane powers
The landscape is brimming with magic in Outland. So much so, that classes more traditionally focused on minions, like Hunters, will now get support for spell based strategies. Deterministic spell generation will feature heavily in this expansion, granting heroes new tools with which to battle each other
And much more to discover!
Example cards
Commons
Unbridled Energy
Rares
Unbridled Energy
Epics
Unbridled Energy
Text on Outland Pathfinder is a bit clunky. Ideas?
Legendaries
Warglaives of Azzinoth
I finished my the first full draft of my set, and I'm very happy with the result. The feedback received from all of has been invaluable! Thanks for the help. I hope the new versions are received with open arms :P
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I'm so afraid of the potential of infinite Ice Blocks with your expansion, Cogito... It's bad enough as it is right now :P
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Hello there! I came up with a crazy idea and I just had to post it.
A really niche and crazy card, Boom Jr will invest in you if he likes your deck. The animation would be similar to Prince Malchezaar's, but placing the coins directly in your hand. Meanwhile, he'd say "This looks like a gooood investment, heHEE!" or something similar. In my mind, this card would see play in combo and ramp decks, disallowing things like an early Flamewreathed Faceless or a really big Edwin VanCleef.
Thoughts?
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Commons
I think Coilfang Myrmidon is a very good and simple example that shows how unleash works, so that you like it makes me happy. There will be more conditional unleashes, but I'm not sure if there is space in the neutral set for any other. Felgrin Bruiser shows what I would call demon-synergy. I imagine it as "if you control a Demon/hold a Demon/etc, gain +1 Attack". I think a 2 mana 3/3 with a drawback that hurts your early game sometimes is balanced, but I'd be open to suggestions. The damage should be random though. You were totally correct on Warp Stalker, so I dropped its health by one. Pterrordax Hatchling is terrible, so I think this is enough.
Rares
Illidari Adept is my take on a not so swingy Hungry Crab or Golakka Crawler for demons. It is fairly strong against decks that contain them, so it would act as a tech card. At least that's in theory. Nether Drake at is really rare, so I had to do with the little I found, though I agree it looks a bit off. I may remove the card entirely, adding neutral dragon synergy.
Epics
Yeah, I'm pretty proud of my epics, heh, thanks! Warpweaver discounts the unleash cost of all cards, but not their mana cost. Its epic mainly because of its niche nature. I thought of Outland Pathfinder as a Kabal Courier of sorts, making you choose between a beast, a demon and a dragon. However, I really liked your idea of choosing between tribes, so I made an alternate version. Which one sounds better?
By the way, there is at least one demon for each cost except for 8 and 10 right now, so with only a couple additions Nightlord can transform anything except giants.
Legendary
Illidan and Kazzak are both really strong but I'm very happy with them. The second limits design a bit, but the only real strong combo I see right now is something like Alexstrasza -> giants + Kazzak, or Molten Giants + Arcane Giants + Kazzak; which require a lot of cards and a dedicated deck to reach the winning condition. Lantresor is more run-of-the-mill, but hopefully it is strong in some control and synergy based decks. I love the way it acts around low health minions, though. If you attack a 1-Health minion, the Whirlwind effect triggers and kills it, allowing Lantresor to attack again. This by itself makes me want to keep it as it is. Any ideas for Boom Jr?
Thank you for the review! I hope some of your doubts were solved above. Warp Stalker looks weak, but is straight powercreep, so it needed a slight nerf. I think the Obliterator is a really interesting card, similar to North Sea Kraken but weaker in Arena. It is meant as a budget top-end for demon decks and a strong Arena card. Nether Drake will get synergy or be scrapped, I'm not sure about which of those will happen yet.
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Well, in general, I really like your expansion so far. The theme is spot on, and the way you have implemented the factions is really cool and dynamic. The "mercenaries" are something that didn't occur to me at first and are a great idea. I'm torn, however, on how this new divide will shape the classes, but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt because this set looks great!
Alliance: it felt weird at the start when I read that the Alliance would be the ones using strength, but once I read your explanation and the cards you show, I felt it was a great fit. Frontline Enthusiast and Draenei Elder look a bit underpowered, they don't seem to accomplish much, but not every card has to fit in a top tier deck and maybe the faction synergies could push them a bit. Worgen Warmonger is a bit risky, but is one of those self-balancing cards, strong but with clear counters. Silverwing Adept is interesting because of its strange condition, and powerful when met. Finally, I think Arathor Guardsman is the most interesting of the Alliance cards, well balanced even if it could snowball a bit. I would only consider a slight buff to Draenei Elder here, maybe healing your hero too or something, but the rest seem balanced. The one I like less is Frontline Enthusiast, because it looks complex for very small benefit.
Horde: the fact that the Horde have always been kind of the underdogs shows through in your cards, and I like that. Goblin Scout is really powerful, and you will have to be careful not to print any powerful end of turn or similar effect on a Horde minion because of it. If that is taken care of, it's otherwise a flavorful and interesting card, and I like it. I don't get why Forsaken Blightbringer should be an epic, though. Two straightforward keywords and nothing else doesn't scream epic to me. The others seem balanced and cool, and I really like how you have to weave together minions and spells to get the most out of Thunder Bluff Primalist.
Mercenaries: as I said before, your mercenaries are very interesting. The murloc one is great, I love its murglars, even though it seems its main purpose would be anti-faction tech in normal murloc decks. Just two nitpicks: Pandaran Ambusher should be called Pandaren Ambusher, and Mounted Brewmaster is a bit overstatted. I would lower each of the parts by 1 Attack. It also bugs that it has nothing to do with returning minions to your hand even though it is called Brewmaster. Why not something like Shado-Pan Tigerrider instead?
Both: these two cards look good, even though I always hated the ogre miss chance. I would showcase one of them just to show that the factions are not everything there is to this expansion, at least not directly. I'm partial to the Furbolg, I love furbolgs and this is a really cool and whacky card.
Legendaries: my general feeling is that the name of these cards could be changed to that of the battleground on which they are based, or something similar. The Flag is the only one I like, while I think the others could benefit from names like Arathi Conquest, The Grand Melee and Alterac Warmaster.
To finish, I would like to say that I would showcase Arathor Guardsman, Thunder Bluff Primalist, Blackwood Furbolg and Reinforcements Counter.
Whew, that took a lot longer than expected. Tomorrow I'll review a couple more entries if anyone wants it. Meanwhile, I'll leave here what I have. I would love any comments or criticisms any of you could make, and I hope you like what I have for now! It is late, so I won't add any explanations, sorry!
Reminder: my entry for the first phase can be found in the spoiler below.
Set in the remnants of a devastated Draenor, Outland, this expansion follows the adventures of expert businessman and engineer Boom Jr., who didn't follow in his father's footsteps and set out to explore and colonize this unhospitable world. He will meet the remnants of the Burning Legion, setting entire forests ablaze as they battle the few Illidari left to confront them. The enigmatic Netherwing will prove to be a reliable ally, along with the ethereals... if you can spare the coin. However, not everything is the same as it was when his father lived. The arcane energies that sweep through the floating isles have granted new abilities to their inhabitants, allowing some of them to shift through space and tear the fabric of the universe, unleashed in a moment's notice. Who will our young entrepreneur meet in his travels through Hellfire, Terokkar, Netherstorm... and beyond?
New mechanic: Unleash (X)
Arcane energies flowing from the Twisting Nether have imbued some of the beasts and humanoids of Outland, granting them the power to appear in a moment's notice when needed. Spells can also be cast through the tears in time and space, surprising enemies and allies alike. This new mechanic allows some cards to be played automatically on your opponent's turn when a friendly character is damaged, if you have some mana available. If you are holding more than one unleash card, the most expensive you can afford will be played first. If there is any mana remaining, the next more expensive card will be played, and so on. The mechanic's tooltip is shown below:
Demons
Outland is overflowing with demons, so a lot of them will appear in this expansion. Many more neutral demons, and class cards related to them for Warlock, Rogue and Warrior, will be released. Some of these minions will feature a brand new type of synergy, or, shall I say... anti-synergy? Demons generally despise other creatures, so texts like "Battlecry: Deal 2 damage to a friendly non-Demon minion" will not feel out of place on them, in exchange for more powerful effects or stats.
Dragons
The Netherwing bring new dragons to the table with exciting new synergies to explore. Magic-based as they are, these dragons will grant you Spell Power or more spells, rather than pure brawn, when holding other members of their species. No more Priest dragons, though maybe we will see some in the Mage's arsenal...
Arcane powers
The landscape is brimming with magic in Outland. So much so, that classes more traditionally focused on minions, like Hunters, will now get support for spell based strategies. Deterministic spell generation will feature heavily in this expansion, granting heroes new tools with which to battle each other
And much more to discover!
Example cards
Commons (6/8)
Rares (3/5)
Epics (4/4)
Legendaries (3/4)
Apart from these, I want to create one or two more cards that generate Unbridled Energy, maybe one more Demon synergy card and a meme-y low cost legendary named Boom Jr. Any suggestions?
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It looks like the one I used for my banner, and if I am correct, it is called LifeCraft and based on the Warcraft font.
I have been a bit out of the loop for a couple days, but I'll try to get some reviews out tonight (EU here).
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What do you guys think of this card? It is meant as a N'Zoth, the Corruptor or Finja, the Flying Star for the Demon tribe, with a Tirion Fordring flavor.
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Hey @ShadowsOfSense, am I allowed to change the rarity of one of the cards in my preview for phase 1? This is the change I wanted to do:
I don't want it to look like I'm evading rules by submitting a card as epic just to have a better Preview. I came up with the following card and thought it fit better as an epic for this phase.
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