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The Custom Class Competition is back for its eighth iteration! Veterans and newcomers are welcome as we kick off the first Hearthpwn Class Competition post-Core Set!

You can post additional comments here if you wish.
You can also view the entire Submission Thread here.

Overview

The order entries are presented in was randomized to provide classes that were submitted later a little more exposure compared to classes submitted early, which had more views in the Submission Thread. 

Each entry this week will contain only the Hero, Hero Power, class keyword, and the showcase cards selected by the entrant. Tokens that are relevant to the Hero Power or showcase cards are also included in a spoiler. During this week, there was an option to showcase and additional, fourth card.

There are two eliminations in Week Three.

The Winglord, by Ardin427

Tokens

The Spiritwalker, by teknician

The Bomber, by finsp

Tokens

The Plaguebringer, by Laurendor

The Scaleborn, by JeanTheMedicRat

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The Chronomancer, by Klipce

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Quote from Laurendor >>

So we need to post our entry before the 11th right?

Nah, decided to delay the due date by a week.

Quote from Laurendor >>

Two questions, if we choose Scholomance to we need to make 14 cards (including dual cards)?

Can we choose the expansion that we set for the class launch?

Yeah, I mentioned this to other people who asked. Whatever expansion you choose, you just follow everything in it, rarity distributions, dual-class, etc.

Read the information section over again.

What does pre-Core expansion mean?
You may select any expansion before the Core set was introduced! Anything from GvG all the way up to Darkmoon Faire is up for grabs.

Quote from Laurendor >>

Just a quick question, if I choose descent of dragons and I make a galakrond hero card does that count 4 points?

Galakrond follows the rule where there are multiple heroes getting a hero card. 

Yeah I dropped, just way too busy.

I got called in an hour early so that took away any time I had for the voting thread lmao, I will make it tomorrow afternoon.

Quote from Laurendor >>

 

So a class cycle is a widely-accepted term for a card type shared by all classes, like spellstones, or "studies" cards.

You may use cast when drawn on spells as it was retroactively added to Beneath the Grounds.

I'll keep the results from Poll 1 hidden until Poll 2 finishes. More fun that way :^)

Larva Token

Zag'arak is a Vizier, a high ranking official of the Black Empire. She commands both endless skittering swarms of Larvae, Drones, and other small insects as well as towering Aqir, Qiraji, and Nerubian. Being insectoid herself means strong chitinous Armor and her ties with the Old Gods, coupled with her race's natural abilities, grants her powerful healing.

The Vizier Basic Set introduces most of the core playstyles (creating wide boards, gaining and spending Armor, healing) and offers a preview of two mechanics (creating large minions, bouncing minions) that will be explored in the Initiate set and later expansions.

Showcase Cards

Rest of the Basic Set

The Custom Class Competition is back for its eighth iteration! Veterans and newcomers are welcome as we kick off the first Hearthpwn Class Competition post-Core Set!

This is the first of two Voting Threads! All odd numbered posts are included.
You can post additional comments here if you wish.
You can also view the entire Submission Thread here.

Overview

The order entries are presented in was randomized to provide classes that were submitted later a little more exposure compared to classes submitted early, which had more views in the Submission Thread. Furthermore, there was higher turnout so there will be two voting threads.

Each entry this week will contain only the Hero, Hero Power, class keyword, and the three showcase cards selected by the entrant. Tokens that are relevant to the Hero Power or three showcase cards are also included in a spoiler.

There are no eliminations in Week One.

The Watcher, by WKitsune

The Witch Doctor, by MrBurger

Tokens

The Warlord, by Jengus

The Chronomancer, by Klipce

The Necromancer, by wintrmute

Tokens

The Bomber, by finsp

The Secret Agent, by Klaytonio

The Bounty Hunter, by El_Skele

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The Plaguebringer, by Laurendor

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The Scourgelord, by Screwjank

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Currently at work, but I will be sure to go back and give feedback to those I skipped over.

@laurendor: yep a healing card is on its way, just need to think of a good one. The entire class is based on wow lore, I am doing an Aqir/Qiraji/Nerubian/Black Empire class 

The Custom Class Competition is back for its eighth iteration! Veterans and newcomers are welcome as we kick off the first Hearthpwn Class Competition post-Core Set!

This is the Discussion Thread! Ask for feedback, return the favour, ask questions, etc. here, anyone part of or not part of the contest is welcome.

Do NOT post your submission here.
The Submission Thread is here.

A list of custom class borders can be found here.

Posting Tutorial

This is a posting tutorial for the website imgur.com. If you use another website, the process will be similar.

1. It is recommended you use hearthcards.net to create your cards. Save the generated card to your device.
2. Upload the image to imgur.com. You do not need an account.
3. After your image is uploaded, many links will be generated. Find the "Direct link". It will have a .jpg or .png at the end of the link. Copy the link.
4. On your hearthpwn post, find the "Insert/edit image" button: 
5. Paste the direct link. This is recommended but not mandatory: You may choose to make the image smaller by changing the image dimensions.

Overview

1. All contestants will create one custom class, following the layout of Demon Hunter.
   
2. The contest will run for 5 weeks.
   1. Week One: 10 Basic cards.
      
      • This contest, as Demon Hunter introduced Rush and Lifesteal into the Basic Set keyword pool, the list of keywords you are allowed to use is as follows:
      • Battlecry, Taunt, Charge, Rush, Poisonous, Divine Shield, Windfury, Spell Damage, Freeze, Deathrattle, Silence, Stealth
      • The following keywords are banned. Discover: It is strange for a new player starting out with a Basic set to be discovering from cards they have no idea of. Secret: Complex mechanic, requires at least 3 out of 10 of your slots. Class keywords: Blizzard is pretty clear about saving these for Initiate. Immune and Counter: Far too niche to have a place in Basic.
   2. Week Two: 10 "Initiate" cards.
      • "Initiate" means the supplemental 20 cards Blizzard printed for Demon Hunter. Yours do not have to be named Initiate.
   3. Week Three: The other 10 "Initiate" cards.
   4. Week Four: Your pre-Core expansion cards.
   5. Week Five: Core Set consolidation + 15 post-Core expansion cards.

Be sure to read over Rules & Information section as there is a lot to go over this contest due to the complex shifts caused by the introduction of the Core Set.

Submission Format

You must adhere to the following submission rules or risk disqualification:

1. Unless otherwise stated, you are allowed three cards to showcase. All other cards must be hidden in a spoiler.
2. You are also allowed to show off a tooltip featuring your custom keyword. To make a tooltip, head over here.
3. You may include flavour texts. For the showcase cards, their texts do not need to be spoilered.
4. All tokens must be in a spoiler.
5. You may include a single banner at the top of your submission post. It may not be overly fancy. This is entirely subjective and the moderators have the right to remove a banner they feel is too fancy and, therefore, gives an inherent advantage over other posts. 
   1. Golden cards are not allowed, nor are huge images that feature your cards with a background.
   2. If you choose to include other images other than a banner, they must be hidden behind a spoiler.

• Flavour text is allowed behind a spoiler.
• Golden cards are not allowed.

Challenges

Week One has three challenges!

1. The first challenge will alter the format of the challenge for this week only. No one will get eliminated during this week! Instead, the person with the highest number of votes automatically advances to Week Three! However, on the flip side, the contestant with the lowest number of votes will face an additional challenge during Week Two.
   
   
2. The second challenge is a simple one and will ease you all into the contest. One of your Basic cards must cost 7 or more, that's it!
   
   
3. One of your cards must be based on Warcraft lore.

Rules & Information

• How is the Initiate set split in half?
  • There are 8 commons, 6 rares, 4 epics, and 2 legendaries. That makes splitting the Initiate set in half rather easy.
  • For Weeks Two and Three, contestants will create 4 commons, 3 rares, 2 epics, and 1 legendary.
• What does pre-Core expansion mean?
  • You may select any expansion before the Core set was introduced! Anything from GvG all the way up to Darkmoon Faire is up for grabs.
• What does post-Core expansion mean?
  • Either Forged in the Barrens or United in Stormwind.
• What do I do about class cycles?
  • You must have at least one all-class cycle from your chosen expansions. All-class, in this context, means both a cycle shared between all 9 classes, or a cycle that the League of EVIL classes or Explorers classes share.
  • While, at first, it seems to make sense that your custom class should adhere to all all-class cycles in a given expansion, Demon Hunter, for example, did not have a Prime legendary, therefore you only need to use one such cycle. 
• What about card cycles not shared between all nine classes, like Studies spell cards, or Aspirant cards?
  • You may pick and choose from those, these are not mandatory.
• What about Hero Cards?
  • So after much debate and discussion, Hero Cards are allowed with an asterisk. More information will be given, but for now, take note that they are only allowed in Week Three.
• Can I rename the "Initiate" set to whatever I want?
  • Yes.
• What watermarks do I use?
  • For the "Initiate" set, you can use whatever watermark you think makes the most sense. There is a list of watermarks here.
• Do I have to follow the rarity distribution of the Demon Hunter Initiate set?
  
  • Yes.
  • You may not introduce a Legendary spell, weapon, or Hero in the Initiate set as there are none in the current Demon Hunter example we've been given.
• Do I need to adhere to Warcraft lore?
  • During this contest, I will be experimenting with asking contestants to integrate a little bit more Warcraft lore into their submissions. However, for the most part, you will be free to ignore Warcraft lore.
• Do I need class-exclusive keyword?
  • No.
• Can I do a Monk or Death Knight class?
  • No.
• Can I create my own spell school or minion tribe?
  
  • We'll try this out this competition: Yes, you can.

Competition Process

Week 1: July 7th - July 14th
Week 2: July 15th - July 22nd
Week 3: July 23rd - July 30th
Week 4: July 31st - August 7th
Week 5: August 8th - August 15th

All threads close at 9PM, EST. There may be delays due to United in Stormwind being released.