Hearthpwn

Going with the theme of Barnes on this one, but with a twist to make your opponent deal with some doubt from his own deck.

Bringing Confuse to a minion near you. 

Flavor text : Yep, Yep, Yep!

The Vampire

Lore

Why fight?

Overview

 What awaits?

A Basic Example

Explanations 

Hungry Bat : The minion that has been by her side since her mother created her. Trustworthy this little pet is. With a strong base stat for 1 mana. He is bound to keep a few smaller minions in his control.

Dark Calling : She needs to have some fun. The draw for this could be a gamble for both players since they know a minion is for sure in the hand. 

Bloodbolt : More damage on the prize just like how mother use to bolt us. Trying to end the game quickly just might be a good thing for this card but fall behind and it's a good card to gain a small bit of health restore. It's a weaker Mind Blast but to much damage on the enemy hero is bad.

More Basics?

Remaining Basics

Explanation 

 There's More?

Challenge Cards

Explanations

Blood-Crazed Vulpes: From the Classic set we have this little guy. Such a nice furball of power with the helping paw of getting more minions on the board to help take control of a losing control situation. Taking a loss to your health is a small price to make but a big gain for a future turn. You know like turn 4!

Kella X. Quarta : From the Whispers of the Old Gods the vampire takes a trip down memory lane back to a time where Northrend didn't have annoying adventurers and the scourge lived in peace. What vampires can't have memories? Kella is the answer for pesky little minions that many gotten buffed or just take down a strong minion that is about to be summoned. Either way she is ready to give judgement. More on her later.

Hidden Secrets?

Take a chance and open whats below.

 The End?

Good luck to all those who advance.

Can I get some feedback on how to word this little guy.

Old Text was "All minions cost health instead of mana", had to make this change for the fact you could just North Sea Kraken it and your opponent may not be able to deal with the might beast. Yes you'd take 9 damage for summoning.

I'd like to give the opponent a chance to benefit from this minion.

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I guess its time for me to be salty. I feel like these competitions are wrought with imbalance. Creator's barely care. Voters don't seem to care. The Mods don't seem to care. Its just a mess. "Cool", "Fun" and "Good" are the metrics that matter. Balance and Design fall by the wayside. I feel like everyone hates the idea of being told their cards are too good or unrealistic and honestly its laughable how many entries made it into this round with huge faults and almost impossible to balance features. 

 I know I can't speak for everyone here, but often there's a lot of misconceptions going around. Most people around here - myself included - just don't know what makes for 'good balance' or 'good design'. Sometimes, I try and it works, and sometimes, it just doesn't and I screw everything up. A lot of people have incredibly high expectations that many creators just can't meet.

And a lot of people don't really know what makes for 'good design' either. That's an inherent problem with open voting - the metrics by which 'the general public' and certain creators judge things are completely different, and it just can't be avoided unless we overhaul the entire system, and that in itself causes tons of problems.

@Turkeybag and Pyrin: Thanks for the feedback on Channeling. Would the card be balanced at 3 mana, or maybe 4? Looking at Far Sight, it draws a card for 3, then reduces by (3). So Channeling would be balanced against it if you had 2 cards in hand prior to playing it if it were costed at (3). Maybe I should cost it at (4)?

 

 

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Any thoughts on my cards before I submit? Is Channeling too strong? Should I include a card that has the 'If this card's cost was reduced' effect?

 

 

 

 

Channeling is another way for the Medium to discount her cards beyond the use of her hero power, which is important if you want a bit more consistency with your reduction effects due to the random nature of 'Guidance'.

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Alright, finished my basic set! I'd like feedback on the cards, and I'll gladly give feedback in return upon request.

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Here is what I'm currently thinking about.

The Class : Vampire

  

 With all Vampires they have a crazy healing rate, and are able to dish out fair amounts of damage.

Low cost Legendary Minion is from the WotOG Expansion.

Kella Quarta : For the mana cost of 3 and having stats of 5/5 there would have to be a downside to this card and I feel giving enemy minions more attack could out weight the stats.

The Basics

 

 

Hungry Bat : Has had it's text changed from the Phase 1, It must live from the damage. This change was to make it fair and not be broken if given Taunt.

San'layn Beam : This would be the classes hard removal, Costing 4 and dealing damage to your hero for balance.

Harvest : One of the few ways this class can heal to help keep aggro at bay. The mana cost may be to low. This card only triggers if there is a minion in your deck.

 

Rest of the Basics

  

  

 

The Biggest Problem is deciding which Pokemon to use.

or 

 Would love to hear your thoughts.

 

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Okay, so I think I have the showcase cards. Mainly worried about their power level (I'm worried some might be a bit too weak).

The Hero Power:

 

                                 

The Demon Mentor helps you understand the cryptic advice of the spirits, allowing you to play 'Guidance' spells at a discount, rewarding you for holding lots of them. This also stops the 'Guidance' spells from discounting each other, since they now cost (0) and are inelligible for cost reductions. Probably on the weak side - should I make it a (3) cost, or buff it's stats? Or is it OK as it is?

Banish is an example of how a card can synergise with cost reductions. I just felt that it was pretty cool. Without discounts it's bad, but give it a few and suddenly it's a better Shadow Word: Death that can actually kill Ysera and Malygos.

The Stonepeak Mystic is a healing card, which any class that aims for the longer game needs. Right now, it's probably way to weak, but I'm not sure how to price the effect. Maybe it should cost (5)? It's also a way that the class synergises with summoning lots of minions.

The Entombed Horror is Cofagrigus, if you couldn't tell. He attacks unsuspecting travellers, trapping them in his coffin, before finally releasing the poor souls as mindless, vengeful Mummy Zombies, as it is prone to do. Can act as a sort of removal, sort of like Moat Lurker does, but with less Combo potential. Is it too similar to moat Lurker? Should it just flat-out transform the minion into a Mummy? I would have it do that, but I like the flavour of it trapping the dude in the coffin and releasing him later mummified.

Izanami is the Japanese goddess of death and creation. She kills everything, then resurrects them. Wording is based of Reincarnate, and I like it because it's more thematic. She can be used to trigger 'when you summon minions' effects, remove buffs from enemies, heal allies, and trigger allied deathrattles.

The rest of the basic set:

 

 

 Anybody got anything?

 

For your submission, I take it you have a second spell picked out. For to the First Challenge of this phase.

Trying to Find a good spot for your Guidance, Weaker bodies, strong benefits, average cost.

Demon Mentor -  I personally would up the stats to either 4/4 or 3/6, With it working together with your hero power need that staying power.

Banish - Is a good late game removal with the 1 downside of it needing to cost more and for that I'd alter your an early game spell...

Bloodbolt - Looking at the card you don't need it to deal 1 damage to you. Dealing 4 damage is fine.

Stonepeak Mystic - This is one... Why heal minions that where summoned this turn...I could see it working with Charge type minions or even minions that deal damage to themselves... As far as cost of the card I'd say 4.

Rest of the basics look good to me.

 Thanks for the feedback. Stonepeak Mystic doesn't restore health to the minions, it just restores health based on the amount of minions you summoned this turn. For example, if you played two 2-drops, before you drop it, it would restore 8 health. I made Bloodbolt the way it is so that if you try for Malygos OTK shenanigans, you'd smash your own face for 6. Do you think it can be 2 mana, or would it be too strong? Thanks for the reminder about having to show 2 spells and 1 minion - I'd forgotten about that.

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Okay, so I think I have the showcase cards. Mainly worried about their power level (I'm worried some might be a bit too weak).

The Hero Power:

 

                                 

The Demon Mentor helps you understand the cryptic advice of the spirits, allowing you to play 'Guidance' spells at a discount, rewarding you for holding lots of them. This also stops the 'Guidance' spells from discounting each other, since they now cost (0) and are inelligible for cost reductions. Probably on the weak side - should I make it a (3) cost, or buff it's stats? Or is it OK as it is?

Banish is an example of how a card can synergise with cost reductions. I just felt that it was pretty cool. Without discounts it's bad, but give it a few and suddenly it's a better Shadow Word: Death that can actually kill Ysera and Malygos.

The Stonepeak Mystic is a healing card, which any class that aims for the longer game needs. Right now, it's probably way to weak, but I'm not sure how to price the effect. Maybe it should cost (5)? It's also a way that the class synergises with summoning lots of minions.

The Entombed Horror is Cofagrigus, if you couldn't tell. He attacks unsuspecting travellers, trapping them in his coffin, before finally releasing the poor souls as mindless, vengeful Mummy Zombies, as it is prone to do. Can act as a sort of removal, sort of like Moat Lurker does, but with less Combo potential. Is it too similar to moat Lurker? Should it just flat-out transform the minion into a Mummy? I would have it do that, but I like the flavour of it trapping the dude in the coffin and releasing him later mummified.

Izanami is the Japanese goddess of death and creation. She kills everything, then resurrects them. Wording is based of Reincarnate, and I like it because it's more thematic. She can be used to trigger 'when you summon minions' effects, remove buffs from enemies, heal allies, and trigger allied deathrattles.

The rest of the basic set:

 

 

 Anybody got anything?

Here is what I'm currently thinking about.

The Class : Vampire

 With all Vampires they have a crazy healing rate, and are able to dish out fair amounts of damage.

Low cost Legendary Minion is from the WotOG Expansion.

Kella Quarta : For the mana cost of 3 and having stats of 5/5 there would have to be a downside to this card and I feel giving enemy minions more attack could out weight the stats.

The Basics

Hungry Bat : Has had it's text changed from the Phase 1, It must live from the damage. This change was to make it fair and not be broken if given Taunt.

San'layn Beam : This would be the classes hard removal, Costing 4 and dealing damage to your hero for balance.

Harvest : One of the few ways this class can heal to help keep aggro at bay. The mana cost may be to low. This card only triggers if there is a minion in your deck.

Rest of the Basics

The Biggest Problem is deciding which Pokemon to use.

or 

 Would love to hear your thoughts.

Class : Vampire

Blood Princess Rias is one of the scourages prized Vampires. She has been hiding away in the frozen halls of Icecrown waiting for the right moment to strike back against the adventures. Hungry to taste your hero, don't worry she only bites so hard.

Example cards:

Explanations,

1. Blood Queen Lana'thel : Powerful and has the ability to gain control much like how vampires can take control of their victims.
2. Hosting Concubine : Weak at first, but if not dealt with can be a powerful force for coining out.
3. Hungry Bat : The heart of this class with the staying power when being attacked by minions, use a spell or a weapon if you want to get this one off the board.

 Edit : Removed Keyword.

Here is what I'm currently planning. Feedback Please.

Scarlet Secrets .

 Here's what I'm thinking,

The staff drops from the Nexus-Prince and goes by the Name "Grand Scepter of the Nexus Kings."