Greetings and happy new year from r/CustomHearthstone! I'm Coolboypai, the head moderator over there, and I just wanted to share with all of you what was voted on as the best cards and sets of 2018. Hope you enjoy and come check us out if you ever want to see more custom Hearthstone cards; we've also got a great Discord server if you ever want to talk with others about it too.
Awesome guide! A few related notes that might be useful in this guide.
Only Legendary minions should have proper names (eg. Ragnaros, Tirion) as that is part of what makes them so special. Too many people put proper names on non-legendary minions when they shouldn't. Names for non-legendary minions usually consist of "adjective/place + species/profession". The only exception I know of is with the summoned minions from Animal Companion and this rule doesn't really apply for weapons since Gorehowl and Doomhammer exist at the epic rarity.
On Hearthcards, you can 'unbold' a keyword by sticking [/b] in the middle of the word. A useful trick to know especially with the recruit mechanic coming out that overlaps with silver hand recruits.
And one big common spelling mistake that really gets to me is how often people use "Spell Power" rather than "Spell Damage". For this keyword, there is also a space after Damage but none between the plus sign and the number.
Anyways, great guide again. Initial impressions of a card is important and nothing sours that faster than poor spelling and grammar for me, especially having seen so many cards over the years as head mod of /r/CustomHearthstone. Just a quick question though. Would you mind if I add this to the Custom Hearthstone Wiki over on Reddit? It'll simply be a page with a link redirecting users here as well as credits to you for making the guide (Lemme know your Reddit username if you prefer I credit that). I think this is something super useful for card designers of all skill levels.
This was something I worked on throughout 2015 and thought I would share with all of you. The objective was simple. 7 cards for each of the 9 classes with each card aiming to expand and explore each class' themes in unique and interesting ways.
So this is something I made a while ago. Blizzard was always known for their flashy cinematic trailers and I was hoping that they would be implemented into Hearthstone (a la MTG Duels of the Planeswalker). Unfortunately, this was not to be so I made my own cinematic cards instead!
Hi, I’m known as Coolboypai but for some reason that username has already been taken on these forums (probably by me some time ago). You might have seen my stuff on Reddit, but I've created over 100 "un-cards" that push the boundaries of what might be possible . Originally inspired by the Unglued and Unhinged sets in Magic The Gathering, these cards are less about balance (so don't be too harsh on me :p) and more about creating new and fun ways to experience Hearthstone.
Sorted by newest to oldest, here are all of my un-sets so far!
Comments and feedback are greatly appreciated! I'd also love to hear if any of you have any un-cards ideas or fun themes to focus on in future un-sets!
0
Greetings and happy new year from r/CustomHearthstone! I'm Coolboypai, the head moderator over there, and I just wanted to share with all of you what was voted on as the best cards and sets of 2018. Hope you enjoy and come check us out if you ever want to see more custom Hearthstone cards; we've also got a great Discord server if you ever want to talk with others about it too.
Overwhelming Force by /u/dkmcc123. Voted Best Card of 2018.
Munchroot by /u/Frostivus. Runner up for Best Card of 2018.
Willing Test Subject by /u/Bahob. Runner up for Best Card of 2018.
Luna's Pocket Galaxy by /u/FrIkY_00. Voted the Best Set-Inspired card of 2018, inspired by the mechanics or themes by an expansion released this year.
Gnarlroot by (your own) /u/TheToxified. Runner up for the Best Set-Inspired Card of 2018.
Excited Fan by u/Ducks-in-space. Runner up for the Best Set-Inspired Card of 2018.
Around the World in 80 Meals by /u/Frostivus. Voted the Best Set of 2018.
Once Upon a Time by various people. Runner up for Best Set of 2018.
Experimenting Necromancer by /u/MultiTeee. Voted Best Original Design of 2018, going beyond just a custom card with its own website.
Recast mechanic by /u/WeoWeoVi. Runner up for Best Original Design.
Thank you for checking out these great cards made by our community over the last year :D
2
In response to the above, there is also a text version of the lessons for those that prefer reading it instead. Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.
And in a similar vein, Ben Brode has also done a similar talk about the design lessons he learned from improv.
0
Awesome guide! A few related notes that might be useful in this guide.
Only Legendary minions should have proper names (eg. Ragnaros, Tirion) as that is part of what makes them so special. Too many people put proper names on non-legendary minions when they shouldn't. Names for non-legendary minions usually consist of "adjective/place + species/profession". The only exception I know of is with the summoned minions from Animal Companion and this rule doesn't really apply for weapons since Gorehowl and Doomhammer exist at the epic rarity.
On Hearthcards, you can 'unbold' a keyword by sticking [/b] in the middle of the word. A useful trick to know especially with the recruit mechanic coming out that overlaps with silver hand recruits.
And one big common spelling mistake that really gets to me is how often people use "Spell Power" rather than "Spell Damage". For this keyword, there is also a space after Damage but none between the plus sign and the number.
Anyways, great guide again. Initial impressions of a card is important and nothing sours that faster than poor spelling and grammar for me, especially having seen so many cards over the years as head mod of /r/CustomHearthstone. Just a quick question though. Would you mind if I add this to the Custom Hearthstone Wiki over on Reddit? It'll simply be a page with a link redirecting users here as well as credits to you for making the guide (Lemme know your Reddit username if you prefer I credit that). I think this is something super useful for card designers of all skill levels.
1
/r/CustomHearthstone just announced the best cards and sets from 2015 as voted on by the community and I figured some of you over here may be interested.
Enjoy!
5
This was something I worked on throughout 2015 and thought I would share with all of you. The objective was simple. 7 cards for each of the 9 classes with each card aiming to expand and explore each class' themes in unique and interesting ways.
Rogue Mini-Expansion
Druid Mini-Expansion
Priest Mini-Expansion
Hunter Mini-Expansion
Mage Mini-Expansion
Warrior Mini-Expansion
Shaman Mini-Expansion
Warlock Mini-Expansion
Paladin Mini-Expansion
1
So this is something I made a while ago. Blizzard was always known for their flashy cinematic trailers and I was hoping that they would be implemented into Hearthstone (a la MTG Duels of the Planeswalker). Unfortunately, this was not to be so I made my own cinematic cards instead!
Full Album here!
Higher Quality GIF
Higher Quality GIF
Higher Quality GIF
Higher Quality GIF
Higher Quality GIF
Let me know what you think and if I should make some more cards using the trailers from Naxx, GvG and Blackrock Mountain.
You can find my silly un-cards here
or my other card sets over on Reddit.
3
Oh boy! This is certainly the thread for me. I love making fun cards, here's some of my favourites:
You can find the rest of my silly cards and sets here
1
Hi, I’m known as Coolboypai but for some reason that username has already been taken on these forums (probably by me some time ago). You might have seen my stuff on Reddit, but I've created over 100 "un-cards" that push the boundaries of what might be possible . Originally inspired by the Unglued and Unhinged sets in Magic The Gathering, these cards are less about balance (so don't be too harsh on me :p) and more about creating new and fun ways to experience Hearthstone.
Sorted by newest to oldest, here are all of my un-sets so far!
Unchained - Cards that are "out of this world"!
Uncorked - High cost, high impact cards with no holding back.
Unraveled - More "basic" cards with a small focus on parodies.
Unplugged - Weapons and cards that change more than just the game's mechanics.
Unscrewed - Secrets, card draw and more!
Unstable - My 2nd set with an un-card for each mana cost
Unwired - My very first un-set I made for April Fool's Day of 2014
My 100th un- card
Comments and feedback are greatly appreciated! I'd also love to hear if any of you have any un-cards ideas or fun themes to focus on in future un-sets!