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THE FIST FIGHTER

Mavis is back in Un'Goro and Frozen Throne with heavy control and tokens to crush any aggro or zoo in it's path!

Example Cards

• Prophecy of the End : This card sets up the key theme and story connection to Un'Goro for my class. For Un'Goro, Mavis will be utilizing big boys to survive longer than their opponent and out control them in a war of attrition. The quest reward, Extynctros, is the epitome for this by widdling away your foe's deck quickly as you survive behind your big minions. The quest ties most of the cards in my Un'Goro set together and I will go through this in the Un'Goro spoiler below.
• Living Meteor: A flavorful damage card that also supports my quest with cheap tokens. The art of the token and the spell mirror each other very closely, tying into good card cohesion.
• Lichpop : A fun little card that I made art for. This card is a lot like Naturalize in that it capitalizes on my classes weakness, little to no healing, by including a big draw back, freezing Mavis and disallowing her to attack next turn. I got inspired by those ice cream pops that ice cream trucks sell of popular characters like ninja turtles or looney tunes and yet they look like they are made from incredibly simple blobs.
• Bloodthirsty Gargoyle: This minion fulfills Challenge #3 by being a large health centered minion that sticks to the board, thus being a great control tool just like Un'Goro was trying to exemplify. You can see in the card Jungle Forager in my Un'Goro set below and how they are designed to heal big minions, Gargoyle is just a big minion who heals themselves.
• Mavis, Will Crusher: This hero card goes back to the old Fist Fighter token archetype, encompassing both generating a massive amount of tokens and being able to buff those tokens via hero power. The hero power itself ties back to the "randomly give x or y" mechanic I have used on different cards in my class. Great card for any token centered deck.

Tokens

The Lich King Fight

With the Fist Fighter class focused on well, fist fighting, Mavis is going to find it impossible to use her greatest strength to defeat the Lich King as he chills her to the very core. All attack synergy cards will have to be dropped, including useful board clears like Outburst, Implode, or Relentless Rampage and whoever tries to defeat the Lich King will have to look at other strategies to win, such as tokens or attrition.

Remaining Cards

Journey to Un'Goro

Knights of the Frozen Throne

Previous Phases

Phase I

Phase II

Phase III

THE FIST FIGHTER

Strengths:

• Hero Power: Mavis is strong in many aspects, the main being her Hero Power. Her Hero Power is very strong in the early game, being able to easily dominate the board with the hero power alone.
• Control: This class also features strong control tools, such as spells and tokens. This keeps a hold of the board and makes this class more centered around control from the early game to the late game.
• Burst: This class has more unconventional burst damage to end the game. Unlike Mage with their spells that deal high damage, Fireball Pyroblast , Mavis gains the attack to use on enemies and the enemy hero's face.

Weaknesses:

• Attacking: The hero power and attack buffing cards in the Fist Fighter are not all perfect. When the hero attacks something, they are the ones who take the damage from the attacked minion. This can add up if you try to attack everything all the time. This also can cause a problem if you need to attack the enemy's face or another important minion quickly, because Mavis has to hit Taunt minions.
• Healing : This class features little protection to the hero's face in classic and basic. The only protection or healing would come from cards that barely heal Mavis or make her Immune. This makes you consider strategically what health you are willing to give up to take down enemy minions.
• RNG: This class is not afraid to shy away from random effects. One of the key themes of the class is randomly gaining X or Y. This helps build character for the class, yet this can be a turn off for some people who want the game to have low variance.

Example Cards

• Drunken Fighter: This neat little card was what I was referring to earlier with some high variance. Like I said, this can be a turn off for some people, but I think it's a really neat and flavorful card for my classic set. Sometimes it will be a Magma Rager and other times it will be an Upgradeable Framebot . The variance is also for balance purposes to make sure the early game isn't too strong for my class on account of its hero power.
  
  
• Mavis's Biggest Fan: Another flavorful favorite of mine, this card is the strong staple of the class, much like a Mana Wyrm or a Scavenging Hyena . Not to mention some cool art.
• Rock Block: Neat neat neat. Relatively weak protection now, but the elemental tokens up a whole new pathway for the class in the future, as well as being good targets for some board buffs. Time will show how truly good this card is. Not to mention this has some good token synergy with other cards.
• Gut Punch : Gut punch is a prime example of another theme for my class, enemy debuffs. This card also doubles as a great removal tool that makes tokens and friendly minion buffs that much more powerful.
• Gamon (Challenge #3): A strong classic legendary that acts as a big finisher for the class. Combo this with Left Hook and you can possibly deal 10 damage to the enemy hero's face and keep a 4/8 on the board. It just doesn't end there, if Gamon stays alive to the next turn, there is very high damage potential. He can easily act as an aggro or control tool, allowing you to deal double damage to the enemy or clear out two minions. He is a prime example of the strengths of my class with Control and attacking with my Hero being two main themes. His large health may play a role in the future as well...

Tokens

Remaining Cards

Previous Phases

Phase I Submission

Phase II Submission

hey @linkblade91 i really like your class and think you've been doing a good job

THE FIST FIGHTER

One more! Have you ever just wanted to punch your opponent in the face? How about their minions' faces? Their spells' faces? Weapons'? Well this might be the class for you. With the Fist Fighter, EVERYTHING will be punched in the face, sometimes multiple times, at high speeds.

This class has many things to offer in basic; skilled techniques and tactics, eager pandas, and powerful moves that will make the ground shake and your enemies EXPLODE! AHAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Example Cards

• Distraction: A simple draw card that also has protection with it. With all the faces you'll be punching, you are going to want to protect your own face. These idiots will be punching rocks! What a bunch of dummies!
• Lesson Training: With such skillful moves you will have tons of people wanting to learn from you. Welcome them with open arms and you might just be able to benefit by overpowering your opponent on the board.
• Towel Boy: Every great fighter needs a guy who can help you keep refreshed and this guy can handle it! Just look at all those towels. He can even help your fighting squad if they need to freshen up too.
• Pumped Trainer: This guy keeps you in shape. You can't be slacking when some zero mana 1/1 penguins need to be taught a lesson. You will always be ready to attack when this guy is around, plus your other moves get a benefit just by having him around for some moral support. :)
• Rip and Tear: When your opponent is just so stupid, it starts to get to your head. It makes you want to just... RIP AND TEAR. RIP AND TEAR. RIP AND TEAR RIP AND TEAR RIPANDTEAR !

Remaining Cards

Previous Phase

Phase I Submission

And in the red corner...

PRESENTATION

Have you ever just wanted to punch your opponent in the face? How about their minions' faces? Their spells' faces? Weapons'? Well this might be the class for you. With the Fist Fighter, EVERYTHING will be punched in the face, sometimes multiple times, at high speeds.

This class has many things to offer; skilled techniques, drunken pandas, RNG, spell generation, tokens, aggro, control, and punches so strong they make your enemies implode into a fine red mist. Who needs some big brains when you can just eat some protein and go wild?

The Cards

Left Hook: A staple of the class, what true fist fighter doesn't know the left hook? Left Hook is a simple spell that can handle most minions at turn 3 or 4, but it really shows its strength with the synergy it has with the other cards shown off here. (And cards not shown here that are for later ;) )

Gamon the Killer: A strong classic legendary that acts as a big finisher for the class, combo this with Left Hook and you can possibly deal 10 damage to the enemy hero's face and keep a 4/8 on the board. It just doesn't end there, if Gamon stays alive to the next turn, there is very high damage potential. He can easily act as an aggro or control tool, allowing you to deal double damage to the enemy or clear out two minions. Very flexible and clean.

Stonefisted Bouncer: With Mavis being such a favored fighter, she is bound to have some fans. The more fans she acquires from showing off, the bigger the bouncer she will need to keep the board how she likes it. Stonefisted Bouncer is a decent drop if you only have 1-2 minions on the board, and a key card if you have even more.

Relentless Rampage: An alright board clear, but requires set up with other cards to get decent value. Strong with the right set of cards, basically Consecration else where.

Mind Blown: Lastly, another theme in the Fist Fighter class, spell generation. These types of cards allow you to basically re-use your moves again and again during match ups. This is great for constant control and value. Maybe even a combo deck will come around with this card in mind. We'll just have to see.

I just wanted to make a class with strong muscles. Hope you enjoy.

The Lich

You are a foolish mortal, you know that? You dare to come before the great Archlich Kel'Thuzad , keeper of the cold and deliverer of death? I should turn you into an icicle, a statue frozen in time to remain a symbol for what happens to my enemies! ...oh? You've come to learn the ways of the dead and dying? You are bold, but I approve. Come, my new apprentice, come and see the power of the Lich ! The might of the Scourge can be yours, and more, if you but lay down your life and serve me...in death!

Example Cards

• Rise Again - If you want to be a competent necromancer, bringing minions back from the dead is step one. Obviously. Minions freshly killed are the easiest to resummon, rewarding them for a job well done after trading into enemy forces or defending you from attack.
• Detonate Mana - Ah, a classic spell. Why simply blow up an enemy when you cause them to blow up their friends, then watch in satisfaction as guilt tears them down? They already think you're the evil one; might as well enjoy it.
• Freezing Wind - Occasionally the mortals attack in large groups; you'll need to be ready for these "raids" on your inner sanctum. Thankfully they tend not to dress for the weather: a cold gust of air and they'll be frozen solid.
• Skeletal Guard - Steven the Skeleton has always been there for me. Strong and sturdy, he makes for a fine guardian...although, given how many times I've revived him, I'm starting to wonder if he resents the position.
• Frozen Soul - When we Freeze our enemies, the heat escapes and must go somewhere. We capture it and...I'm just messing with you, the healing comes from magic. Dark magic.

Other Cards

Previous Phase

If you would like to know more about the power of the Lich, check out my original spiel...interloper!

REMOVED 

Quote from Ashkrell >>

@SunnoxPL

The knight looks soooo adorable! Most of cards seem balanced :)

Pure Defenses should read: Gain 4 Armor, twice.

I don't know why Precise Forging needs the (+2 Attack/+2 Durability). It's pretty clear without that since Captain Greenskin does without.

Parry art looks way better. Is this your artwork?

Monarch Wings: I myself am having a hard time balancing draw. (Idk if 1 card draw is worth 3 points or 3.5 points?) Anyways, the destroy requirement is a nice add on to the spell to prevent it from being OP.

 Thanks for feedback !

Yes, I have to change the wording on Pure Defense (just forgort how to spell it correctly)

Captain Greenskin is a classic card. Basic cards have explanations to buffs (see Blessing of Kings)

(Parry) No, it's not my artwork, but I agree the new one is much better :)

I really like the first version of Monarch Wings, but many people think it's too complex for a basic card. This is the hardest decision to make when it comes to my basic set.

THE GAMBLER

A gambler can be many things, a man who bets money on games, a fisherman that is fishing without bait, or just a simple risktaker. One thing they all have in common, is that they play the odds, and hope the luck turns in their favor. So does the Gambler class.
For this reason the Gambler will include a fair amount of RNG elements. But the Gambler, unlike most other classes, have a tendency to be able to stack their odds in their favor, making the odds just the slighest better to turn in their favor than their opponent's.

Example Cards

• Low Roll: Like Priest with its Shadow Words, then the Gambler have rolls. Low roll will help you with dealing with either a singleton minion, which can be useful both in the early game and the lategame.
• High Roll: On the other end of the spectrum you have High Roll, which is often "destroy your opponents best creature", although it lack the flexibility of choosing whatever you want to kill, which is why it is removal at a premium.
• Winner's Spoils: As a Gambler, he'll sometime be on the winning side of a gamble, which will result in profits. Coins will be a recurring theme for the Gambler, which they will help generate. This was intentionally made a strong card.
• Elven Waitress: Usuually you'll see that Gambler spells are in general stronger than Gambler minions, because the class is primairly spell focused. As such, this act as a decent arena card, but as nothing more than that. It was intentionally made a weak card.
• Full Hand: The Gambler is primarily a value-based class, which this helps with tremendously, but adding a high amount of random cards to your hand, that combined will help you out-value your opponent.

Remaining Cards

Previous Phase

If you want to see some of things that will come in later sets for the Gambler, you can click here for the phase 1 submission.

THE FIRELORD

INSECTS! I HAVE ALREADY TOLD YOU ABOUT MY CLASS! DID YOU SERIOUSLY FORGET? FINE! I WILL REPEAT MYSELF, BUT ONLY TO REINFORCE JUST HOW AWESOME I AM! FIRELORD HAS LOTS OF EXPENSIVE CARDS TO CRUSH BUGS LIKE YOU! THE CLASS HAS MANY EFFECTS THAT DEAL DAMAGE, BOTH DIRECTLY AND AS BOARD CLEARS. ALSO, THEY LIKE TO BURN THINGS- A LOT! SO MUCH, IN FACT, THAT BURN IS FIRELORD'S CLASS-SPECIFIC KEYWORD!

SOOO HOT! BURN IS JUST ONE WAY THE FIRELORD CLASS MANIPULATES THEIR DECK, IN ADDITION TO DRAWING AND SHUFFLING CARDS! CAN YOUR PATHETIC CLASS DO THAT , INSECT? NOW, BEHOLD- THE BASIC SET!

SHOWCASE CARDS

I WILL NOW ALLOW ONE OF MY UNDERLINGS TO FINISH PRESENTING THE CLASS! THERE ARE FAR MORE IMPORTANT MATTERS WHICH REQUIRE MY ATTENTION. FOR INSTANCE, SOME IMBECILE LOWERED THE TEMPERATURE IN SULFURON KEEP- BY A WHOLE DEGREE! I SUSPECT AHUNE... WE SHALL SPEAK AGAIN SOON, INSECT!

• Firelands Terror: Solid mid-game card. Has a good statline and a useful keyword. A lot of classes struggle for good 5-Cost minions. Firelord will likely have an easier time than them.
• Pesticide: Ragnaros's specialty move. Guranteed to destroy any insect- but not necessarily the one you want. Encourages controlling the board to guarantee the target of this effect.
• Rock Out: It's not all fire and flames- Rock Out is a powerful late game card that can put your opponent in a tight spot if they don't have a strong board presence or an AoE effect.
• Warm Up: Drawing cards is one of Firelord's strengths, and this powerful card surely proves this. Comparable to Arcane Intellect, Nourish, and Shield Block, this card fits right in with some of the staples from Hearthstone's history.
• Flaming Son: This basic card helps establish the self-harm theme which will become more prevalent in future sets. It can provide a powerful tempo boost if you play it on curve. You can strategically kill off a small minion of yours to avoid experiencing the full downside.

REMAINING CARDS

PREVIOUS PHASE

Here's the introductory post for the Firelord class.

Quote from Schlauchneid >>

Ok, thought my problem was pretty clear with what I wrote. My basic set is rather complex and has a lot of cards with more than 2 lines and I can't see myself be satisfied using the template for this class that we have to use now. I thought I read something about more freedome this CCC but it feels kind of the opposite. Just anyway I won't use this class like this, so I thought I could maybe change since the first voting didn't matter apart from DQ for some reason. Is that a final no now?

 Yes, nobody can completely change classes from what they originally submitted. 

The template is designed to help those who aren't as adept at visual design as others be on a more level playing field - this is, after all, a Class Design Competition, not a Graphic Design Competition. Anything to remove potential bias and help people focus on the cards is a good thing.

And I'm sorry you feel that there's less freedom in this CCC, but the challenges this time have been specifically designed to help people create better classes - where previous competitions asked people to 'Include a Pokemon' in the card art or something similar, this time we're focusing on challenges that foster good design ideas. One of the principles of the Basic set is that it is basic - many cards are very simple. If most of your cards require more than 2 lines of card text, then its likely your Basic set is just too complex.