Here's my first idea. It's close to Overkill in a way, but I wasn't sure if it was exact enough to warrant the keyword. Thoughts on tweaks?
You have five lines of text, so "tweaks" are an absolute must. You lose clarity, but you could say "Summon a Void Tendril from the excess damage" or something like that to get it down to four lines.
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@linkblade91 - I don't think it's a good idea to balance an upgraded HP around Justicar Trueheart since...most existing upgraded HPs suck when obtained with Justicar rather than Baku. This is something the devs should have put more thought on. Only Control Priest and Control Warrior used Justicar back in TGT, because only control decks can afford to play a 6mana 6/3 and not lose, and because 4 HP is worth the investment even in the late game.
I get the flavor for Sealed Tome, but I think it's badly executed. Would make more sense as a chest like this for example (derived from a card I made for a WCDC, feel free to use it if you think it's good). I like your other modifications but still think Relentless is UP.
Justicar Trueheart sucks, but if that kind of thought-process can break the tie then it might just be worth considering :P You're gonna have to decide eventually lel.
I like the chest but we already have Toothy Chest from the same set so I'm hesitant to double-dip in that particular well. Having the Deathrattle is nice, though, considering my K&C themes...now I have to think about it.
I though it was a good first episode of a season TBH. I would have liked it to have been longer though, I am not so happy with them cutting down the episode times.
We were told upfront that the first episode would be shorter, but every subsequent episode is gonna be longer than normal.
Made a number of adjustments to my entry; not gonna repost the whole thing, though. Most of these were directly affected by CheeseEtc's feedback:
Kobolds & Catacombs
Eternal Guardian costs 4, up from 3. I'm going to keep the skeleton art because I like it and because I don't think a Nerubian would be appropriate for K&C, flavor-wise.
I've replaced Secret Agenda with Sealed Tome, as you might have seen from an above post.
The Witchwood
Raeth nows costs 6, up from 5.
Relentless costs 2, down from 3. I'm hesitant to go lower as Cheese suggested.
Ghoul Rush cost has gone up to 4, but it now affects all of your minions instead of just Ghouls. I was always concerned that Ghoul Rush could be a dead card if generated outside a Ghoul deck, so I fixed the problem. It would be even more evident now that Sealed Tome exists.
Update my set and address some criticism from Cheese:
Kobold Elder is now changed to Furbolg Elder and used the Elder Brandlemar art. I need opinion on whether or not this stray too far from the boss fight.
Doesn't keep the "I'm secretly a double-agent" flavor, but perhaps makes it more K&C-appropriate in the process. Maybe it should cost 3; trying to balance it versus Cabalist's Tome, but the effect is infinitely less abusive here in the Lich class (no Primordial Glyph, for starters).
Sealed Tome should definitely cost 3, in my opinion. There should also be a comma before the "or". It would probably be better if the card read like this:
"Add 2 random Lich spells to your hand, or summon a 4/4 Mimic (at random)."
Good point; thanks for giving it a look. I keep forgetting the italics.
I'm still undecided for some of the slots. See my post page 2 for a few ideas.
I'm also still undecided on the upgraded HP. It is going to influence which cards I will make.
I agree with all of your balance changes. The Witch is no longer an issue, and the Weapon and Crab do not concern me anymore. K&C in general looks really solid and has a lot of flavor throughout. Has more than mine does, at any rate.
I've been wavering back and forth on the Hero Power as well, based on my previous comments lel. If you haven't already, I would go backwards and think about your Classic set combined with hypothetical GvG and TGT sets. Ignoring what happens in the future, what does your class look like back then? What would convince me to run Justicar Trueheart in your class? Maybe that would help break the tie and clarify your stance on the issue. The Hero Power will have existed way before Genn and Baku, so it needs to influence TWW versus the other way around.
I already submitted, but is it worth resubmitting to:
1. Clarify that the intention is for a permanent -1/-1 reduction to both stats (rather than -1 attack and 1 damage, which can be healed), and
2. Capitalize “cast?”
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Doesn't keep the "I'm secretly a double-agent" flavor, but perhaps makes it more K&C-appropriate in the process. Maybe it should cost 3; trying to balance it versus Cabalist's Tome, but the effect is infinitely less abusive here in the Lich class (no Primordial Glyph, for starters).
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You have five lines of text, so "tweaks" are an absolute must. You lose clarity, but you could say "Summon a Void Tendril from the excess damage" or something like that to get it down to four lines.
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Just to throw it out there, I figure there are three different ways to interpret what the theme is asking of you. We're good with all of them:
You could dodge the situation and just make an unrelated Twinspell, but these are the general mindsets one must decide on.
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Justicar Trueheart sucks, but if that kind of thought-process can break the tie then it might just be worth considering :P You're gonna have to decide eventually lel.
I like the chest but we already have Toothy Chest from the same set so I'm hesitant to double-dip in that particular well. Having the Deathrattle is nice, though, considering my K&C themes...now I have to think about it.
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We were told upfront that the first episode would be shorter, but every subsequent episode is gonna be longer than normal.
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Made a number of adjustments to my entry; not gonna repost the whole thing, though. Most of these were directly affected by CheeseEtc's feedback:
Kobolds & Catacombs
The Witchwood
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Considering that you're not using Elder Brandlemar the character, I don't think a connection to the boss fight itself is important. If he was a Legendary then Yes, you should at least try to connect them a little bit, but otherwise it's not always a 1-to-1 translation. Animated Armor has its effect for the League of Explorers boss fight, but Fossilized Devilsaur has a completely different effect. You don't have to worry about it, I'd say.
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It's not much in the way of feedback, but I do like the card and think it's fine as-is. Sorry no one has said anything :/
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Good point; thanks for giving it a look. I keep forgetting the italics.
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I agree with all of your balance changes. The Witch is no longer an issue, and the Weapon and Crab do not concern me anymore. K&C in general looks really solid and has a lot of flavor throughout. Has more than mine does, at any rate.
I've been wavering back and forth on the Hero Power as well, based on my previous comments lel. If you haven't already, I would go backwards and think about your Classic set combined with hypothetical GvG and TGT sets. Ignoring what happens in the future, what does your class look like back then? What would convince me to run Justicar Trueheart in your class? Maybe that would help break the tie and clarify your stance on the issue. The Hero Power will have existed way before Genn and Baku, so it needs to influence TWW versus the other way around.
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How's this for a replacement of Secret Agenda?
Doesn't keep the "I'm secretly a double-agent" flavor, but perhaps makes it more K&C-appropriate in the process. Maybe it should cost 3; trying to balance it versus Cabalist's Tome, but the effect is infinitely less abusive here in the Lich class (no Primordial Glyph, for starters).