Phase Beta - Operation: Box, Contest Two

Introduction

Ladies and gentlemen, this is the main event! The moment you've all been waiting for! It is time to open what is officially the largest contest with the best prize pool ever to be held on this site. Before I get into details, I wanted to give a shout-out to @MTGCardsmith for providing the site we all use and enjoy as well as coordinating the physical prizes and @Corwinnn for contributing to the prize pool and helping judge and construct this contest and work out all of the fine details so that it goes smoothly. Finally, thank you to all of the premium members/patreon supporters. This contest really exists as a big thank you to all of you, which is why you're eligible for better prizes. Becoming a premium member doesn't just get you cool features, it pays for the majority of the costs associated with the site and allows MTGCS to actually spend time working on even better things for all of us.

Now to the contest. If you have no idea what is going on, please read the preparation post and the first contest so that you can get up to speed. This contest is open to anyone and there will be six winners in two separate tiers. The first tier is the premium/the list tier which has larger prizes and is for premium members and the winners of the first contest. The second tier is open to any and all participants that meet any legal requirements set by MTGCS. If for some reason you can't get your prize (you are too young, you live outside the US) we will work out an alternate digital prize for you.

General Rules

1. Entries must be 'realistic' magic cards. No 'un' cards, no pokemon, no yigioh, no transformers, etc.
2. Entries must be balanced and viable for commander play. If you need help with this part, be sure to ask your fellow cardsmiths for input and support.
3. Each user is allowed two (2) entries. These entries may be changed any time before the contest's end date. If you change your card(s), please make a new post saying so.
4. Each entry must be an originally designed card for this contest, no old cards or previous creations.
5. Each entry must have the artwork with a proper credit. There may be exceptions made but using art sources that allow you to credit the creator (such as deviantart or artist websites/tumblrs) is highly suggested.

Entry Rules

So, what's the theme of this contest? In the last contest we had cardsmiths make 4-color charms balanced around commander (and potentially modern) but anyone who plays commander knows that they would be very difficult to play, since there are no four-color commanders! Commander 2016 should be announced soon and it is very likely that this year will feature 4-color commanders for the first time, so we want to see the best 4-color commanders you can come up with!

The requirements are:
1. Your card must be a legendary nonland permanent with a 4-color color identity. If you do not know how color identity differs from the colors in a card's casting cost, check it out here
2. If your card is not a creature, it must specify that it can be a commander.

That's about it. This one's pretty simple. We wanted to give just enough guidance to get people thinking but not too much to hamper creativity.

Prizes

This is everyone's favorite part so I'll get right to it.

Premium Members/Patreon Supporters/The List:
1st - 1 Kaladesh booster box + MTGCS playmat
2nd - 1 Kaladesh bundle + MTGCS playmat (comes with 10 packs and other goodies)
3rd - 6 Kaladesh booster packs + MTGCS playmat

All other entrants:
1st - 6 Kaladesh booster packs
2nd - 4 Kaladesh booster packs
3rd - 2 Kaladesh booster packs

Judging

Cards will be judged by myself and Corwinnn with possible input from MTGCS as well. They will be judged based on creativity first and foremost and balance second. Spelling, formatting and MTG standardization will not be judged since we understand some cardsmiths are new to designing cards and some don't speak English as a first language but please do your best to keep it understandable.

End Date

We will stop accepting entries on November 12th and have the results within a week after. Prizes will be shipped soon after.

The List

This is The List of cardsmiths who earned their shot at premium prizes in the previous contest. People may be added to it as some premium member winners still have nominations to put forward but if your name is up here, it will not be removed: Please note that if you are a premium member for at least the month of October 2016 or November 2016, you will qualify for the higher tier of prizes. To be a premium member, you must purchase premium membership from this site or be of the $5/month or higher tier on Patreon. You can still qualify for the higher prize bracket simply by becoming a premium member before this contest ends.

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