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Enchantment Contest #2 - Enchant Land
This is the next iteration of Enchantment Contest #1.
The winner of this contest will choose the focus of the next Enchantment Contest. Additionally, that person will host and judge that contest. The winner will receive up to 5 favorites on the cards of their choosing and a follow as applicable. Second and third place will be given up to 3 favorites on cards of their choosing. Honorable mentions will receive a favorite on their submission and the satisfaction of a job well done.
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"Enchant land" has existed since the beginning of magic. It is a design space that I believe could use some Wild Growth (get it?). Your task, create an enchantment with the rules text "Enchant land"... or something pretty darn close (ex. Enchant Plains). As Christopher Walken said, "explore the space!"
This contest will conclude at 11:59pm (CST) on February 28th and winners will be announced on February 29th (happy leap year!).
The winner of this contest will choose the focus of the next Enchantment Contest. Additionally, that person will host and judge that contest. The winner will receive up to 5 favorites on the cards of their choosing and a follow as applicable. Second and third place will be given up to 3 favorites on cards of their choosing. Honorable mentions will receive a favorite on their submission and the satisfaction of a job well done.
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"Enchant land" has existed since the beginning of magic. It is a design space that I believe could use some Wild Growth (get it?). Your task, create an enchantment with the rules text "Enchant land"... or something pretty darn close (ex. Enchant Plains). As Christopher Walken said, "explore the space!"
This contest will conclude at 11:59pm (CST) on February 28th and winners will be announced on February 29th (happy leap year!).
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Loamy Soil
I will accept up to two entries per smith!
1st: Terraquake
(O yeah to all you control players who like the following cards: Gigadrowse, Enervade, Twiddle, Rimewind Taskmage, Dream's Grip, Ghostly touch, maybe even Twitch, Jolt, etc.)
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/overwhelming-waves
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/borderland-stronghold
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/disaggregation
will also create a new one
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/overchill
@koover just saying, "enchanted land is a waste" isn't that simple. Waste is it's name, and it has no basic land type. You can't say that a land becomes a waste, but rather do what I did with my submission.
Thank you all for your entries!
That's the spirit.
Also, I am sorry the unfinished/unjudged contests gave you a rash. :P
That would make two of us then ^^
Without further ado, here are the the entries that stood out most to me in terms of creativity and functionality:
Honorable Mentions:
Terraquake by @Faiths_Guide
I think you fell into the trap of matching the card colors to the artwork rather than the mechanics. Neat idea, great art, but pretty far out of the color pie.
Grotesque Moonlight by @Lujikul
I think that this card is too powerful for its cost. The flavor seems to fit well, ascribing -1/-1 counters as part of the effect. A bit more in the comments on the card.
Third place:
Gateway to the Abyss by @NicoStoner
It’s a build-your-own Dark Ritual! My problem with this card is that it provides some critical mana fixing for a low cost. If it was “add BB to your mana pool” or “add two mana of any color this land could produce” then I feel that it would better match the nature of black. I do appreciate that this can be played on an opponent’s land as pseudo land destruction. The artwork is quite disappointing compared to how interesting the rest of the card is.
Second place:
Elemental Barrier by @Grimshac
Another in a line of "land-becomes-creature" enchantments, the thing that makes this card unique to me is that when it’s not a creature when it’s tapped (nor does it have hexproof). It can lead to some powerful combat step shenanigans and blowouts on both sides. It does seem a bit powerful at 7 toughness and hexproof for 2 mana. Compared to something like Guardian Zendikon this card is clearly much better. Stunning artwork!
First place:
Realm of Possibilities by @bluprintmtg
To paraphrase a friend of mine: "simple works." This card is remarkably versatile and addresses design space that hasn’t been broached by WotC in this form. Not only does this potentially fix mana, it can become a utility tool based on deck design. Probably could be bumped up to rare. Minus two small formatting issues, this card looks like one that would be printed and see play. Well done!
Victors, please check your inbox for prize support. As per the format of this challenge, the next host will be chosen and the next contest may be up soon. Thank you for allowing me to host/judge and I look forward to tackling future challenges together!
edit: fixed broken links... hopefully!
I think you messed up the links... something is weird - None of the links in your post works, but I can click the original links and such