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Circuit Challenge: Meet the Blades
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2) http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/witch-ravenblade
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It was very interesting to see what groups you guys gravitated towards. I was especially interested to see all the love for the Abzan and the Dimir, which were the two biggest groups. Ravnica was the most popular plane, which is no surprise, although Tarkir and Innistrad were also well represented. By far the most surprising thing for me is that there wasn't a single Izzet submission!
Well, the Izzet use magic, not blades.
Sliver Festerblades lurk deep in the caverns of the sliver hives. It's another good reason to keep away from the hives. Any sliver under the influence of the Festerblade has their instinct to kill triggered, and become extremely hostile to any who mistakenly wander near the hive. It's a very dangerous sliver. Have removal ready! Hope you like it!
HM#1: Arashin Scaleblade , by @Animist . This one was a strong contender for the top spots, and was edged out through no fault of its own. A solid design in my book!
HM#2: Arashin Oustblade , by @Monty . I liked the concept of this card a lot! A Naga forced to choose between Sultai and Abzan is a very cool idea. However, it doesn't have a strong mechanical tie to the black and green of its mana cost, which pushed it out of contention for the top spots.
HM#3: Dimir Shadowblade , by @sanjaya666 . My favorite of the trio of cards submitted under that name. Knowing more than your opponents being translated as an advantage that helps you get around their defenses is quite clever!
HM#4: Gilt-Leaf Hateblade , by @Animist again! I loved the flavor of this one as well. Racist Elves have been one of my favorite unique perspectives in MtG lore. However, the condition being so trivially easy to meet, with no real effort on your part, held it back in my eyes.
Third place: Orzhov Ghostblade, by @TrippleBoggey3
The idea of powering up your creature whenever you're at a disadvantage is very Orzhov, and I am a big fan of the design concept. A little flavor text would have been nice, but the concept is solid enough without it.
Second place: Somberwald Swiftblade, by @Gelectrode
I didn't originally conceive of regional affiliations as being acceptable factions, but I was swayed by the idea that an affinity for the forests of the Somberwald has turned this guy into a suped-up Ambush Viper. Again, some flavor text would have been pleasant, but a strong card carries on regardless. This one deserves more likes than it's gotten, in my opinion.
And finally, the big first-place winner: Selesnya Rootblade by @Superman101
This card is the very epitome of a Blade, as I envisioned them when starting this challenge. It's clean. It's simple. It's weak for its cost if you don't meet the relevant criterion, but above the curve if you do. It's a fantastic union of flavor and mechanics. A token-loving vigilant Watchwolf screams 'Selesnya' in a way that feels extremely authentic. Well done!
Thank you to all the contestants who submitted for this contest, and congratulations to the winners! @Corwinnn will award you your Circuit challenge points, and @mtgcardsmith will be in contact as well, I'm sure! As for me, it was a tremendous amount of fun to judge, and the winners can message me directly when they'd like their hard-earned faves. In addition to that, if anyone would like specific feedback on a submission that I have not commented on above, feel free to message me as well. Thanks again everyone!
Circuit Standings have been updated!
Thanks to @Platypusburger for hosting a cool challenge and @MTGCardsmith for the prizes!
You can favourite any cards you particularly enjoy
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