Reactivation Challenge #1 - Custom Mechanic Contest by manavault
This idea is based on the discussion here ;
http://forums.mtgcardsmith.com/discussion/293/opinions-on-unresolved-challenges#latest
We all like card design challenges. The people who put a great effort into the challenge probably want to know who the winners are, but sometimes the host of the challenge becomes inactive and the challenge is left open and unresolved. So I propose this idea.
1 ) An inactive challenge is chosen to be reactivated, it gets posted for new submissions with a new deadline.
2 ) The new judge cannot choose his or her own submissions as the winner.
3 ) After the winners are declared, the judge selects one participant as the next host (must be an active member).
4 ) The chosen participant chooses the next challenge that has been inactive for over 2 months. He or she hosts it as the reactivation judge.
5) The reactivation judge starts this process all over from step 1
*New discussion is opened for each reactivated challenge. A link to the original challenge is put there.
*The alternate judge must send a message to original judge to notice that his or her challenge is reactivated by the alternate judge.
*The original judge has a right to take over their original challenge or to ask for it to remain open and unresolved at any time prior to a winner being declared and posted..
*You can find some inactive unresolved challenges here ;
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/challenges-8#.VWX2mUvY9D1
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This time, I'll be the reactivation judge of this challenge.
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/cool-contest#.VWX2p0vY9D1
New deadline is next Saturday 11:59. Reward is a Trophy.
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This is a first attempt and I don't know how well it is gonna work. Let's see :]
http://forums.mtgcardsmith.com/discussion/293/opinions-on-unresolved-challenges#latest
We all like card design challenges. The people who put a great effort into the challenge probably want to know who the winners are, but sometimes the host of the challenge becomes inactive and the challenge is left open and unresolved. So I propose this idea.
1 ) An inactive challenge is chosen to be reactivated, it gets posted for new submissions with a new deadline.
2 ) The new judge cannot choose his or her own submissions as the winner.
3 ) After the winners are declared, the judge selects one participant as the next host (must be an active member).
4 ) The chosen participant chooses the next challenge that has been inactive for over 2 months. He or she hosts it as the reactivation judge.
5) The reactivation judge starts this process all over from step 1
*New discussion is opened for each reactivated challenge. A link to the original challenge is put there.
*The alternate judge must send a message to original judge to notice that his or her challenge is reactivated by the alternate judge.
*The original judge has a right to take over their original challenge or to ask for it to remain open and unresolved at any time prior to a winner being declared and posted..
*You can find some inactive unresolved challenges here ;
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/challenges-8#.VWX2mUvY9D1
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This time, I'll be the reactivation judge of this challenge.
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/cool-contest#.VWX2p0vY9D1
New deadline is next Saturday 11:59. Reward is a Trophy.
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This is a first attempt and I don't know how well it is gonna work. Let's see :]
This discussion has been closed.
Comments
For this contest, I ask that you make a card with the following abilities. You may alter them a little if you see fit:
1.) Silence (a silenced creature cannot have abilities activated. Remove all counters from silenced creature)
2.) Pain Born (this creature costs 1 less for each life you've lost this game)
3.) Unstable (at the beginning of your upkeep, flip a coin. If tails, sacrifice this permanent)
4.) Inner Fire (At the beginning of combat, you gain life equal to this creature's power)
5.) Unstoppable (This creature must be blocked by all creatures defending player controls on no creatures defending player controls)
6.) Dream [1, 2, 3, etc] (When this creature enters the battlefield you may put the top [1, 2, 3, etc] cards of your library into your graveyard. If you do, this creature gets +[1, 2, 3, etc]/+[1, 2, 3, etc])
7.) Burn [1, 2, 3, etc] (When this creature enters the battlefield, it deals [1, 2, 3, etc] damage to target creature)
Have fun!
Champion of the Blade by m-k-tengri
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/champion-of-the-blade#.VWZVWJVFCP8
Erupting Elemental by Damnation
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/erupting-elemental#.VWZVs5VFCP9
Spellheart Angel by Llamamama
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/spellheart-angel#.VWZV4JVFCP9
Painrite Demon by Looverse
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/painrite-demon#.VWZWPpVFCP9
Hisatmaka, the Rampager by theimmortaldeath
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/hisatmaka-the-rampager#.VWZWepVFCP8
Zombie Rabbid by Corwinnn hey that's me!
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/zombie-rabbid#.VWZWzZVFCP9
Thanks to @Corwinnn for posting the previous entries!
And can we enter more than once?
And yes, we can enter more tan once.
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/tremonti-tree-lord#.VWvNy5VFCP8
Pain Born
Examples
Silence (Activated abilities of silenced creatures can't be activated unless they're mana abilities.)
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/voicebind#.VW8R30vY9D0
{Costs} : Dreaming X. (Exile the top X cards of your library face down.)
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/mystic-familiar?list=user#.VW8R-0vY9D0
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/erupting-elemental#.VW9vs3-9KSM
EDIT:
Just saw Corwinnn's list. Oh well...
Third Place - Erupting Elemental by @Damnation
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/erupting-elemental?list=user#.VXIx4kvY9D0
I like the effort of expanding the potential of the keyword ability. An Absolute finisher. It can also be used in reanimate deck.
Second Place -Zombie Rabbit by @Corwinnn
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/zombie-rabbid?list=user#.VXIsNkvY9D0A
Love the creepy art! This is the only card the abilities are interacting each other. Good work!
First Place - Painrite Demon by @Looverse
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/painrite-demon?list=user#.VXI3NEvY9D0
A good thing about making a keyword ability is that we can make the text shorter. He took that advantage pretty well and the card looks neat with flavor text. You might be surprised by its CMC, but if you look the abilities, you will find that its well balanced.
Congratulations to the winners!
~TROPHY~
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/trophy-8#.VXI3p0vY9D0