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Great Designer Search Card Creation Contest
In honor of the Great Designer Search 3, I am hosting a contest emulating the final challenge in both the first and second Great Designer search. In this challenge, contestants played the part of the design team, and had to "replace" a card as if it had been cut from the file late in development.
For a brief description of the third Great Designer Search: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/great-designer-search-3-2017-12-04
How it Works
Choose a card from an existing Magic set, and replace it.
The replacement must:
- Be the same color
- Be the same rarity
- Have the same art (If you can't find the art online, just use a placeholder picture)
- Not use abilities from another set (no phyrexian mana on a card from Return to Ravnica, for example)
- Have a name that alphabetically fits between whatever cards are adjacent to it in collector number.
(Example: Sanctum Surveyor, the first example, comes from Search the City, which is collector number 49. The 48th card is Runewing, and the 50th is Skyline Predator, so the replacement's name must fall between "Run" and "Sky")
Examples:
Based on:
http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=265404
http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=391883
http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=107494
This contest's due date is February 3rd, 2017, which is in just under 3 weeks from now. If you need more time, you can just message me and the due date will be extended if necessary.
Basic Rules:
1. Maximum of five entries.
2.No old cards, though I don't know why you would have old cards for this contest.
3. No Un-cards. They destroy the purpose of this contest. However, cards from Supplemental sets (Such as Commander or Conspiracy) are totally fine.
4. Cards may be edited and switched as much as you like before the final deadline.
5. Credit the artist (a link to the art is not needed).
6. Provide a link to the card that you are replacing.
Judging Criteria:
Balance, Follows the replacement rules, Templating/Spelling, Flavor
Prizes
1. First place will receive:
- 5 Favorites of their choice
- The option to choose an Honorable mention if they want
2. Second place will receive:
- 4 Favorites of their choice
3. Third place will receive:
- 3 Favorites of their choice
4. Honorable Mentions will receive:
- 1 Favorite of their choice
Plus, all Winners and Mentionables will have their entries favored as well!
Look at this guide if you need help posting images (though just a link is totally fine):
http://forums.mtgcardsmith.com/discussion/2584/brief-guide-to-uploading-linked-pictures-images-in-comments-w-visual-aid/p1
For a brief description of the third Great Designer Search: https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/great-designer-search-3-2017-12-04
How it Works
Choose a card from an existing Magic set, and replace it.
The replacement must:
- Be the same color
- Be the same rarity
- Have the same art (If you can't find the art online, just use a placeholder picture)
- Not use abilities from another set (no phyrexian mana on a card from Return to Ravnica, for example)
- Have a name that alphabetically fits between whatever cards are adjacent to it in collector number.
(Example: Sanctum Surveyor, the first example, comes from Search the City, which is collector number 49. The 48th card is Runewing, and the 50th is Skyline Predator, so the replacement's name must fall between "Run" and "Sky")
Examples:
Based on:
http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=265404
http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=391883
http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=107494
This contest's due date is February 3rd, 2017, which is in just under 3 weeks from now. If you need more time, you can just message me and the due date will be extended if necessary.
Basic Rules:
1. Maximum of five entries.
2.No old cards, though I don't know why you would have old cards for this contest.
3. No Un-cards. They destroy the purpose of this contest. However, cards from Supplemental sets (Such as Commander or Conspiracy) are totally fine.
4. Cards may be edited and switched as much as you like before the final deadline.
5. Credit the artist (a link to the art is not needed).
6. Provide a link to the card that you are replacing.
Judging Criteria:
Balance, Follows the replacement rules, Templating/Spelling, Flavor
Prizes
1. First place will receive:
- 5 Favorites of their choice
- The option to choose an Honorable mention if they want
2. Second place will receive:
- 4 Favorites of their choice
3. Third place will receive:
- 3 Favorites of their choice
4. Honorable Mentions will receive:
- 1 Favorite of their choice
Plus, all Winners and Mentionables will have their entries favored as well!
Look at this guide if you need help posting images (though just a link is totally fine):
http://forums.mtgcardsmith.com/discussion/2584/brief-guide-to-uploading-linked-pictures-images-in-comments-w-visual-aid/p1
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Comments
http://940ee6dce6677fa01d25-0f55c9129972ac85d6b1f4e703468e6b.r99.cf2.rackcdn.com/products/pictures/92098.jpg
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/ather-mutation
Is it an old card? It was reprinted in M12 and my version is a bit...stronger but not many want the dangers and complexity associated with it lol. But I think that's exactly what U/G should be all about. Like this song:
Time it right to trigger exactly six, (or have weird modifier card synergy) and bring out a ridiculous creature token lol
"Old card" means any card in existence; it just has to actually be in a mtg set.
Also, you get to choose what card you want to replace; you don't have to go in alphabetical order.
@TheAltRick also, that card should be uncommon, because the card its replacing is uncommon
if you dont know who Sifa Grent, you might want to look it up. she a planswalker from Grixis and is the main antagonist to dack faiden storyline.
Previous card was named Terminate and next one is named Veinfire Borderpost. So Uglify fits in between (and is a real word as it turns out).
the idea of making creatures "Uglier" with -1/-1 counters is quite fitting i think and the art fits the name properly i feel.
"Whether the end comes swift or slow, it always comes too soon."
--> Especially for great card artwork. XD
In retrospect, this challenge is quite obviously way too restrictive to be enjoyable.
You mean that you forgot to bump the thread with content. Otherwise, people lose track of it.
But I did like the idea, I just couldn't find too many cards off the top of my head.
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/anastor-and-clya
First, because there were only 4 results, I am giving an honorable mention to "Ather Mutation" by @TheAltRick
In third place:
"Soul Bleed" by @modnation675
In second place:
"Uglify" by @icyyou
And in first place:
"Anastor and Cyma" by @IanLowenthol
Congratulations to everybody who entered! I have favorited each of your entries.
For your other favorites either pm me or ask here for what you want favored.
For us, favorite some of Mila's cards.
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/surging-denial
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/pancho-freak-show-manager
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/railroad-centaur
Here are four link you can Fave !! thx a lot and i hope you get more attention if you ever make another contest !!! (feel free to tag me in it i am always on the lookout for nice contest idea)