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She cursed herself to become a mummy to rid her plane of Bolas.
The deadline for this contest is extended to SUNDAY, APRIL 8TH, 11:59PM, JST timezone!!
Additionaly because of the extra time, I'm allowing FIVE ENTRIES per participant!! woo!
I'm updating the op rules now to reflect these changes.
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/sickly-elder
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/aznag-master-tactician
Following a meteoric rise to power in his youth, Aznag became the chieftain of the glorious Blood-slicked Horde. Honing the Horde's infamous combat prowess with complete devotion to his name, he turned it into the scourge of the surrounding human civilisations.
Aznag began to resent the humans he fought, but also to see that they had an advantage over the orcish horde: their tactics gave them an edge. As such Aznag took some human books of tactics captured in a raid and began to read them.
The books on tactics changed Aznag forever. He became a master of brutal guerrilla warfare, and stepped up his raids. He began to hate humans with a passion - their strategies and plots becoming symbols of oppression in his mind. Orcs love freedom before all other things and Aznag began to see that human society was exactly the opposite of this. He sought to turn its own weapons against it.
Aznag stopped caring about personal gain, or the gain of the Horde. Instead his aim became to stamp out the tyranny of humanity - the cloying restrictions of their 'civilisation.' What's more, Aznag sought to curb the wild hedonism of the Horde. He taught his orcs to appreciate their freedom, never to squander it, and to respect the importance of life. He also, however, taught them that freedom is worth fighting and dying for.
(sry in advance if it takes longer than a couple days to judge, my work has been busy lately)
Results are in!! You guys did awesome, there were many cards I liked and it was quite difficult to whittle it down to only five. But I did so, and.......
Honorable Mention 1~
Weapon Reforger by @TenebrisNemo
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/weapon-reforger
This card stood out to me by its principle of seeing value in what others would see as useless or lacking any value, and so displaying black's resourcefulness. Only a couple entries showed this particular virtue in black magic.
Honorable Mention 2~
Solitary Necromancer by @sanjaya666
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/solitary-necromancer
Great representation of what a necromancer of good alignment might do. His magic still includes the costs typical within practicing dark magic but for helpful, peaceful results.
3rd Place~
Lich's Resolve by @TheCenterOfTheUniverse
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/lichs-resolve
A mage, becoming a lich to gain power over the mortality of everything they love. It greatly increases their own power limit while also protecting everything around them from death. I feel this is one of the best fits for this contest and a great twist on what is nearly always presented as an evil magical archetype.
2nd Place~
Unflinching Recruit by @KalamMekhar
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/unflinching-recruit
A white mana soldier would willingly sacrifice himself to strengthen his fellow soldiers, but a black mana one? Even better, take action to ensure the end of the actual threat. It displays one situation that black as a color could be even more virtuous than white, in the right circumstances.
1st Place~
Vengeful Tyrant by @Undead
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/vengeful-tyrant
I can so perfectly see how this legend would go. A village of well to do but simple farmers and traders, living on the frontier of an old kingdom, dangers not far away in every direction and yet the village is never threatened. Why? Because of the story surrounding the enormous pile of old dragon bones a few hundred yards away down the path that leads into this particular village. No group dares to attack this place, despite the nearest army of this kingdom being hundreds of miles away closer to the capital proper, because of the oath of an ancient dragon who so adored these little servants of his own, his treasure, and would have noone else take any of them from him or do any of them harm. They are HIS. And he will part with not one, no matter how small they are. This card feels as black as can be to me, and yet feels as close to good-alignment as a self-centered, vicious, tyrannical Smaug-like classic western dragon could possibly be. It's my winner of this contest.
Congrats contestants!! Please claim your rewards ❤️
Honorable mentions, one favorite of your choosing!
3rd place, 3 favorites of your choosing!!
2nd place, 5 favorites of your choosing!!
1st place, either 7 favorites of your choosing or tell me an account you want PREMIUM for!
Congrats to the winners and honorable mentions!!
Thank you so much for this contest @saveria201!
Can you favorite these:
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/heavenly-figurine
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/new-prahvs-jurisdiction
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/angelic-neonate
@TheCenterOfTheUniverse done!
@saveria201 - Fave this, please.
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/faust-the-unforgotten-1
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/decree-of-decimation
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/caligo-reaper-1
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/laertes-cunning-necromancer
Please favourite these five, the remaining are up to you
Thanks for a fun competition!
Edit~ nvm I gifted you premium, enjoy.