Reactivation Challenge #54 - Affinity for...
"Years ago a smith created an amazing contest, then another and another. Each new contest more amazing than the last. Eventually someone made what many deemed, the greatest contest OF ALL TIME!! Countless Entries were made, so it would take months to judge... or so it seemed. The community patiently waited for an answer that would never come as it's creator vanished mysteriously without a trace from the pages of history. It was then that @Tomigon joined forces with @Corwinnn and they formed The Cardwatch. This merry Band of Misfits vowed never again would this happen, and thus the Reactivation Challenge was born!"- @Lastjustice
*Reactivation Disclaimer (Please read if you enter) :
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 their 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. They host it as the reactivation judge.
5 ) The reactivation judge starts this process all over from step 1.
6 ) New discussion is opened for each reactivated challenge. A link to the original challenge is put there.
7 ) The alternate judge must type original judge's name after "@" to notice that his or her challenge is reactivated by the alternate judge.
8 ) 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.
( ^ @NextJudge Copy this disclaimer and the Intro story to your new challenge thread.)
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Original contest by @Aggroman15
http://forums.mtgcardsmith.com/discussion/3946/affinity-for/p1:
Hello, fellow Cardsmiths! Welcome to my newest contest, Affinity For! (If you don't know what Affinity is, just look it up on Gatherer or in tagged cards.) Affinity for what, you may ask? Well, anything you want! (Except artifacts. That's been done before.) For example, there was once a cycle of cards that had affinity for the basic land types:
Rules:
-Card must have affinity for something other than artifacts.
-4 max entries
-Cards will be judged on flavor and power level/balance
Prizes
-Honorable Mentions get 1 favorite
-3rd place gets 3 favorites
-2nd place gets 4 favorites
-1st place gets 5 favorites.
Updated rules:
1. Un cards won't be eligible for any prize except honorable mentions
2. New deadline is 31/07/2019
*Reactivation Disclaimer (Please read if you enter) :
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 their 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. They host it as the reactivation judge.
5 ) The reactivation judge starts this process all over from step 1.
6 ) New discussion is opened for each reactivated challenge. A link to the original challenge is put there.
7 ) The alternate judge must type original judge's name after "@" to notice that his or her challenge is reactivated by the alternate judge.
8 ) 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.
( ^ @NextJudge Copy this disclaimer and the Intro story to your new challenge thread.)
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Original contest by @Aggroman15
http://forums.mtgcardsmith.com/discussion/3946/affinity-for/p1:
Hello, fellow Cardsmiths! Welcome to my newest contest, Affinity For! (If you don't know what Affinity is, just look it up on Gatherer or in tagged cards.) Affinity for what, you may ask? Well, anything you want! (Except artifacts. That's been done before.) For example, there was once a cycle of cards that had affinity for the basic land types:
Rules:
-Card must have affinity for something other than artifacts.
-4 max entries
-Cards will be judged on flavor and power level/balance
Prizes
-Honorable Mentions get 1 favorite
-3rd place gets 3 favorites
-2nd place gets 4 favorites
-1st place gets 5 favorites.
Updated rules:
1. Un cards won't be eligible for any prize except honorable mentions
2. New deadline is 31/07/2019
This discussion has been closed.
Comments
Geisha exist solely in Pandemonium… for now!
Edit: Removed the last bit from the last ability to keep the card much simpler.
Your card is not eligible like that, it does not credit the artist. Altough this is not in the rules explicitly, it is a general mtgcardsmith rule.
If not:
Honorable mentions:
@Corwinn for Swirling Kasa. The card is elegant and unique. But the payoff is small, I guess it would depend on the play pattern of Geisha tribal if there was a Geisha tribal.
@fiskerton for Council of Garett. This version of Commander oriented affinity (Or any 3+ player format in any case) is functionally a reworded Undaunted. But for it's intended purpose, it is a useful card.
3rd place:
@tenebrisnemo for Poisonous existence
Altough snake tribal is traditionally in simic colors, the design space for this card is broad.
2nd place:
@steampunkdragon for Cryptborn Hellkite
Interesting take, bending the rules always adds points. Realistic looking. Zombies has yet to become fully viable.
1st place:
@emolgan for Mystic Campfire
The card begs to be exploited to it's full potential, mutiple uses and clear identity.
As for favorites:
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/bioconverter-mage
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/the-huntsman-6
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/wary-halberdiers
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/elvish-firedancer
@Pepperoni - Favorite these three cards of mine, please:
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/heidis-archive
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/biggs-keen-serviceman
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/riverfinder
Fot my faves:
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/serra-one-with-peace
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/warlord-of-foresight
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/sigil-of-pain
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/flowering-of-the-dead
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/mileva-of-the-tenth-distric