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Hello! Tachanka here, still trying to find out how to start his articles!
`When I first started cardsmith, this was my first card:
Yeah, plenty of issues. And you know what? I wasn't that proud of it. Why? Because it was crap.
So my idea was that the cardsmiths who would consider themselves having some experience, to post here some helpful tips for one of two current categories:
Thank you for taking the time to read this, stay safe, and have a good day!
`When I first started cardsmith, this was my first card:
Yeah, plenty of issues. And you know what? I wasn't that proud of it. Why? Because it was crap.
So my idea was that the cardsmiths who would consider themselves having some experience, to post here some helpful tips for one of two current categories:
- Set Design
- Card Design
Thank you for taking the time to read this, stay safe, and have a good day!
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1. colourless mana, then coloured.
2. Dont forget to put flavour text in italics
3. And these, because I used to keep putting them in the wrong order.
URG - Temur UBR - Grixis
BRG - Jund RWB - Mardu
GWU - Bant BGU - Sultai
WBG - Abzan URW - Jeskai
WUB - Esper RWG - Naya
4. Don't run with scissors.
I would definitely not call myself experienced, but here is an article that talks about the color pie that was very useful to me:
https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/making-magic/mechanical-color-pie-2017-2017-06-05
https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/making-magic/pie-fights-2016-11-14
*proceeds to giggle from the euphoria of validation*
I have to say the same about you!
The single biggest piece of advice I could give to any newcomer is DON'T GIVE UP. Mtg Cardsmith may be rustic compared to the big names in social media, but it is far from empty, so it will likely be months before anyone acknowledges your existence in any meaningful way. For me it was a year. This is normal.
It is, then, an inexplicable superpower of Mtg Cardsmith that unlike other social media, if you keep trying, YOU WILL SUCCEED.
So keep on trying. Look at the popular cards. See how they are formatted. Do the same. Your cards have a higher chance of getting looked at if it is pleasant to do so.
Participate in the forums. First trying submitting to a few challenges, then try hosting. Be part of the community. Recognition will come in its own right.
If you want it to seem like the character in the card is talking, just don't have a name. if you want a description, add no quotes. For examples, my cards.
He is saying the quote.
It is being explained.
It is being explained by some one else.
First card
More recent card
"@Gelectrode..."
Wish I had met him...his cards were quite great...
If i have 1 tip to make card more "popular", it is to make the formatting feel genuine. My first step after i figured out what i want my card to do, is to try and figure out "similar-ish" ACTUAL magic card i can base my wording on.
Then i make sure all the text fit in the textbox and dont overlap the border (i feel even with the best card design ever a poor formatting will make it go under the radar for most)
There is more to it then just that but those are my 2 cents on the subject. Also consider visiting other community for custom magic like the custom magic subreddit.
(i wanted to make a whole tutorial with examples and stuff but all my card design are gone from inactivity (i think))
Check out MaRo's "Nuts and bolts" articles. Those are really helpful for profesional set design, but can be overwhelming.
Read MaRo's Making Magic articles.
PLAYTEST YOUR COMMONS. This is very important, and while you may say "But it's boring!", I say "Then your commons aren't good!". Commons should always be playtested before moving on to uncommons. If you can't playtest, try asking someone else to!
@Gelectrode, no need to lie about my cards. They all suck.