MTGCS Featured Cardsmiths - Duel Decks: cadstar369 vs ShadowReign
What this is
What to do
To view more of their cards:
https://mtgcardsmith.com/user/cadstar369
https://mtgcardsmith.com/user/shadowreign
- Each month, mtgcardsmith features a couple cardsmiths on the blog: https://mtgcardsmith.com/blog
- This contest puts the featured cardsmiths head to head in a duel deck format.
- This challenge is to create cards that fit into their duel decks.
- I've asked the featured cardsmiths, "What are the primary mechanics on cards you've created?"
What to do
- You are creating the cards for these Duel Decks!
- You are encouraged to submit cards that use the primary mechanics or that synergize with them (perhaps even with other mechanics.)
- You can choose the colors for your cards based on what you think the deck's color identity should be!
- Aim to create the cards that make the deck unique, strong, or flavorful.
- Feel free to stray from the primary mechanics should you feel such desire.
- Be sure to mention which deck you're posting for!
- You may post cards for either deck.
- Unlimited entries + a favorite on each entry you submit
- The top 3 cards in each deck will win a prize.
- I may or may not have judging help from the featured cardsmiths themselves!
- 3rd best card = Honorable Mention and will receive 5 favorites
- 2nd best card = Runner Up and will receive a random mystery prize!
- Best card = Winner and will receive the non-premium prize of your choice from the master mystery prize list!
@cadstar369 -- Primary Mechanics
- Mentality – [cost / condition] Reveal the top card of your library. If [card type] is revealed this way, [effect]. Then shuffle. Examples
- Magecraft
- Prowess
- Rebound
- Cycling
@ShadowReign -- Primary Mechanics
- Primal Instinct (When this creature attacks, it gets +3/+1 until end of turn.) Examples
- Polluted (Whenever this land becomes tapped, its controller loses 1 life.) Example
- Syndicate N - {cost} (You may pay an additional
{cost} as you cast this creature spell. If you do, search
your library and/or graveyard for a creature card
with converted mana cost N or less that shares a
creature type with this creature, and put it onto the
battlefield tapped. If you search your library this way,
shuffle.) Example - Necro Conscience - Whenever a creature
card enters or leaves your graveyard... Example
To view more of their cards:
https://mtgcardsmith.com/user/cadstar369
https://mtgcardsmith.com/user/shadowreign
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A preexisting card that I recently remade. It is based off Cardsmith Personality
Created new.
Reclaiming Ivy for the Shadowreign duel deck.
Both sound good to me. I'm not sure how many discussions I'd like to run, maybe I can mesh them into one discussion every month.
Everybody has 1 week to pilfer through one of the two cardsmiths collections and select 5 cards that will synergize with the 4 cards that have been created thus far for either deck.
CADSTAR369: https://mtgcardsmith.com/user/cadstar369SHADOWREIGN: https://mtgcardsmith.com/user/ShadowReign
- Together, these 9 playsets of cards will form duel decks.
- You may select lands created by the cardsmith or existing mtg lands.
- It'll be up to the featured cardsmiths and myself to determine to determine the top 3.
- Due date is 7 days from today: December 6
I'll tag the cardsmiths who have participated so far, but this portion of the contest is open to anyone!@Commando, @AboveAndAbout, @cadstar369, @Corwinnn
Mental Fortress (cadstar369 – UR)
Added an additional playset of nonland cards because one entry was a land. To be more strictly in line with the prompt (assuming we're playing full playsets of everything), cut either 4x Selective Contemplation or 4x Warlock's Weirding for 2x Mountain and 2x Island.
Primal Rampage (ShadowReign – BRG)
Added an additional playset of nonland cards because one entry was a land. To be more strictly in line with the prompt (assuming we're playing full playsets of everything), cut 4x Hex and Harvest for 1x Swamp, 1x Mountain, 1x Forest, 1x Wastes.
Tried to find some commons/uncommons that fit each deck for a more realistic duel decks vibe. Had a really hard time building Primal Rampage in such a way that Mental Fortress had a fighting chance.
Might revise these; working on commander deck versions as well.
3 Leyline Ambusher
2 Blazefury Elder
4 Chaos Flame Sorceress
3 Esoterica, Spiritualism
2 Pyracantha Tincture
4 Spell Shatter
4 Way of the World
4 Flames of Outrage
3 Market Trade
1 Crystalline Charm
2 Frostfire Charm
4 Shining Waters
4 Ancient Necropolis
4 Jagged Falls
1 Ein Sof, Tree of Life
2 Prismatic Shoreline
2 Entropy Zone
1 Frostrange Gorge
1 Eichi, Temple of Wisdom
1 Kurushima, Home of Madness
1 Liminus, Cognitive Nexus
3 Sweetflock Delta
4 Reign, Shadow of Mogis
4 Guild House Catr
4 Wind Crawler
4 Inferno Nightcrawler
4 Molten Glider
4 Scholar of the Descendant
3 Flamecaster
4 Reclaiming Ivy
3 Cleansing of Sins
4 Oath of Tevesh Szat
4 War-Scarred Gorge
4 Moltarie Triome
4 Temple of Senshi
2 Temple of Jigoku
1 Temple of Meditation
1 Dystopian City
2 Rotting Wasteland
2 Nomadic Wasteland
Great card!!!
Runner Up (Random Mystery Prize): @cadstar369's
1st Place Card (non-premium prize of choice): Finding its way as the face card in both cadstar decks, @Corwinnn's
your mystery prize =
Prize 95 - Golden Key: Guarantees a modal prize in the box it is used to open.
One final prize for the featured cardsmiths: @cadstar369 and @ShadowReign
Choose any non-premium prize you'd like!
Prize 25 - Report Card: A favorite on all entries this deadline that I like. (done)