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MTGCS World Invite 2021
This impromptu tournament will take place 10/9 through 10/11.
Sorry for the short notice, but it's really easy on your part.
Judging Criteria
Your entries will be graded on the following criteria
Sorry for the short notice, but it's really easy on your part.
- You're going to submit old cards you've created for any 4 of the following prompts you would like.
- Every time someone submits 4 cards, three of those cards will go head-to-head vs another cardsmith who has also submitted 4 cards. You'll end up being in a maximum of 3 matches by the end of tomorrow. The 4th card will be reserved for playoffs.
- Champion = A Featured Card + Mystery Box Invitational Qualification + Your choice of a bundle of 5 mystery box prizes -or- 5 favorites
- Runner Up = Mystery Box Invitational Qualification + 1 nonpremium mystery box prize of your choice + your choice of 3 random mystery box prizes -or- 3 favorites
- If Semi-finals, then semi-finalists will receive one nonpremium mystery box prize of choice + your choice of 2 random mystery box prizes -or- 2 favorites
- All other participants will receive one nonpremium prize of their choice
- A card that has won a contest
- A tri-colored commander
- A card named after another cardsmith
- A card themed after a movie character
- A non-black Horror creature card
- An planeswalker with less than three +/- abilities
- A card that grants you an extra turn
- A burn spell
- A noncreature card with a custom mechanic
- A counter spell
- A Godzilla card
- A card that uses the Squirreltopia set symbol
- A creature card with a watermark
- An un card
- A turn one creature
Judging Criteria
Your entries will be graded on the following criteria
- Balancing - is it overpowered or underpowered?
- Creativity - did you just copy and paste a bunch of different things from existing cards or does it seem thought out?
- Playability - Is your card too specific to where it's purpose is limited to only one thing, or can this card be versatile enough to be main-boarded in a variety of decks and strategies?
- Flavor, Grammar, and Spacing, Synergy and/or abusability with existing cards will be the tiebreaker criteria.
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I’ve made like, fifteen counterspells over my lifetime, and I can’t decide between them.
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/pool-of-vitality-2
A tri-colored commander
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/rugo-pinnacle-of-hunger
An planeswalker with less than three +/- abilities
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/golden-tail-sober-mentor
A counter spell
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/prose-and-cons
-A card that has won a contest.
-A card named after another cardsmith.
-A tri-colored commander
Matches Complete...
- @Jadefire [ 3 ] vs [ 0 ] @Corwinnn
- @Jadefire [ 1 ] vs [ 2 ] @feralitator
- @Jadefire [ 3 ] vs [ 0 ] @AboveAndAbout
@Jadefire - the following card has been reserved at random for the Playoffs@Corwinnn - the following card, chosen at random, has been reserved for playoffs
@feralitator - the following card, chosen at random, has been reserved for playoffs
@AboveAndAbout - the following card has been reserved for playoffs and was chosen at random
A card that won a contest
A three-color commander
Themed after a movie character
Burn spell
@Corwinnn [ 1 ] vs [ 2 ] @SpellPiper2213
The following card has been randomly selected to be reserved for playoffs.
@feralitator [ 2 ] vs [ 1 ] @AboveAndAbout
@feralitator [ 1 ] vs [ 2 ] @SpellPiper2213
@Corwinnn [ 2 ] vs [ 1 ] @AboveAndAbout
- @Jadefire (2-1) | 7-2
- @feralitator (2-1) | 5-4
- @SpellPiper2213 (2-0) | 4-2
- @Corwinnn (1-2) | 3-6
- @AboveAndAbout (0-3) | 2-7
Semi-Finals- @Jadefire vs @Corwinnn | 10:30 CST
- @feralitator vs @SpellPiper2213 | 12:00 CST
Championship1st Place vs 4th Place
@Jadefire [ 0 ] vs @Corwinnn [ 1 ].
Corwinnn advances to the championship at 1:30 Central Time, today!
2nd Place vs 3rd Place
@feralitator [ 1 ] vs [ 0 ] @SpellPiper2213
feralitator advances to the championship at 1:30 Central Time, today!
I decided to hold an impromptu tournament for this holiday weekend. Next year, it'll be announced in advance.
Just wanted to give it a test go! This one just calls for old cards you've made and then sees how they compare to other cardsmiths!
I'm currently working a tournament in real life this weekend, and I wanted to throw something out there to kill all my free time
@Corwinnn vs @feralitator
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- Balancing - is it overpowered or underpowered? For the mana cost, I think 7/6 makes sense given its primary ability. So, balancing is not over the top or underwhelming here. I feel it's just right. This ability is also worded and paced very well so that Shin Godzilla doesn't become unstoppable too quickly.
- Creativity - did you just copy and paste a bunch of different things from existing cards or does it seem thought out? No, both these abilities seem completely made from scratch for this card. I say both abilities, but really just one ability broken across two pieces. This too me is the defining line with your opponent's card. While both offer a well balanced, playable, and ultimately creative card, in comparison to the language of the opponent's card, this one seems a little more unique and worded to where you won't find other cards in anyone's collection that shares much in common with the wording on this spell. It's a subtle difference, but just enough to set this card on top.
- Playability - Is your card too specific to where it's purpose is limited to only one thing, or can this card be versatile enough to be main-boarded in a variety of decks and strategies? The playability of this card lacks a little in comparison the opposing card, but nonetheless, this would be a good 7-drop in any deck looking for the ultimate punch.
- Flavor, Grammar, and Spacing, Synergy and/or abusability with existing cards will be the tiebreaker criteria. No faults here. Synergy with existing cards played the biggest tiebreaker role here.
Taking the whole shebang into consideration, this was a close, close match. Ultimately, though,the winner is....
@feralitator
I do love a good permission deck and Inspira was designed to work well within that framework at the uncommon power level. Originally made for The Mystery Box Challenges. Page 192 - Create an uncommon Planeswalker.