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Four-Color Card : (Winner is the Judge #13)
OFFICIAL 'Winner Is The Judge' RULES:
1) The judge cannot participate in the current contest or the next contest (This is to prevent the same people from winning all the time).
2) This contest will last exactly two weeks.
3) Each person may enter only one card for this challenge.
4) Only enter if you are willing to host the next challenge (in case you win).
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Hello, everyone!
It took me a bit of time to think up the subject for this challenge, but in the end I decided it should revolve around four-color cards, because the nephilim kind of opened a design space that's been left untouched for a while.
RULES
1. Any card type except land, unless that land somehow transforms into a four-colored permanent.
2. Colors must be a part of the card's color identity, but they don't necessarily have to be in the mana cost. Color identity includes mana cost and text box.
3. IMPORTANT: The card must have a reason for fitting into the four colors. If one or two colors are just thrown in to make the challenge, it will be DQ'd. If you want to argue a point on why a color exists in the card, I will be open to your point of view.
4. No Unglued, vanity, or pop culture reference cards, please.
5. The card must have exactly four colors in its color identity, so no five-color cards.
TIPS
1. Hybrid mana is an excellent way to cram the four colors into a cheaper-costing card.
2. Some colors share certain abilities (deathtouch is a black/green keyword, draw&discard is blue/red) that can make combining two colors easier.
3. I am a sucker for the Commander format, so making a legendary creature here is appealing to the judge.
CRITERIA
Formatting, flavor, color philosophy, grammar, and balance. Oh, and something cool would be nice too. :P
PRIZES
1st place - Favorites and feedback on 5 cards of the player's choice, plus a vanity card using art of the player's choice.
2nd place - Favorites and feedback on 3 cards of the player's choice.
3rd place - Favorite and feedback on 1 card of the player's choice, and an honorary muffin vanity card.
Ends February 24th.
All that being said, have fun! Can't wait to see what y'all come up with!
1) The judge cannot participate in the current contest or the next contest (This is to prevent the same people from winning all the time).
2) This contest will last exactly two weeks.
3) Each person may enter only one card for this challenge.
4) Only enter if you are willing to host the next challenge (in case you win).
________________________________________________________________________________________________
Hello, everyone!
It took me a bit of time to think up the subject for this challenge, but in the end I decided it should revolve around four-color cards, because the nephilim kind of opened a design space that's been left untouched for a while.
RULES
1. Any card type except land, unless that land somehow transforms into a four-colored permanent.
2. Colors must be a part of the card's color identity, but they don't necessarily have to be in the mana cost. Color identity includes mana cost and text box.
3. IMPORTANT: The card must have a reason for fitting into the four colors. If one or two colors are just thrown in to make the challenge, it will be DQ'd. If you want to argue a point on why a color exists in the card, I will be open to your point of view.
4. No Unglued, vanity, or pop culture reference cards, please.
5. The card must have exactly four colors in its color identity, so no five-color cards.
TIPS
1. Hybrid mana is an excellent way to cram the four colors into a cheaper-costing card.
2. Some colors share certain abilities (deathtouch is a black/green keyword, draw&discard is blue/red) that can make combining two colors easier.
3. I am a sucker for the Commander format, so making a legendary creature here is appealing to the judge.
CRITERIA
Formatting, flavor, color philosophy, grammar, and balance. Oh, and something cool would be nice too. :P
PRIZES
1st place - Favorites and feedback on 5 cards of the player's choice, plus a vanity card using art of the player's choice.
2nd place - Favorites and feedback on 3 cards of the player's choice.
3rd place - Favorite and feedback on 1 card of the player's choice, and an honorary muffin vanity card.
Ends February 24th.
All that being said, have fun! Can't wait to see what y'all come up with!
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Comments
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/eretik-and-razocaran
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/pale-night-sight-unseen-1?list=user
Warning: Wacky shenanigans incoming.
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/marauding-dune-blade
The simplest four color that I could think of.
Infect is/was Blue/Green/Black, Direct damage is red, Discard is Black, Proliferate was Blue/Green.
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/stranger-to-the-forest
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/grahm-the-oldest-soul?list=set&set=1001
Limits?
I was so confused.
Confluence of the Eons
2wgru
sorcery
choose three: you can choose the same one more than once:
1. Destroy target creature with CMC 3 or less
2. Destroy any target enchantment
3. return target creature to it's owner's hand
4. destroy any target artifact.
Just a card focused around time speeding up to destroy things.
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/confluence-of-the-eons-1
Here ya go.
Kear, Solemn Assassin
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/kear-solemn-assassin?list=set&set=3001
Thanks to Austin for help on rewording
not really playable, just did it for the overall flavour
Sorry if this is a bit late
3rd Place Winner: @milanaarz for Forerunner of the Dune-Brood
I really liked the idea of the two-drop that has the potential to make a huge impact on the game early on. Also I really enjoyed the throwback flavor to the Nephilim of Ravnica.
2nd Place Winner: @Faiths_Guide for Castout, Innominate
I really liked the idea of combining two Ravnica guilds together for this card, but what really placed it so high in this competition was the rich flavor and backstory. The abilities are very nice too.
1st Place Winner: @Beeswax for Pale Night, Sight Unseen
It does something unique, it does it flavorfully, and the art and balance is incredible. There are so many things to do with this card, an EDH deck built around it would be fun.
Please comment here to receive your awards. Links to cards would be appreciated.
Unrelated, but relevant; I would like to add that since personal life is about to pick up a lot, I might not frequent this site as much in the coming months. I still plan to finish my Return to Dreamscape project, but I won't be here as often.
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(Thanks for the contest, good luck with upcoming life!)