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Artwork Challenge
Welcome to the first challenge!
Here is the Artwork - http://zippo514.deviantart.com/art/Lady-Stoneheart-376468095
The challenge is simple. Make a card based on your interpretation of the art work.
-Any colors
-Any CMC
-Serious or Funny
The idea behind this challenge is the same as the first one I did. I want to see how diverse or similar we are as card makers by looking at what we come up with from a single picture. The last time we all stayed fairly close with our colors, but our ideas we're a little more diverse. There was a theme, but that was mostly based on the colors, as none of the cards had the same abilities.
Everyone gets a favorite for entering. I know last time I made cards, but that was when I thought only three of you would enter! There will be THREE winners this time. One for Popular Vote, one for Personal Favorite and one for Best Name! Each of the top three winners will get a personalized card made by me... Either fun, serious or for a set they might be making.
Now show me what you got!!
Here is the Artwork - http://zippo514.deviantart.com/art/Lady-Stoneheart-376468095
The challenge is simple. Make a card based on your interpretation of the art work.
-Any colors
-Any CMC
-Serious or Funny
The idea behind this challenge is the same as the first one I did. I want to see how diverse or similar we are as card makers by looking at what we come up with from a single picture. The last time we all stayed fairly close with our colors, but our ideas we're a little more diverse. There was a theme, but that was mostly based on the colors, as none of the cards had the same abilities.
Everyone gets a favorite for entering. I know last time I made cards, but that was when I thought only three of you would enter! There will be THREE winners this time. One for Popular Vote, one for Personal Favorite and one for Best Name! Each of the top three winners will get a personalized card made by me... Either fun, serious or for a set they might be making.
Now show me what you got!!
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http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/isak-keeper-of-the-crown#.VPUMsLPF8qo
Meant for a highly political Orzhov control deck, Isak lets you Honor Of The Pure your own army and/or that of a pawn, Dead Weight a problematic creature, or Vindicate weaklings! Never has group hug been so passive-aggressive!
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/cringa-the-wrinkling-queen#.VPUdTfnF98E
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/vesbelath-royal-seer#.VPfT144mixc
I don't know why, but I've been in the mood for multiplayer chaos a lot lately...
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/blind-soothsayer
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/triquetra-noose-archivist#.VPhcA448px8
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/vyzelle-ebongaze#.VPi4BvmG-y0
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/crownkeeper#.VPj-5PnF8ZM
Vessa, Dimir Advisor
Anyone can vote, and you can vote for as many as you like.
ONE WINNER WILL BE DETERMINED BY FAVORITES ON THE CARD!
Here are the entries! Vote Today!
Isak, Keeper of the Crown
- http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/isak-keeper-of-the-crown?list=user#.VPo8P5U5DIU
Cringa, The Wrinkling Queen
- http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/cringa-the-wrinkling-queen?list=user#.VPo8ZpU5DIU
Velsbelath, Royal Seer
- http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/vesbelath-royal-seer?list=user#.VPo8kpU5DIU
Blind Soothsayer
- http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/blind-soothsayer?list=user#.VPo8q5U5DIU
Triquetra, Noose Archivist
- http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/triquetra-noose-archivist?list=user#.VPo8xJU5DIU
King Slayer Witch
- http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/king-slayer-witch?list=user#.VPo82pU5DIU
Blinded All-seer
- http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/blinded-all-seer?list=user#.VPo9RJU5DIU
Silumgar Witch
- http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/silumgar-witch?list=user#.VPo9dZU5DIU
Vyzelle Ebongaze
- http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/vyzelle-ebongaze?list=user#.VPo9npU5DIU
Witch of a Thousand Curses
- http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/witch-of-a-thousand-curses?list=user#.VPo9yJU5DIU
Crownkeeper
- http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/crownkeeper?list=user#.VPo95pU5DIU
Vessa, Dimir Advisor
- http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/vessa-dimir-advisor?list=user#.VPo-FpU5DIU
POPULAR VOTE - Isak, Keeper of the Crown by Beeswax
BEST NAME - Witch of a Thousand Curses by Omnipleuvre
PERSONAL FAVORITE - Cringa, The Wrinkling Queen by Noobplayzgames
Beeswax, Omnipleuvre and Noobz... Let me know what kind of card you would like me to make and I will get right on it!
On to the informational portion of the Challenge!
First off.. Best Name was close. It almost went to Crownkeeper, but Witch of a Thousand Curses evokes so many images! Personal favorite was tough too... Beeswax put together a crazy sick card, but it boiled down to two factors... I would love to play both in a deck, and since Beezer already won popular vote, I gave the edge to Noobz!
Card Breakdowns
COLORS
WB - 2 cards
UB - 4 cards
U - 1 card
B - 3 cards
BR - 1 card
WUB - 1 card
And 1 card even had Phyrexian Mana!
CMC
Lowest CMC was 2
Highest CMC was 6
5 Cards had 3 CMC (the most popular)
RARITY
4 - Uncommon
5 - Rare
3 - Mythic Rare
TYPE
ALL the cards were creatures! The ONLY thing that everyone agreed upon!
5 were Legendary - 7 were not
Commander and Fate Reforged were the most popular Set Symbols
7 Set symbols were used in all
Human Shaman was the most popular creature type
P/T
Power and Toughness ranged from 0/3 to 2/5
There were no more than 2 cards with the same P/T
ABILITIES
The abilities, again, were fairly varied.
The most popular mechanic was EXPLOIT
Rethrone was something I have not seen before! Nice one Noobz!
There was quite a bit of sacrifice effects (Thanks to Exploit)
A lot of card manipulation
Over half of the cards had an ETB effect as well
Thank you to everyone for entering the challenge! I hope you all had fun making cards!
You're ALL Rockstars!
So if you remember Gemi from my Xelos set: http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/gemi-aquatic-duplicator-2#.VPtUz_nF98E
I want in Hellfall, an Old version of her. Her abilities have become more powerful but now cost mana. Let me see what you got!
For my prize, could you design a card that you think would be good for my block that I could use? There are no more mythic slots, but other than that, it could be anything.
Thanks!
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/gemi-bane-of-the-hellfallen#.VPtju5U5DIU
Noobsplaysgames Card of Request
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/shadow-stalker-10#.VPtywpU5DIU
Omnipleuvre's Card of Request
Becalmed Ship
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/becalmed-ship-3?list=user#.VPtzU5U5DIU
A bonus card because I poked fun at the original!!
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/lilith-withering-matriarch#.VQJAbOFLDd4
I still kind of want to explore some of those other iterations, if not begin flat-out world-crafting around this character.
One of them included making a Crown equipment and draining vitality from anyone who wore it (but differently than Beeswax's-- I did see his entry, and that's what notified me that this contest ever existed)
Others included cost-reduction per creature in exile, Vanishing with the ability to sac humans to regain time counters, getting +1/+1 or +0/+1 per creature in exile, and a couple of others.
I thought through a lot of different flavor texts, most of which had to do with earlier iterations, particularly the first.
I still may be able to use some of those quotes and lines in Lilith's lore (if I can remember them). I'm particularly interested in either joining Lilith's lore to the Abhorsen's, or forging an entirely new plane using analogs to Sabriel's world and her character, and placing Lilith as the antagonist there.
Also note that the name Lilith is loaded with mythological baggage, some of which can be found here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilith
(And I'm sure this is where Liliana's name derives from a similar source as well).