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Official MTGAER Contest: 2017, Year of the Fire Rooster
A new year is upon us! In celebration, we're hosting a contest themed around the Year of the Fire Rooster. Who is a Fire Rooster? I'm glad you asked!
"Roosters possess powerful personalities and are notoriously dominant. In groups they are vivacious, amusing and popular. But Roosters can be conceited creatures, vain and boastful, with a strong egotistical need to constantly be the center of attention."
To win a top prize, you must design a legendary character (human or otherwise) or planeswalker with the above traits that would fit within the Magic universe. Bonus points for balance, realism, and of course flavor.
Prizes
- Grand Prize: Aether Revolt Bundle Box, 3 months Premium subscription
- 2nd Place: 6 Aether Revolt packs, 2 months Premium subscription
- 3rd place 3 Aether Revolt packs, 1 month Premium subscription
In addition, all participants will unlock a unique contest avatar for their MTG Cardsmith profile!
How to Enter:
Beginning January 11, post the card url in this thread to enter the contest. One submission per user, so make it count!
Entries must be posted by Jan. 28, 2017. Winners will be announced by Feb 10, 2017.
Eligibility - Entrants must be over the age of 13 to redeem prizes. Residents of the United States or Canada are eligible for physical prizes. Each entrant/address may only win one prize. Previous contest winning cards or featured cards are not eligible, sorry. Each entrant authorizes their card submission & username for contest and future promotional use by MTG Cardsmith. By following the contest entry steps listed here you agree to the terms and rules of the contest. Limit 1 entry per person.
"Roosters possess powerful personalities and are notoriously dominant. In groups they are vivacious, amusing and popular. But Roosters can be conceited creatures, vain and boastful, with a strong egotistical need to constantly be the center of attention."
To win a top prize, you must design a legendary character (human or otherwise) or planeswalker with the above traits that would fit within the Magic universe. Bonus points for balance, realism, and of course flavor.
Prizes
- Grand Prize: Aether Revolt Bundle Box, 3 months Premium subscription
- 2nd Place: 6 Aether Revolt packs, 2 months Premium subscription
- 3rd place 3 Aether Revolt packs, 1 month Premium subscription
In addition, all participants will unlock a unique contest avatar for their MTG Cardsmith profile!
How to Enter:
Beginning January 11, post the card url in this thread to enter the contest. One submission per user, so make it count!
Entries must be posted by Jan. 28, 2017. Winners will be announced by Feb 10, 2017.
Eligibility - Entrants must be over the age of 13 to redeem prizes. Residents of the United States or Canada are eligible for physical prizes. Each entrant/address may only win one prize. Previous contest winning cards or featured cards are not eligible, sorry. Each entrant authorizes their card submission & username for contest and future promotional use by MTG Cardsmith. By following the contest entry steps listed here you agree to the terms and rules of the contest. Limit 1 entry per person.
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Comments
I also didn't get a time machine at Christmas (which I've asked for many times) so wouldn't be able to enter it.
XD
e.g. You've come up with a "unique" approach, you've found artwork, you've settled on a creature type, etc. etc. and you don't want someone else to do exactly that.
Is it just a race to post? I'm thinking that I'll have my tentative created in the next few days and I'll try and get help from some of the best to get it up to snuff. But in the meantime, couldn't that general concept be "stolen".
Also, do cards like Marath and Gahiji (non-humanoid) count as "legendary characters"?
As for reserving a design, you may be best served by iterating over your design and posting it when you are finally happy with it. We won't review all entries until the final submission date has passed - but we don't want people posting "this is my final entry" multiple times - it becomes unmanageable.
Thanks!
Yes, you can use internet images, you don't need to draw anything. Just remember to credit the artist!
The "...no their..." means "...no other..." I am not allowed to change it, as that is in the official contest rules.
This card was dedicated to my dad, as he was from the Year of the Rooster. Actually my mom was too... but the key words @mtgcardsmith used "Boastful", "Vain", "Center of Attention"... Those describe my dad way better...
Hopefully he doesn't see this.
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Kayla completely embodies the Fire Rooster. She's impulsive and arrogant, and everything she does is for the benefit of personal appearance. From a young age she was destined to be something great, and was gifted the power to call on the ancient dragons of dark and light in order to aid her. She went on an epic quest to eradicate all evil. However, when she arrived at a large town where no one had heard of her, she altered her plans slightly. She then travelled from town to town embellishing her exploits and trying to gather notoriety. However, Kayla was ambushed by bounty hunters tasked with "removing that one annoying girl". She set her dragons on them, and fled, telling the story of how her dragons bravely sacrificed themselves to save her. However, without her dragons, Kayla was forced to come to terms with herself and her lack of competence without her gifted powers.
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Kayla, Dragon Tamer: http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/kayla-dragon-tamer
Yin: http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/yin
Yang: http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/yang-1
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This card is a lot of fun. I think it really suits the flavour of Kayla and of WBRG in general. Kayla is 4 cmc for 10/11 worth of power and toughness, 8 of it being flying, but since taking down Kayla gets rid of the others, I think it's a relatively balanced card (think Precursor Golem). The mana requirement is also a bit prohibitive and she and her tokens are all legendary, so I think it is relatively balanced.
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I hope you enjoyed my card, as it was a lot of fun to make!
--dnaidu
Icebreaker, yo! Silas Voldaren holds extravagant masquerade balls attended by hundreds hoping to join the ranks of the family. Silas is an affable host, but upstage him and you might find yourself on the table rather than at it. Does this sound interesting? Go read The Coldest Girl In Coldtown, by Holly Black!
Aldren is an white-haired elf originally from Zendikar. His spark ignited when his family was killed by the eldrazi. He planeswalked to Shandalar. He could always communicate with beasts,he is always the leader of the pack, and he is very popular to what he calls “the other beasts,” but he can sometimes be quite despicable to the animals that step out of line.
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/aldren-tamer-of-beasts?list=set&set=17616 (this one is not an entry. The top one is.)
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/rivalex-mountains-zenith?list=user
Also, I'm Chinese, and I will be celebrating the Year of the Rooster! My brother will turn twelve.
Just to clarify, does the entry have to be a rooster or bird of some kind or is any creature type allowed?
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/ember-gift-of-the-sunsong
I believe you were meant to smith a legendary creature.
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/zaijin-xhan-blade-of-triumph
Not very fiery or rooster-ish , but I focused on the personnality. Leave him behind, and you upset him. Make him lead the charge or fight alone, and he'll put up a show. Or at least I hope that's the feel it gives.
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/hadmaz-arrogant-cockerel-1
When light meets the everlasting darkness of night, Pumpkin Jack visits tonight!
This Scarecrow is the legend, the one and only Jack straight from the pumpkin patches. Prepared with his endless horde of minions all as one. From the edge of the twilight, Jack spreads his magic upon his children imbuing them with the secrets of eternal life!
Jack, Lord of Crows
Jack is the strong control/value themed Commander for those who want the full flexibility of an artifact/Scarecrow theme leader. Regardless, Jack provides Scarecrows an amount of flexibility never before seen with his other enchanting ability!
So what are you waiting for? Join the pumpkin patch and Jack's eternal legion!
Edit: Fixed it to say "three" rather than "3". Hope that is allowed! @mtgcardsmith
Edit: Thanks to @Animist @AustinSmith and @Shagoth for their contributions to Jack's theme and design!
I don't think it's allowed, since Corwinnn specifically said NO edits.