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Interesting commons
I know that many cardsmiths are excellent at producing fascinating and powerful abilities. But sometimes we need to understand what not rares look like. Challenge yourself to make a card that has to be as cool/flavourful/creative as possible, while being common quality!
Winners judged by the end of december, prizes are a follows.
1st place, 5 favourites and a follow, you get to choose an honorable mention
2nd place, 3 favourites and a follow
3rd place, 3 favourites
honorable mentions get their mentioned entry favourited.
As many submissions as you like, new cards.
Good luck!
P.S. Don't be boring, boring won't win
Winners judged by the end of december, prizes are a follows.
1st place, 5 favourites and a follow, you get to choose an honorable mention
2nd place, 3 favourites and a follow
3rd place, 3 favourites
honorable mentions get their mentioned entry favourited.
As many submissions as you like, new cards.
Good luck!
P.S. Don't be boring, boring won't win
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But it cannot be better than Counterspell.
Your idea would make the card way weaker than Mana Leak.
This one may be a little OP, probably need to tweak the ability a little.
some synergy with enrage!
Complicated cards scare off new players and easily understood cards bring them in. Commons are much more available to and easily seen by new players so they must be kept simple to help foster a constant, healthy influx of new MtG initiates.
Meanwhile Salvage the Void makes me, a veteran of 7 years, want to throw it out a window two lines of text in. It is not a salvageable common.
A good, memorable common is incredibly difficult to make and that's fine. Commons make up a great majority of Magic and most will be forgotten a few sets after their release. Don't try so hard to make one; the simpler the better, really.
Edit: Also, sorry for the rant, but I kind of have a passion for commons. This thread is why I'm in the forums for the first time in months in the first place.
Edit 2: Because I commented, I might as well make and enter a card.
To go with these... https://mtgcardsmith.com/user/Corwinnn/sets/26526
something to replace lightning bolt.