CCDD 041614—Mental Infestation

Cool Card Design of the Day
4/16/2014 - I was designing a card with a mechanic I knew was iffy at best, and while trying to find a discard effect worth 1.5 mana, came up with this idea which I immediately extracted for its own card. And that's why you needn't avoid seemingly dead-ends.

CCDD 041514—Fiery Reflection

Cool Card Design of the Day
4/15/2014 - Fiery Reflection is a Shock with a Reverberate added on. Or, it's a Reverberate with a Shock added on. The best part is that you can always choose to copy itself for two Shocks when there are no better targets.

Weekend Art Challenge Review 041114—Volkan Baga (Archangel's Light)

Weekend Art Challenge Review
Here's the challenge we're reviewing today.

Weekend Art Challenge 041114—Volkan Baga (Archangel's Light)

Weekend Art Challenge
Click through to see this weekend's art and the design requirements for your single card submission, due Monday morning. Every submission warrants feedback, which I will try to provide, and which everyone is welcome to provide as well.

If you choose, you may use that feedback to revise your submission any number of times. I will post and review the most recent submission from each designer some time on Monday, life permitting. To help ensure I recreate your design accurately, please use CARDNAME instead of ~ in your submissions.

Sonnet #5: To Ajani, Mentor of Heroes

Is Scuttlemutt thy closest friend? Why, mage,

Dost thou revise thy color choice so soon?

First white as virgin snow, then red with rage,

And now more green than hellebore in June.

'Tis true that other planeswalkers have strayed

And, seeking novelty, old shades foregone;

On Garruk's soul corruption's veil was laid

And Sarkhan lost his mind as Bolas' pawn.

Are these the champions thou wouldst emulate?

Wilt thou next kneel in an Orzhov nave?

Turn skyknight and defend Prahv's regal gate?

Or grovel as an Elder Dragon's slave?

Alack! A bold white leonin and true

Should not be a chameleon in hue.

CCDD 041014—Battlefield Executioner

Cool Card Design of the Day
4/10/2014 - Royal Assassin is no fun to play against when you can't find removal for it (and aren't packing an all-vigilance army), but it's such a powerful idea. How much of that can we recapture in something a little more interactive?

CCDD 040914—Illusion of Power

Cool Card Design of the Day
4/9/2014 - I'm curious how quickly you can guess the two blue cards I count as direct inspiration for this design.