tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post8570481662629711368..comments2024-03-11T02:32:15.295-04:00Comments on Goblin Artisans: Weekend Art Challenge 042117—arvalisUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-29816051118683878332017-04-26T14:04:21.151-04:002017-04-26T14:04:21.151-04:00That would be great. Thanks, Axxle!That would be great. Thanks, Axxle!Jay Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428861685923241850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-41360813656158061622017-04-26T00:17:21.271-04:002017-04-26T00:17:21.271-04:00I mocked up all the submissions in MSE, first time...I mocked up all the submissions in MSE, first time using the program. <a rel="nofollow">http://imgur.com/a/TBSKI</a><br /><br />If I can do the same thing early Monday morning, would that help for your reviews?Axxlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15851646020554372862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-45406255140077874342017-04-26T00:11:23.763-04:002017-04-26T00:11:23.763-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Axxlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15851646020554372862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-89036568001953164132017-04-25T02:38:28.790-04:002017-04-25T02:38:28.790-04:00Thanks for the feedback! I thought that the art ma...Thanks for the feedback! I thought that the art made it look like the elephant was specifically left out by some group to feed this large dragon of the plane, mostly because it didn't look like the elephant was having any sort of flight or fight response to the threat. But if you didn't see anything like that, my view of the art is clearly not universal. The card has green mostly because of the art, but I also thought the effect is reminiscent enough of scavenge that it might fit with the golgari colors.Axxlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15851646020554372862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-17911660014781140582017-04-24T16:25:07.716-04:002017-04-24T16:25:07.716-04:00Don't forget morph.Don't forget morph. zefferalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13845251416516553492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-12148424245318904972017-04-24T16:20:31.446-04:002017-04-24T16:20:31.446-04:00Heh.
The dragon spirit only inspires loners? Yeah...Heh.<br /><br />The dragon spirit only inspires loners? Yeahhh, I can kinda see that. That condition is awkward to read, but not too much for a rare. This works. Everyone loves to dragon-it-up. 4/4 seems correct, as bigger would win too much, and smaller wouldn't feel draconic enough.Jay Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428861685923241850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-47903005573774500242017-04-24T16:16:53.407-04:002017-04-24T16:16:53.407-04:00The template for this will be tricky—do all your c...The template for this will be tricky—do all your creatures fight if you control more, etc—but let's not worry about that right now.<br /><br />Is this better than <a rel="nofollow">Overwhelm</a> and is that okay at rare?<br /><br />Overwhelm says, if the sum of your creatures' power +3 times the number of them you have >= your opponent's life + the sum of her creatures' toughness, you win.<br /><br />This says, if the sum of your creatures' power +3 times the number of them you have >= your opponent's life, and you control as many creatures as that opponent with power >= theirs -3, you win.<br /><br />The extra mana is almost irrelevant, this card is definitely stronger than Overwhelm. Can we do that at rare? In this case, I think the effect is insta-win in enough board states that we can't quite. But, that doesn't Dev couldn't adjust some knobs so it's fun. Maybe drop to +2/+2, or raise the cost further, idk.<br /><br />It's a <i>very</i> splashy effect. Enough to by mythic even. The effect would fit this art if it only affected one of your creatures, or if the art had a whole bunch of these weird fights.Jay Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428861685923241850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-73673464960990488442017-04-24T16:08:05.137-04:002017-04-24T16:08:05.137-04:00This could be mono-black, but green-black is fine ...This could be mono-black, but green-black is fine in the right set. Doesn't feel like a great fit for the art, but could be printed otherwise.Jay Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428861685923241850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-69979867665928679252017-04-24T15:58:34.797-04:002017-04-24T15:58:34.797-04:00For accepting risk in what you (or if) you summon,...For accepting risk in what you (or if) you summon, you get a big boost in power. It would be good to spread some of red's chaos out to other colors, because players who like that stuff don't just like red.<br /><br />Is the story that the giant rhino monster came out of the mommy elephant?Jay Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428861685923241850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-53081739490058482162017-04-24T15:51:34.898-04:002017-04-24T15:51:34.898-04:00This art would be a suboptimal choice for it, but ...This art would be a suboptimal choice for it, but I could definitely see a card like this seeing print.Jay Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428861685923241850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-69080662128715656742017-04-24T15:47:58.248-04:002017-04-24T15:47:58.248-04:00Temuric BlasphemyTemuric Blasphemyzefferalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13845251416516553492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-35705929020911981632017-04-24T15:46:30.678-04:002017-04-24T15:46:30.678-04:00Was going to say this doesn't need to be doubl...Was going to say this doesn't need to be double-red, but that's there just because {X}{1}{R}{B} is more awkward.<br /><br />This works.Jay Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428861685923241850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-30016362734353183572017-04-24T15:45:13.396-04:002017-04-24T15:45:13.396-04:00Will he get in before deadline? No one knows!
Tem...Will he get in before deadline? No one knows!<br /><br />Temuric Polymorph GUR<br />Sorcery - Rare<br />Until end of turn, each creature you control that doesn't share a creature type with any other creature you control has base power and toughness 4/4, becomes a dragon in addition to its other types, and gains flying. zefferalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13845251416516553492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-41214158357791536542017-04-24T15:40:59.828-04:002017-04-24T15:40:59.828-04:00I'd love to see the cost of Raise Dead plus Pr...I'd love to see the cost of <a rel="nofollow">Raise Dead</a> plus <a rel="nofollow">Prey Upon</a> be {B}{G} (or {1}{B}{G} below rare), but this art definitely wants to be mono-green. It's strange that green never gets <a rel="nofollow">Raise Dead</a> since it can get anything from the graveyard and otherwise vastly prefers creatures. I'd be happy to start allowing that, though I do wish there was more of a through-line between these two abilities.Jay Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428861685923241850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-46750007653163205542017-04-24T15:31:48.627-04:002017-04-24T15:31:48.627-04:00This simply written card with strange flavor is go...This simply written card with strange flavor is going to cause players to brake for a minute while they figure out exactly how this works. You cast this during your first main phase. They can tap their lands to cast an instant in response, or even tap their lands and leave the mana until you pass priority, but they have to spend it before attackers are declared. And that's it.<br /><br />The chance that they cast spells after that is inconsequential, given this ratio. That kind of card is disappointing because it looks like it does something neat and interesting, but it really never does that and instead just prevents the opponent from doing something. We'd rather see one of these two cards:<br /><br />Sorcery<br />Opponents can't spend mana this turn.<br /><br />Or:<br /><br />Sorcery<br />Create a 2/2 for each mana opponents spent this turn.Jay Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428861685923241850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-56851592812869658962017-04-24T15:16:43.182-04:002017-04-24T15:16:43.182-04:00Effectively, return three creatures to their owner...Effectively, return three creatures to their owner's hands. They may cast them during their next turn. If they don't, they discard them. Given that it's targets are unrestricted, and the effect is new space for red, I think rare's fair.<br /><br />This effect is between bounce and exile. While it does prevent creatures from blocking, so does everything. If you cast this on turn 5 or 6, you're probably going to give them the choice between their two cheap creatures and their one largest creature, putting them back a turn, in addition to your attack, and their permanent loss.<br /><br />That makes me wonder if this can't be mono-red, and need to be red-white, or red-white-blue, or even red-black.Jay Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428861685923241850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-59899626865481180362017-04-24T09:55:43.530-04:002017-04-24T09:55:43.530-04:00This is a neat uncommon for Mel. It's best use...This is a neat uncommon for Mel. It's best use isn't the one it presents—which isn't usually ideal—but that mode won't take much explaining once someone clever uses it on you.Jay Treathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09428861685923241850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-298529756069730642017-04-24T08:27:31.796-04:002017-04-24T08:27:31.796-04:00Final attempt:
Roar of Origins 1G
Sorcery (r)
Ret...Final attempt:<br /><br />Roar of Origins 1G<br />Sorcery (r)<br />Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.<br />Target creature you control fights target creature you don't control.Pasteurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02058331124653341978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-55214823674890012972017-04-23T11:41:22.546-04:002017-04-23T11:41:22.546-04:00Is it the case that you can't cast this (for i...Is it the case that you can't cast this (for insufficient targets) if you control more than half of the creatures on the battlefield? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04859843425566999305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-32986065822299650822017-04-23T10:06:23.922-04:002017-04-23T10:06:23.922-04:00Yes. The idea is that it's secretly a modal sp...Yes. The idea is that it's secretly a modal spell - most of the time it's a post-combat removal spell for your opponent's creature, and sometimes you can attempt to go for the win by casting it on your own creature.<br /><br />I think it's solidly uncommon though sadly. I'll think about a different design.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15941977219304581236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-83865423339365804602017-04-23T05:57:55.185-04:002017-04-23T05:57:55.185-04:00Dinner Time 4GG
Sorcery - Rare
Each creature you c...Dinner Time 4GG<br />Sorcery - Rare<br />Each creature you control gets +3/+3 until end of turn, then each of your creatures fights a different one of target creatures you don't control.P for Pizzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05000340281390449308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-36752622514009802952017-04-23T03:07:55.787-04:002017-04-23T03:07:55.787-04:00It's also intentional that you can either use ...It's also intentional that you can either use this as a removal spell or to sacrifice one of your own fatties to pump an evasive threat.Axxlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15851646020554372862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-16958040142061028052017-04-23T00:39:11.711-04:002017-04-23T00:39:11.711-04:00Seems a bit weird you can use the current version ...Seems a bit weird you can use the current version to destroy an opponent's creature. Is that intended?Axxlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15851646020554372862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-50464777982259791222017-04-23T00:34:47.582-04:002017-04-23T00:34:47.582-04:00I think at rare it can probably not have the sacri...I think at rare it can probably not have the sacrifice clause. Compare to Revenge of the Hunted.Axxlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15851646020554372862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-27532788398117813752017-04-22T23:26:49.960-04:002017-04-22T23:26:49.960-04:00Sate the Ravenous 1BG
Sorcery (R)
Target player sa...Sate the Ravenous 1BG<br />Sorcery (R)<br />Target player sacrifices a creature. Put X +1/+1 counters on target creature you control, where X is the toughness of the sacrificed creature.<br /><br /><br />Started as cheaper and just giving a bonus until end of turn, but didn't feel as rare to me. Debated between looking at toughness and power of sacrificed creature, but I think toughness adds a bit more flavor.Axxlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15851646020554372862noreply@blogger.com