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Card Design Contest: September

#124

Rise of the Wraiths
Absyssian Spell
4 Mana
Destroy all unoccupied shadow creep of your own in a 3x3 area. Summon a wraithling with rush on those tiles.

This spell could spice up a mix between Swarm and Creep Abyssian.

The spell goes really well with Soulshatter Pact (much like the old Force of Nature + Savage Roar in Hearthstone), providing great damage potential. It could also be a deathrattle trigger in a clutch, as the wraithlings spawned has rush.

I had a long thought about the balance of this card, such as the mana cost and the AoE (2x2 or 3x3). I halted my submission for half a week just to consider “should this be 4 mana or 5”. Some may consider 4 mana to be too cheap for this card, as it combos well with Soul Grimmar, Deathfire Crescendo,Shadow Watcher and Soul shatter Pact.

However, considering that: 1. you need extra time or mana cost to build up the creeps, 2. you are not likely to spawn full 9 wraithlings in the area, 3. you are reducing the damage potential of Obliterate and Ghost Azalea when you destroy your shadow creeps with this spell and 4. a small mana cost could encourage clutch trades with this spell, I would say the mana cost justifiable.

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#125

Ancient Queen
Magmar, Minion
11 Mana, 6/14
At the end of your turn, summon two Praetorian eggs in random nearby spaces.

Praetorian
Magmar, Token
3 Mana, 6/6
Provoke

Yeah, it’s essentially the Xenomorph Queen. It’s basically just a fatter version of the Elder that you can only get out with Flash Reincarnation at nine mana. Nothing special, but can you resist the Amplification synergy?! Value!

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#126

Can I join? Well I can’t think of good names

Judgement Day
Lyonar, Spell
Cost 5 Mana
Until the start of your next turn, minions cannot attack unless the active player pays 1 mana for each minion that attacks and attacking minions takes double damage.

This will discourage your minion and the enemy minion from attacking while the generals are free to attack without any life cost. Spells are not affected by Judgement Day

#127

Avilio, The Cryomancer
Vanar, Minion
5 4/5
Replicate a friendly minion as a Wall with provoke.

Same Wall rules apply. Copies the stats of the friendly minion.

3 Likes
#128

I’m Changing my submission

survivor’s guilt
Abyssinian spell
2 mana
Give a minion deathwatch: -1/-1

What better way to keep your swarm alive than by holding your enemy hostage?
It can act as a ritual banishment that’s a bit cheaper in mana and more expensive in sacrifices. Or it can stop your opponent from clearing your board by holding a minion hostage. Or you could even use it on your own minion to get a deathwatch or dying wish proc.

10 Likes
#129

Name: Glitch
Faction: Magmar
Type: Battle Pet
Mana: 4
Stats: 4/3
Text: Whenever you draw or recpace this card deal 2 damage to All minions and generals.

I believe this could work for Starhorn ( because of BBs ) as another form of AoE or burst damage. The stats are bad for a battle pet but the fact that you can deal 4 damage to all your enemies is op. However, you also take 2 or more damage which makes this card useless or even dangerous if you have low health also keeping a board might be hard. Furthermore, you have to draw the card to get its effect which is not easy (not very consistant). Lastly, if you want the effect to stop you simply play him for 4 mana.

side note: i really want to see a deck with 3 of these…can only imagine the chaos.

#130

Perennial Staff
Magmar, Artifact
Mana 3
‘Whenever a friendly minion dies, summon it as an egg nearby your general’

This is a way to generate eggs, during you turn so that you may use them as synergy and a way to pseudo revive your minions. It has particularly interesting synergy with cards like Morin-Khur and Wild Inceptor.
The concept is meant to tie in with the lore; The Magmar are immortal and at the end of each cycle (life) they are reborn and their spirit (memories) persists throughout each cycle. Perennial meaning; lasting indefinitely long (Magmar) or used as reference to a plant’s life cycle.
Thanks for reading, good luck to all contestants :).
Many thanks to @attheedge for hosting such an awesome contest, I look forward to next month’s as well.
Edit: Changed from an a spell to an artifact, because I felt the spell was far to situational and possibly clunky.

Old Version:

Perpetual Spirit
Magmar, Spell
Mana 3
’Each time a friendly minion dies this turn, summon it as an egg nearby your general’.

#131

Replicator Beast
Magmar Minion
3 mana (1/4)
Steals and dispels all the effects of a nearby minion, gains +1 attack for each effect stolen.

Basically it would give Magmar a short range dispel that also works as a decent body, gaining any effect the dispelled minion had.
e.g.: use it on an Ironcliffe Guardian, it would gain airdrop(even If it did nothing like OGs), provoke and +2 attack leaving it at 3/4. Good counter for beefed up minions too since it would steal spell buffs. We would finally have a viable 3 mana drop.

Visually I was thinking it could be a chameleon-like reptile (was a little dissapointed the contest didnt involve any concept art)

#133

Wraithling Master
Abyssian, Minion
4 Mana (2/3)
Friendly Wraithlings can move 1 extra space

well, a lot of times i can get a lethal cuz the little shits are too far away, but i think this could be a good card.

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#134

Name: Spectral Wraithling
Faction/Type :Abyssian, Wraithling
Cost/Stats: 5 mana (2/1)
Card Text:
Rush
When this minion kills a enemy minion summon a Spectral Wraithling with the base stats of the killed minion on that space, spectral Wraithling’s summoned this way do not have rush.
at the end of your turn summon a wraithling on a space nearby.

while im unsure if i got the cost right for the card or if its a good idea adding the ability to summon a wraithling to it i wanted it to be something to help aid swarm abyssian.

#135

Name: Warbird
Faction/Type :Vanar, Battlepet
Cost/Stats: 1 Mana 2/2
Card Text:
You may choose which column Warbird (The bloodborne spell) targets.

#136

Name: Silithar Sentinel
Faction / Type: Magmar Minion
Cost / Stats: 5, 4/5
Card Text: Rebirth. Whenever your opponent draws a card on your turn, your minions gain Forcefield until the start of your next turn.

Reasoning:

Magmar is in dire need of something to tie its various themes together, hence this design. The ability, which obviously works best with Magmars weakest general, Starhorn, synergizes extremely well with both Rebirth and Growth. Rebirth minions can get an attack in, turn into an egg and then have the ability activated to protect said egg until it can hatch again next turn while Growth minions can be used much more aggressively without having to worry about being instantly destroyed while still weak.
It seems clear from the recent expansion that Counterplay has no desire to change Starhorn’s ability but instead prefers to release additional cards that work well with it. In that sense, this is a step up in power from the underwhelming Vindicator and Visionar though those two cards in particular also work extremely well with this one and may similarly become enabled by it.

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#137

Name: Obelysk Defender
Vetruvian, Minion
3-Cost / (4/6)
Summon Dervish
Opening Gambit: Set this minions Attack to 0 and it is now treated as a Structure.

Clarification:
When played normally this minion acts like an Eternal Obelysk, but when it’s dispelled it gains back its 4 attack and is no longer a structure so it can move.

So you pay 1 extra mana to let it move and attack when dispelled instead of becoming useless.

2 Likes
#138

Wallbear
Vanar, Vespyr
3 mana 2/3
If you control a wall, this card gains +3/+2.

The name is kinda random, since I suck at naming. However, tying this kind of effect to walls blocks it’s usage in kara (walls are from spells, not minions to buff up) and buffs wall and faie decks without worrying it might become a kara staple of OPness. It also fits the whole value minions, albeit a bit situational

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#139

Storm Disciple
Songhai Minion
2-Mana/ (2/3)
Dying Wish: Add one Kage Static to your hand.

  • Concept art would add to the Chinese zodiac theme of Songhai, being based on a sheep-

Kage Static
Songhai Spell
1-Mana
Deal 1 damage, if Kage Static kills a minion add one Kage Static to your hand at the end of your turn.

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#140

Giles, Winter’s Prophet
Vanar, Legendary Minion
5 Mana / (2/6)
All enemy minions and Generals use an additional movement point, and take 1 damage at the end of each turn while on your starting side of the battlefield

Will the opponents fight on uneven footing on their territory or will they brave the snow and take heavy attrition? This card is supposed to represent the harsh Vanar winter, and how it can lay waste to entire armies if they are not prepared. You can use walls to trap them on your side, or you could use this card to threaten the opponent to return to fight your infiltrated minions lest they want to suffer attrition.

Just to clarify, enemy minions and Generals on your side of the battlefield will be unable to move diagonally as it requires two movement points. Flying minions are still able to fly around the map, just with one tile less available to them.

#141

Name: Kaido Tactician
Faction / Type: Songhai / Epic Minion
Cost / Stat: 3-Cost / (2/4)
Card Text:
Opening Gambit: Move a general up to 2 spaces

The assassins prefer your back.

#143

Leonin Strategist
Lyonar Minion
6 Mana (5/5)
Zeal: All adjacent friendly minions have provoke

Leonin Strategist creates situations where he and your general can act offensively while being guarded against retaliation by granting provoke to those around them without gaining it themselves.

8 Likes
#145

Earthquake Obelysk / Meteor Obelysk
Vetruvian, Structure
4 Mana (0/4)

AirDrop

Summon Dervish: (2/2) Iron dervish with provoke

These Iron Dervishes DO NOT have rush however, they are permanent.

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#146

Umo
Abyssian, Battle Pet
3 Mana (4/5)
Dying Wish: Deal 5 damage to the next general that moves or attacks.