General CFB Card Design Contest Voting and Discussion

[Jason Waddell]

Cards here: http://imgur.com/a/vrpkP

Broadcast here: http://www.twitch.tv/riptidelab/v/50935069

Discuss below.

 

[Onderzeeboot]

I think out of these, the card I would be most excited for p1p1, as far as drafting, building and playing the rest of my deck, is Priest of the Cursed Flame. Unlike Soulforge Mystic it can't soft-lock the game because flashback exiles the card, and there's just a lot of cute things going on in a cohesive package. I really dig it!

PS. I know this is not a p1p1 contest, it's just an indication of which card wowed me the most.

 

[Meltyman]

Cursed Flame is sweeter for sure and i would play it more often than the card i voted, but Disciple of Shadows to me feels more like a finished card.
It's powerful enough to fit a cube and it works in every step of the game, so yeah really digging it.

 

[Aoret]

I'm guessing something in the broadcast tells me that we narrowed it down to the above cards? I kinda wanna vote for one that isn't in the poll

 

[Onderzeeboot]

I'm guessing something in the broadcast tells me that we narrowed it down to the above cards? I kinda wanna vote for one that isn't in the poll

You can only put up a poll with 10 options max, so Jason picked the 10 he liked best.

 

[Laz]

I think I need some criteria.
Card I am most excited about? Card I am most likely to put in my cube? Card with the most elegant design?

 

[Chris Taylor]

I think I need some criteria.
Card I am most excited about? Card I am most likely to put in my cube? Card with the most elegant design?

Listen to your heart Laz

 

[Suicufnoc]

Disciple of Shadows just doesn't really work for me. Feels like forced self synergy. And Unholy Tribute doesn't feel like a real mechanic. Partially because we rarely get mechanics with numbers like that anymore, and also because that number usually(always?) describes what happens, not a cost.
Maybe I just don't get it.

 

[psly4mne]

I agree, it feels like Disciple pretends to have synergy with lifegain cards but really doesn't and it's just an undercosted recurring beater.

Unholy Tribute is not a great mechanic, in part because the number doesn't matter that much. Anything less than 6ish life is disposable when you're the beatdown and you're gaining life anyway. Below that, there's not much point to having a life cost at all.

Stoneforge Foundry gets my vote because it has the most game impact without being clearly overpowered, it's hard to evaluate, and I immediately want something like it in my cube.

 

[Kirblinx]

So I wanted to listen to your discussion, but didn't want to do it sitting at a computer for 2 hours. So I spent waaaaayyyy too much time trying to convert it to an mp3 file (which ended up successful). I also amped up the volume, as it was really quiet. I am sure there are others here that feel the same way as me, so I uploaded it to soundcloud for others to listen. It is a bit hard to know what they are going on about when you can's see the cards, but hey, it is still a great listen.

Here is the link. You can download it too if you want.

 

[Onderzeeboot]

Will there be a (or multiple) runoff vote(s) or is this going to be first past the post?

 

[Chris Taylor]

So I wanted to listen to your discussion, but didn't want to do it sitting at a computer for 2 hours. So I spent waaaaayyyy too much time trying to convert it to an mp3 file (which ended up successful). I also amped up the volume, as it was really quiet. I am sure there are others here that feel the same way as me, so I uploaded it to soundcloud for others to listen. It is a bit hard to know what they are going on about when you can's see the cards, but hey, it is still a great listen.

Here is the link. You can download it too if you want.

Man I really regret not straight reading the rules text of all the cards now

 

[Jason Waddell]

Will there be a (or multiple) runoff vote(s) or is this going to be first past the post?

I haven't looked at the voting yet, but how about this: in a few days, I'll lock it up, narrow it down to 3 and we'll revote.

 

[anotak]

i voted for stoneforged.

it was it was a close between pillars & stoneforged. luxozoa and rootmaze in the tier after that.

i thought about entering but i didn't feel right entering a contest where i'm not interested in the prize (not that i would necessarily win, but still, just the chance of it).

 

[Aston]

It might be cool to see some decks with the various cards in them so we can get an idea of context.

 

[Goldenpineapple]

Some of these cards feel 'finished' while others could use tweaks, but in the spirit of the contest, to design a card that is both fine on its own and fits in multiple cube archetypes, I think a number of them are simply too narrow or resemble existing cards too closely to vote for.

I'm voting for Soulfire Grand Master's evil cousin, because I feel like it would be played with the most variety in the average cube.

 

[Chris Taylor]

I am super impressed that X-2 is doing as well in the voting as it is

 

[sigh]

I am super impressed that X-2 is doing as well in the voting as it is

It's a cool card. Two words of rules text leads to this sweet engine. I personally find the overlap with Anafenza too great, and would just run her instead, but it's a solid green aggro supporter nonetheless.

 

[Karl]

X-2 Is a great card with so many differeny potential plays built into it and only using two simple keywords. It's clean and sleak and feels like it could be a real card.

 

[vennythekid]

Poll results haven't changed in almost a full day... might be time to go to a best-of-three runoff/revote?