Summoned Skill - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread

Very neat card. I could see it winning.

It's a pretty solid concept, but I think she compares too favorably to stuff like The Glass Knight or C'Thun's Chosen. Not like those cards are any good, but I'd still rise her cost to 5 mana.

That kinds of effects tend to be a little bit dangerous, especially if they're attatched to cheap minions. Maybe rise her cost and stats accordingly to 4, 5 or 6, dunno.

Defender of Dalaran is pretty cool, although it may be a bit OP. His watermark should be Rise of Shadows.

Raeth Ghostsong is a little too complex, probably. Once you understand what he does, it's cool, but it takes a couple seconds to do so.

It's not a bad card, but it doesn't fit Classic, given it "limits design space". Any Year of the Phoenix expansions would fit flavor-wise, so I'd give it one of those, just to avoid Voidlord and similarly dangerous cards.

Really good flavor, indeed. The only thing I don't like is that it feels weird for a Rare card to summon an Epic one… Maybe if you make it a Class minion, it will feel more natural.

The flavor isn't bad, but I don't like that the effect is too similar to Hench-Clan Hogsteed. Not sure if people won't mind this similarity too much.

Demonxz95, I don't know how useful this will be since it gives you a lot of tempo, but "freeze" decks are usually trying to stall for a combo or something. That being said I do like the effect and think it is a good card. 4 stars.

Linkblade91, I really wouldn't be surprised if you win with this card. It has good flavor, it is powerful, it requires strategic plays, it rewards you for playing in an unusual way. It is a very good card all around. 5 stars.

BloodMefist, The effect is interesting and pretty cool, but I am really sick of priests getting between 6-12 copies of Convincing Infiltrator/[Hearthstone Card (khartut defenders) Not Found]/Obsidian Statue etc in a single game. So I am not particularly excited by the idea of priests getting to summon even more copies of their already numerous deathrattle/taunt minions.

TheHoax91, I really like Defender of Dalaran. Spell Damage is one of my favorite mechanics and one which I wish blizzard would do a bit more with. I would tweak the stats/cost some since getting two 2/4s with Taunt on turn 3 is kind of a lot. Maybe make it a 3 mana 1/4, rr a 2 mana 1/3, or a 3 mana 2/3 or something like that.

FungusABoa, First off, welcome to the site! It is always great to have more users here. About your card, you generally shouldn't use the Classic watermark unless you intend for it to be a classic card. A lot of people don't care much, but some people will rate your card lower if it has an inappropriate watermark. Second, the card is really powerful. In wild this can get you a Voidlord which will absolutely destroy aggro even if it only a 1/1. And in standard this can be a 3 mana Despicable Dreadlord, which is crazy powerful even as a 1/1. I would increase the cost to 4 mana, and have it summon a random demon from your deck, not the highest cost. That way it will be slightly slower and less consistent. But aside from that I love the card. Good job!

anchorm4n, I really like it. It has good flavor and a strong effect. About the bunny question, I think you should say Bunnies since that is grammatically correct. And about the art, here is the magician art I used as well as another bit of art I had which you may like.

Wailor, Personally, I like the shaman card better. I think it could cost 4 mana since it isn't hard to get something big off of it, but it is probably fine at 3 mana. Also, the art could be better. As it is the art doesn't seem to have much connection with the effect. Bolet is a pretty neat card, but a bit harder to evaluate since we don't have a whole lot of poisonous cards in Hearthstone right now. 

Demonxz95: I like it. It's pretty hard to make use of a frozen copy since you have to wait an extra turn before you can attack with it (assuming I know my frozen rulings), but it has other interesting applications.  I think lowering the cost and stats to 4 makes it more interesting by increasing its versatility.

Linkblade91: This is a really interesting idea that feels super on-brand for the character and class.  It'll likely be hard to utilize the deathrattle too much just because divine shield gets in the way, but I like how much it has both players think.  I would prefer a different piece of Yrel art since the HotS one isnt very good imo and feel a bit out of place in Hearthstone (salty about Gazlowe).  Otherwise, I think you got a winning idea here.

Wailor: I know you said you wouldn't use the Gru one, but with some reflavoring, different art, and scrambled names (Obb, Vinek, Straut or something), you could have a legit entry while still memeing. As for the other two, I think Reminisce is an interesting way to support and Elemental archetype that feels fairly balanced given Elementals typically relying on battlecries.  Bolet, while probably an effective card, isn't too interesting, especially for a legendary.

TheHoax91: I like Defender of Dalaran the most out of these since it is an interesting and unique way to support spell damage.  That said, I think the stats could be nerfed to 2/3 or 1/4 to prevent too strong of a baseline (also RIP Silverback).  Raeth is pretty interesting, but is too similar to Moat Lurker at the end of the day for me.

fungusaBao: Card is super spooky given hos strong expensive demons can be.  Enhanced Dreadlord or [Hearthstone Card (Felord Betrug) Not Found] are massive pulls and can create some very swingy early turns with this card.

anchorm4n: Nice to see Corrupt showing up in a contest.  Love the flavor in this card.  Pre-corrupt already seems pretty good, so I think reducing the stats on the magician to 4/5 or reducing the number of Bunnies summoned to 3 is a good way to lightly tone back the card.

KANSAS: I think its a bit too similar to other 1 mana 1/1s that summon 1/1s when the die.  I think you could up the attack and cost and replace Charge with Rush to make it stand out a bit more, but this is also not a very exciting or interesting card. 

Your card is very good both on the flavor, it is a bit powerful since mage has really cheap Freeze spells like Freezing Potion and Ray of Frost, with a Freeze spell like them, it is a pretty sweet drop. And it also could be used to copy an usefull  frendly minion like Astromancer Solarian, Flamewaker and others. I like the 4-mana version better since gives it more flexibility. Overall, I really like this card, for both the flavor and the ability. :D

Thanks for your weIcome! XD I don't have much to say about it, it is a pretty good design– even better after you changed the art. Probably a little bit powerfull than the 'model'? But it's a ledgendary, should be fine, and it works great with the flavor, It's a really good design. :D

Personally, I like the Defender of Dalaran better, just like Spellbook Binder, Master of Ceremonies, and Sorcerous Substitute, not so bad without spell damage and better if you have. And a Rise of Shadow watermark will make it fitts better to the current name and art. For Reath, I think it is a little bit OP and complex, but probably not since he is a priest legendary. :D

I love this design! Summon a Darkmoon Rabbit seems to be powerful but fine with a 7-mana Corrupted card. The flavor is great, even though you didn't have the best art that fits it but I still believe it is a great card. One suggestion is on the art of the Un-Corrupted Version, the focus of the art should be on the Magician him self rather than his arm. Other than that, I think you are ready to go. :D

Thanks for your welcome! OuO I think the card you made is a really strong 1-mana drop for Hunter, and you used the keyword Charge which makes it more powerfull – even better than Stonetusk Boar in some circumstances. The flavor is pretty good. I think it is generally good as a Hunter rare. :D

I actually really like the design of Reminisence, but since it isn't a minion so it automate disqualified. Bolet is deadly as a Rogue legendary,  and it fits the feature of Rogue, it is strong, but well balanced. :D

It is a very interesting card, you can get more information about your oppent's deck and benefits. It can be a little bit OP in rare circumstances when you accidentally summoned a copy of Aviana from your opponent's deck by that. But for most of time, this design is really good as a Priest legenary. :D

anchrom4n, I like it! I do think that the first card could have the art centered better. And I am also not a big fan of the bunny art. If you can't find any good art for the token, then I wouldn't bother submitting it.

Bloodmefist, I like the design and flavor, but I don't think it would see a whole lot of play in real Hearthstone.

Demonxz95, I still feel the same way about it. It is a cool card (no pun intended), but any deck running a lot of freeze abilities isn't going to be focused on strong tempo plays. 

Linkblade91, Personally I think both arts are fine.

Wailor, I like the name Timeloop Elemental best. I think you could get away with making it 4 mana and making it a 2/2. Other than that though I think the card is pretty good!

MenacingBagel, Staab the Stabber is immensely OP. Just so so powerful. It is so terribly OP I couldn't imagine it ever being printed. Being able to cheat out any minion from your hand at only 1 mana is just insane. Voidcaller is a 4 mana card with a similar ability and that is a powerful card. Eureka! is a 6 mana card with a similar ability. Being able to get a Scrapyard Colossus on turn 1/2 is just insane. Krual the Infinite Storm however is pretty cool. I always liked cards like Dr. Morrigan and Val'anyr, but they are just too slow to see play. Krual, although slow, feels more impactful and useful.

Sayge is alright, fits Priest very well. At first, she gave me the chills because of her similarity to Barnes, but the only thing that made that guy broken was the relative degree of control you had over what you summon. Overall, I'd say you're good to go.

I'd say I prefer the 5 Mana version, if only because a 4/4/4 feels worse to play than a 5/5/5 in case the effect doesn't trigger. Might be just me, though. In any case, my rating of the card wouldn't change at all.

I still think your card should cost 5 Mana, but okay. In fact, it's hard to evaluate, since her power level depends on how many times you'll revive her on average. If it's something between 0 and 1, she would be okay I think. If it's higher than that… Kinda OP at 4.

Staab the Stabber is too dangerous, IMO, even if his effect feels more "natural". Pulling off a huge minion as soon as turn 2 can be game breaking.

Krual the Infinite Swarmer is more acceptable, even if it's a bit too complex for my taste. I kinda like the name, too. If you decide to go with it, make sure to capitalize "Deathrattle" at the end of the text.

Wailor: I like the name Living Memory out of the options.  I think the stats could be raised slightly to 3/3, but otherwise I think it's good to go!

MenacingBagel: I much prefer Krual over Staab.  Staab is interesting, but it has the potential to be a cheesy early mana cheat for something big and obnoxious while doing nothing else the rest of the game.  Krual is interesting in similar ways, but feels better balanced and is a lot less obnoxious.  I think just calling it 'Krual the Swarmer' sounsd better, 'Infinite Swarmer' is just such a mouthful.

KANSAS: Definitely prefer the new version to the old.  It feels more flavorful and is much more distinct from existing cards.

Linkblade: I like Yrel and she seems quite balanced but granted shes a real card now IDK if that will impact the voting for her

FungunABao I like it it's like that one guy from KnC but less annoying although he could still do some good pulls.

Wailor: Simple clean I like it.

KANSAS I like the new one its got good flavor and I like the pseudo rush

Davan I like the hunter the best since it fits previous incarnations of the summon dudes for your for gimmick