First Place, Grand Prize
Trick or Treat by Xenthori
Score: 4.73 / 5.0
- Corwinnn: 4.9
What can I say, this one came out early and remained one of my favorites. It captures the theme very well and has a great Halloween feel to it. It doesn't matter if you have a costume or not, everyone gets to participate in the fun of this card! The flavor text really put this one over the top for me.
- Noobplayzgames: 4.9
Xenthori has really outdone himself and every other card in the challenge. It takes a common Halloween phrase, turns it into a good card, and viola! You have a winner. The card is balanced, very interactive, and very "lore-friendly" (in Halloween terms). It embodies Trick perfectly with the black color and the discard, and treat even better with the card draw being like candy!
- cadstar369: 4.4
Nicely balanced card, but I felt that other finalists had more to offer.
Second Place:
Corpse Gardener by Suicidal_Deity
4.66 / 5.0
Corwinnn: What a creepy card! Great design choices and Halloweeniness. I think zombie decks everywhere would love seeing this one in their opening draw. If I had a criticism on this it would be making the activated ability use non-token creatures, but that's a minor thing that would cause you to lose the flavor text, and I love that flavor text.
Third Place:
Kalastria Skirmisher by Animist
4.63 / 5.0
cadstar369: Top of my list because this feels very much like a great card that could have come out of either Zendikar block or the current Battle for Zendikar set, and maybe something similar will come out of it's follow-up to complete the block, who knows? Lovely mythic, cool art, and great flavor text as well.
Winning Tribe: SPIRITS
The Spirits came out and crushed the vampires and zombies with glorious ethereal force (via Judges decision)!
To celebrate, all participants from the Spirit tribe have won 30 days of premium Cardsmith features! (Begins Oct. 30, 2015)
Thanks to everyone who participated in this year's Halloween contest. Your combined entries look killer and show the true ability and talent of MTG Cardsmith community.
We also need to thank our patrons over on Patreon.com/mtgcardsmith who made this contest happen for all members with their continued support!
Original Contest Info:
Contest Dates: October 1 - 16, limit 1 entry per person.
Winner Announcement: Week of October 26th
How to Enter:
Choose your tribe (Spirits, Vampires, or Zombies) and seal your fate by posting your tribe-themed card url in the official forum thread. Upon acceptance of your entry, you will earn a new profile icon based on the tribe you have shown loyalty to!
Featuring the judging talents of Corwinnn, Noobplayzgames, and previous winner cadstar369;
our judges will not only be deciding the top 3 cards for prizes, but also which faction is strong enough (most balanced, overall quality) to win the battle!
All submissions of the winning tribe will receive a free month of Premium features to celebrate their victory!
Contest Prizes:
- Grand Prize: Battle for Zendikar Fat Pack
- Second Place: Three BFZ Booster Packs
- Third Place: One BFZ Booster Pack
- (International Prize Option: A digital copy of Magic 2014 or Magic 2015 for PC)
Design & Entry Tips:
- Submissions must come from an MTG Cardsmith member account
- Previously "Featured" and contest cards are not eligible, sorry
- Capitalization and spelling are important
- Card power and balance are also important
- Artwork must be attributed to the artist
Official Rules
Eligibility - Entrants must be over the age of 13 to redeem prizes. Residents of the United States or Canada are eligible for physical prizes. International contestants are eligible for digital prizes: Magic 2014, or Magic 2015 for PC, through the Steam gaming platform. Contest begins October 1, 2015 and ends October 16, 2015. Three (3) winners will receive prizes worth a total estimated prize value of $86.00. Winners will be announced during the week of October 26. Prizes will be delivered 2-4 weeks weeks after announcement. Cards/accounts deemed to be "gaming" or cheating the community voting system will be removed from the contest. Each entrant/address may only win one prize. Each entrant authorizes their card submission & username for contest and future promotional use by MTG Cardsmith. By following the contest entry steps listed here you agree to the terms and rules of the contest. Limit 1 entry per person. No purchase necessary (of course). Have fun and keep the holy water close!
