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Best of mtg cardsmith6/6/2023 ![]() The next most difficult type of mana to play is hybrid mana. That is why cards that cost two different types of colored mana generally provide more value than ones that only require one, cards that cost three different types of colored mana provide more value than two, etc. The most difficult type of mana to pay for is colored mana. A spell's mana cost breaks down even further into colorless mana, colored mana (including the new mana), hybrid mana and phyrexian (shock) mana. ![]() Now any reasonable person following along would immediately ask themselves, what is cost and what is value? Costs Most commonly in MTG, cost is mana required to pay a spell. ![]() How many colored mana symbols do I need? Is it more blue or black? What about hybrid or phyrexian mana? And then how much colorless mana on top of that? Should it be 2? 3? If I post it at 2 people might say this is overpowered but if I post it at 3 they might say it is underpowered! What the heck should I do? And how much should this ability cost?!" Well, as some of you have probably seen from many of my long, long, long-winded explanations that pop up in the comments of a lot of cards, I have a thing for balance and playability and have some advice and guidelines for helping my fellow cardsmiths make cards fair in addition to awesome.Ī balanced card is one that has a reasonable value/cost ratio. Maybe blue/black? Ok so it needs blue and black. With a gasp, you click the field and start thinking, "This card is black. Something that keeps many good cardsmiths awake at night. Something you've completely forgotten about. But then, to your horror, you see an empty field in the design form. Congratulations, you're well on your way to making good card. There is one last card, however.So, you've just come up with an awesome idea, found some killer art and even came up with the perfect name. Those are a select few that I really think are my best cards. FUN FACT: it was actually my first real card, and was what got me into mtg. Here are a select few that I deeply enjoyed making! I especially pride this one: When it comes to cards that aren't cats, I gotta go with these: My most popular card (as of July, 2017): This is probably one of my most well-made cards, and is to this day one of my most special cards: This was my first "popular" card, and oddly enough was a reprint of a common from M14. So I like cats (some people may already know that), and I have made a lot of Cat cards in the time that I have been using MTGCardsmith. I end my rant saying that I mean nothing ill towards I just wish that he could have said that to me back then. With enough practice and effort, you can and will become better than those who once denounced you as awful. ![]()
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