The tension between flipping her quickly or building her loyalty in both deckbuilding and play fascinates me. However, I feel that the ability to flip her back to creature somewhat undercuts it. Also, two evasive power for 2 is pushing it powerwise to begin with, and everything else just breaks her more.
I commend your creativity in having the second mode be multiple creatures and love the flavor. My only issue with the card is that trample feels off color-pie-wise, but both the flavor and the gameplay support its use.
I like the combo of the abilities, but it feels too cute. Once you invested 8 mana and a turn into it, your opponent(s) can one-shot it with basically any removal. Also, the different rarities for the front and back are weird (is it just because the back is stronger?).
An interesting idea but it does not seem to meet the challenge, as neither mode is or even represents a creature. The fact that it is broken does not help.
Nice idea with using modular meld cards and the flavor works well (although it feels a bit fanfic-y). However, the card is rather wordy, especially the ult on the back.
An entrancing build-around legend that captures the flavor of Esper. My only nitpicks with it are that it really ought to be an artifact if it's from Esper and that meld is confusing on transform card, given its prior rules definition
Raptorchan This card feels artsy in flavor, though in terms of an "aftermath" card, doesn't fit a narrative.
CaseAce Interesting flavor, but there arent enough scenarios where a player won't pay R to keep it around. A death trigger would of been more interesting and rare worthy in power level.
Koopa: I like the idea of shapeshift though I wish the two sides had a stronger mechanical connection. Some flavor text would of helped the connection.
netn10: I think the complexity of what's going on here with a duality card that can also flip within itself is a lot. It should certainly be mythic, though your rarity right now doesn't agree. The power level should be raised to match it. I don't think the pay off here is worth a 4 color card.
RaikouRider: I think the "Write" side is undercosted but the idea here is solid.
doomfish Fun idea, completely unrealistic in execution.
Way, way to much going on here.
Thanks to everyone else for playing, and please remember to always post at least a top 3 during the critique period - at least two high scorers lost out on a top 8 position due to not scoring round points from the mandatory top 3 rule. Round 3 will be up shortly.
The tension between flipping her quickly or building her loyalty in both deckbuilding and play fascinates me. However, I feel that the ability to flip her back to creature somewhat undercuts it. Also, two evasive power for 2 is pushing it powerwise to begin with, and everything else just breaks her more.
1. Hemlock
2. Doomfish
3. IcariiFA
WBGGhave Sisters
BUG Sidisi, Brood Tyrant Reanimator
BBBSheoldred, Whispering One Swamps-matter ramp
Standard
UR Drake
Pauper
GW Bogle
CaseAce Interesting flavor, but there arent enough scenarios where a player won't pay R to keep it around. A death trigger would of been more interesting and rare worthy in power level.
Koopa: I like the idea of shapeshift though I wish the two sides had a stronger mechanical connection. Some flavor text would of helped the connection.
netn10: I think the complexity of what's going on here with a duality card that can also flip within itself is a lot. It should certainly be mythic, though your rarity right now doesn't agree. The power level should be raised to match it. I don't think the pay off here is worth a 4 color card.
RaikouRider: I think the "Write" side is undercosted but the idea here is solid.
doomfish Fun idea, completely unrealistic in execution.
Way, way to much going on here.
2nd: RaikouRider
3rd: CaseAce
Legend
Hemlock
IcariiFA
doomfish
Koopa
CaseAce
Sheoldred
BrainPo
Thanks to everyone else for playing, and please remember to always post at least a top 3 during the critique period - at least two high scorers lost out on a top 8 position due to not scoring round points from the mandatory top 3 rule. Round 3 will be up shortly.
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