Hey folks! I needed some major assistance in the science of creating custom cards for MTG- specifically, assistance in creating cards that aren't sickeningly OPed or conversely, absolutely worthless in actual game play.
Most specifically, how do you balance out cards of various types- creatures, planeswalkers, lands, artifacts, enchantments, non-permanents? Is there anything resembling a formulaic method to balancing out cards that doesn't require a doctorate degree in game theory to understand, or is the entire process essentially trial-and-error? What I mean by that is that I have seen articles online that describe the process of balancing out custom MTG cards; unfortunately these all require a very deep and erudite knowledge of the most arcane details of how a Magic game is structured, things that those without the aforementioned degree in game theory wouldn't really comprehend except only in the most rudimentary sense. Anyhow, any help in this matter would be greatly appreciated- thanks!
Most specifically, how do you balance out cards of various types- creatures, planeswalkers, lands, artifacts, enchantments, non-permanents? Is there anything resembling a formulaic method to balancing out cards that doesn't require a doctorate degree in game theory to understand, or is the entire process essentially trial-and-error? What I mean by that is that I have seen articles online that describe the process of balancing out custom MTG cards; unfortunately these all require a very deep and erudite knowledge of the most arcane details of how a Magic game is structured, things that those without the aforementioned degree in game theory wouldn't really comprehend except only in the most rudimentary sense. Anyhow, any help in this matter would be greatly appreciated- thanks!