June MCC Round 3 — Gold vein

[bravelion83]

June MCC Round 3

Gold vein

4 rounds, 4 rarities. The perfect match!


Main Challenge — Design a rare card. (Regular rare, NOT mythic).

Subchallenge 1 — Your card has an ability that works from a zone other than the graveyard. (1 point)

Subchallenge 2.1 — Your card does NOT have the word "battlefield" in its rules text. (0.5 points)

Subchallenge 2.2 — Your card does NOT have the words "artifact" or "enchantment" in its rules text. (0.5 points)

Clarifications

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Your card must actually be designed as a rare, you can't just make a common and label it as rare. Rarity is a fundamental part of design: there are effects that aren't done at low rarities, and others that are done only at low/high rarities.


If you have any more questions, feel free to post them in the MCC discussion thread.

You can also check out the MCC Guidelines and FAQ if you have the will and time. You can find it in a low size PDF version attached to this post and you can also find the link to the original higher size PDF in my signature. They are the same document, I just had to compress it more to be able to put it here as an attachment as the original file, the one linked in my signature, is too large to be attached here. Among the many things you can find there are a detailed explanation of the rubric (section 6.2) and the recommended card formatting (section 4) that you should use to format your text cards. Expect deductions in Quality if you don't follow that recommended formatting from section 4 in any way.


DEADLINES

Design deadline: Monday, September 7th 2026 at 23:59 Eastern Time

Judging deadline: TBD


RUBRIC

MCC Rubric

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The MCC Rubric is given below, in an easily "copy and pasted" form. (Courtesy of Rithaniel.)

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[b]Design[/b]
[b](X/3) Appeal[/b] - Do the different player psychographics (Timmy/Johhny/Spike) have a use for the card?
[b](X/3) Elegance[/b] - Is the card easily understandable at a glance? Do all the flavor and mechanics combined as a whole make sense?
 
[b]Development[/b]
[b](X/3) Viability[/b] - How well does the card fit into the color wheel? Does it break or bend the rules of the game? Is it the appropriate rarity?
[b](X/3) Balance[/b] - Does the card have a power level appropriate for contemporary constructed/limited environments without breaking them? Does it play well in casual and multiplayer formats? Does it create or fit into a deck/archetype? Does it create an oppressive environment?
 
[b]Creativity[/b]
[b](X/3) Uniqueness[/b] - Has a card like this ever been printed before? Does it use new mechanics, ideas, or design space? Does it combine old ideas in a new way? Overall, does it feel "fresh"?
[b](X/3) Flavor[/b] - Does the name seem realistic for a card? Does the flavor text sound professional? Do all the flavor elements synch together to please Vorthos players?
 
[b]Polish[/b]
[b](X/3) Quality[/b] - Points deducted for incorrect spelling, grammar, and templating.
[b](X/2) Main Challenge (*)[/b] - Was the main challenge satisfied? Was it approached in a unique or interesting way? Does the card fit the intent of the challenge?
[b](X/2) Subchallenges[/b] - One point awarded per satisfied subchallenge condition.
 
[b]Total: X/25[/b]
*An entry with 0 points here is subject to disqualification.

JUDGES

bravelion83


PLAYERS

@barbecube
@netn10
@slimytrout
@Subject16

Seed #1- slimytrout 22.5+22.5=45
Seed #2 - Subject16 21+22.5=43.5
Seed #3 - barbecube 20.5+21=41.5
Seed #4 - netn10 17+21=38

slimytrout vs netn10
Subject16 vs barbecube



A reminder to everyone: In the MCC, putting rarity on cards is mandatory! If you don't put a rarity on your card, expect huge deductions in both Viability AND Quality.

[netn10]

Nika, of Both Realms 1GWU
Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard (Mythic)
When Nika enters, put a +1/+1 counter on each Merfolk creature you control for each experience counter you have.
Forecast Commander — 1GWU, Reveal this card from your hand or your command zone: You get an experience counter. Then create a 1/1 blue Merfolk creature token with hexproof.
3/3

[Subject16]

Echoes of the Past 1UB
Sorcery (R)
Choose target nonlegendary creature card in your graveyard. Target creature you control becomes a copy of that creature until end of turn. If this spell was cast from a graveyard, each creature you control becomes a copy of that creature until end of turn instead.
Flashback 4UUB (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

[bravelion83]

A 24-hour extension has been asked and granted. New deadline is in about 25 hours from this post. Reminder for @barbecube.

[barbecube]

Devkarin Veilslasher 2BG
Creature — Elf Druid (R)
Menace
When this creature enters, you may discard your hand. Then target player loses life equal to the number of creature cards in your graveyard.
Transient rest — 1{b/g}, Discard this card: Create a token that's a copy of this card, except it's a Zombie in addition to its types and its base power and toughness are 1/1.
4/3

[slimytrout]

Herald of Hysteria 3BR
Creature — Demon Wizard (R)
Whenever you discard a creature card, you may exile that card from your graveyard and pay life equal to its mana value. If you do, create a token that's a copy of that card, except it has haste. Sacrifice that token at the beginning of the next end step.
Madness 2BR (If you discard this card, discard it into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.)
4/4

[bravelion83]

The round is closed. I'm going to start judging.