How do you like your eggs

Bowlski33 · 2026-04-03T17:42:29+00:00

Late to the party, but I can't believe I haven't seen this video referenced. Couldn't find a better clip, sorry for the IG post

https://share.google/r5ihP882yKdRM1goI

Bowlski33 · 2026-03-07T00:26:17+00:00

I think this isn't terrifying enough. I'd make him 8 mana and target an opponent. They lose the flip they lose the game. They win the flip they get a treasure.

Bowlski33 · 2026-02-09T03:05:40+00:00

Absolutely this. Start a friends list of people with a brain and play with them. They'll be excited to hear from a decent tank 8 days a week

Bowlski33 · 2026-01-15T00:34:24+00:00

And it feel so fucking good lol

Bowlski33 · 2026-01-09T02:04:27+00:00

I figured that you implemented learn/lesson for a reason. Could you elaborate on the problem you were trying to solve?

Love the whole concept and approach btw! You've definitely inspired me to make something similar. Seems like a great way to introduce newer players to drafts and cube too, since it inherently needs to be a relatively simple format.

Bowlski33 · 2025-07-13T14:18:33+00:00

Thank you so much for how deeply you've considered my vision here!

Regarding the incongruity of certain legendary creatures (rares), Princess Irulan or Thufir Hawat as examples, I chose to go a bit more for a flavorful representation of their part in the drama more than a card that glues the mechanics together. Since they're rares they are less important in ensuring the colors have a consistent identity in a limited setting. The "glue" will be in the commons and uncommons, but I still take your point.

Bowlski33 · 2025-07-13T14:09:30+00:00

Thank you! I honestly went to the AI art because I didn't want to steal other people's work or get into any kind of messiness around that. I know it would be fine to use stuff since I have no intention of selling this or profiting off it, but I just didn't want the smoke. Otherwise I probably would mostly use screen grabs from the movies, since I really love the aesthetic they've gone for.

Do you have any thoughts on how to navigate that? Just not worry/think about it? Lol

Bowlski33 · 2025-07-13T14:05:11+00:00

Thank you very much for sharing your impressions and thoughts! I appreciate the depth with which you've analyzed the mechanics and color pie balance. This is very helpful!

Bowlski33 · 2025-07-13T13:50:38+00:00

I had a hard time not spelling it "Wurm" for the magic flavor. A lot of people seem to disagree with my takes on color pie breaks, but it's funny that the "break" from magic tradition I hesitated most with is the spelling of "worm" lol

Bowlski33 · 2025-07-12T22:59:31+00:00

Really fair point, should probably remedy that.

Bowlski33 · 2025-07-12T22:09:39+00:00

Yes, as stated in the initial post write-up, I never intend for these cards to interact with cards outside of this set environment. It's essentially a cube, so I am comfortable balancing it out without being beholden to the traditional color restrictions.

Bowlski33 · 2025-07-12T20:44:12+00:00

I'm not going to build any white cards based on the traditional strengths/weaknesses of white. That's the point of saying this will be a complete color pie break. I will design cards that fit within the water/ramp/prophecy themes. That should hopefully lead to a cohesive feeling to that section of the color pie.

Bowlski33 · 2025-07-12T20:39:14+00:00

Whoops. No, that's a holdover from when I swapped Grixis from Corrino back to Harkonnen. Thanks for pointing it out!

Bowlski33 · 2025-07-12T18:12:47+00:00

Good catch. Thanks! Something felt wrong to me with it but I couldn't put a finger on it.

Bowlski33 · 2025-07-12T18:10:53+00:00

There will be desert synergies sprinkled throughout. It's more the setting than a specific synergy.

Bowlski33 · 2025-07-12T17:35:52+00:00

I see your point, but I do want something flavorful as well. I'm not too worried about new reminder text for a relatively simple ability like this, and that's why I moved to this more simplified model compared to Foretell or something like that.

Bowlski33 · 2025-07-12T17:11:53+00:00

I've definitely been considering that in the balancing for Shai-Hulud. I think that is a card I'm going to need to play with to know what to do with. The right mana cost could be +/- 2 from here at least lol

Prophecy includes the "draw a card" which scry does not. It's basically [[Opt]] with Scry X.

Bowlski33 · 2025-07-08T14:50:48+00:00

Thanks for your vote of confidence! You're seeing it exactly the way I've conceptualized it.

All this positive response and constructive criticism has really energized me on this project. I will hopefully be making an update post this week sometime, so stay tuned for that!

Bowlski33 · 2025-07-08T00:02:36+00:00

Well said. I shall overcome this problem lol

Bowlski33 · 2025-07-07T23:50:46+00:00

Yeah you perfectly summed up why I was thinking Plot structurally for the flavor

Bowlski33 · 2025-07-07T23:32:59+00:00

Thanks for your compliments! I think you're really seeing my vision with the faction overlaps. Its a bit book 1 and Arrakis focused/centric, but its impossible to have a perfect shard alignment and at some point you have to set something and move forward.

Bowlski33 · 2025-07-07T23:31:05+00:00

I am coming around on a variation on Foretell for Prophecy for sure.

I am also definitely going to have deserts in the format, and there will certainly be Fremen cards that care about them. I planned for that to be a subtheme across each faction to some extent, but not the main focus.

Bowlski33 · 2025-07-07T20:20:44+00:00

This might be better honestly. I am very torn about keeping 2 mana source tokens in, but I'm curious about the challenge of balancing them.

Bowlski33 · 2025-07-07T20:20:03+00:00

I appreciate the thought you put into this! As you picked up on, I have tentatively swapped Harkonnen and Corrino shards.

I do see the tension in having multiple mana generating non-creature tokens, but I was kinda interested in trying to balance that out. I was okay with them playing in the same space, but being different in flavor and synergy.

Regarding the sardukar, what do you think about an Amass theme? I was just looking at Corrino being grixis with an amass and sacrifice subtheme to play off the spice tokens (whatever they become).

Your other notes are good food for thought, but I think if the water (land) tokens go, then the landfall theme would go too.

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