Design competitions are occasional opportunities for more mechanically and/or thematically cohesive groups of cards to be added to Collective. Competitions always have a central theme, chosen by the developers, and submissions must fit that theme to be considered eligible.
Design Competition Formats[ | ]
Design competitions come in two different formats, Individual and Team. Both types of competitions require tagging submissions with a [DC] tag, as opposed to the standard submission [Card] tag. The DC tag is followed by the competition week number - a week 12 competition submission would be tagged [DC12]. Cards submitted to DCs are automatically considered to be submitted normally as well, and if they do not make the accepted card slots for the DC, but still has a high enough vote amount to be amongst the top 10 normal submissions that week, then they will be added to the game.
Individual[ | ]
Individual competitions give players the opportunities to create a card designed around a theme or mechanical restricction in a relatively short time frame. These competitions have a submission deadline at midnight PST the day after they are announced. Players must work to create a card that fits the theme, and is also well-balanced enough to gain support from the community. Players can work together on submissions, however only the player who submits the final product will receive the reward. Players can submit as many cards for the competition as they like.
Team[ | ]
Team competitions feature two-person teams working together to create a card. These competitions tend to have longer periods of time than individual, but normally have the same deadline of Wednesday at 11:59 PM PST. Like individual competitions, players must work to create a card that fits the theme, and is also well-designed enough to gain support from the community. The card submissions for team competitions are required to have a team name in both the developer and artist slot to signify that the creation of the card was a team effort. If successful in winning a team competition, both members are rewarded with gold. Teams are only permitted to submit a single card together.
Past Competitions[ | ]
Week 5: Ward Design Competition[ | ]
The new keyword ability Ward was introduced in Week 5. The theme for this competition is that all submissions must contain Ward as an ability. The top five voted submissions are accepted.
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Week 6: Vanilla Design Competition[ | ]
The theme for this competition is that all submissions must contain no abilities. The top five voted submissions are accepted.
| Card Name | Developer | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| Awakened Guardian | Toukkan | Toukkan |
| Icecream Man | MrMagoo22 | MrMagoo22 |
| Oaken Elder | ThriftyFishin | Caputommy |
| Stampeding Boar | Caputommy | Caputommy |
| Webewal Egg-Mother | ThriftyFishin | ThrifyFishin |
Week 8: Exclusive Affinity Design Competition[ | ]
The theme for this competition is that all submissions must have an exclusive affinity (they cannot be played in other affinities). The top two voted submissions in each affinity are accepted.
| Card Name | Developer | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| Frogelot | bgg1996 | Colin Searle |
| Galactic Command Post | KushGrandma | NiceNameDru |
| Rabbit Party | Zhayde | Game-icons.net |
| Stalking Adder | ThriftyFishin | ThriftyFishin |
| Supply Delivery | Collective Robot Group | Feathers |
| Who? | Nick McCormick | Lovable Scamp |
Week 9: "Artless" Design Competition[ | ]
This competition had special rules and was separated into two rounds. Players were first given a day to design and submit cards with no art. After a day of voting, the top three voted cards are selected for the second round, and players are given a day to submit art for each of the three cards. The top voted art for each of the three are used.
| Card Name | Developer | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| Clone Bulb | Zhayde | Feathers |
| Incendium | Fannyfissure | Grief |
| Jungle Dart Hunter | Kushgrandma | Caputommy |
Week 10: Entomb Design Competition[ | ]
The theme for this competition is that all submissions must contain the keyword ability Entomb. The top five voted submissions are accepted.
| Card Name | Developer | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| Ghostly Galleon | MrMagoo22 | MrMagoo22 |
| Real Fun-Guy | KushGrandma & ThriftyFishin | ThriftyFishin |
| Shaw, the Gambler | Lucco1 | Caputommy |
| The Breathing Nest | Fannyfissure | Fannyfissure |
| Water Malone | ThriftyFishin | ThriftyFishin |
Week 11: Spiders vs Lizabo Team Design Competition[ | ]
The theme for this competition is that all submissions must be of either the Spider or Lizabo tribe, and must fit the identity of the chosen tribe accordingly. The top five voted submissions are accepted.
| Card Name | Developer | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| Armed Lizabo | FrozenPhoenix | FrozenPhoenix |
| Armored Eradicator | Team Dreadnaught | Team Dreadnaught |
| Lizabo Pathfinder | AxolotlLove | Axolotl Love |
| Lizabo War Tent | TeamTent | TeamTent |
| Longleg Patrician | ShieldofBees | ShieldofBees |
Week 12: Keywords Design Competition[ | ]
The theme for this competition is that all submissions must only contain keyword abilities. The top five voted submissions are accepted.
| Card Name | Developer | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| Grid Monitor | Shieldman | Shieldman |
| Sentient Shrub | iAmLeroy | Game-icons.net |
| Spookiest Boi | ThriftyFishin | ThriftyFishin |
| Turbo Yo-yo | Feathers & PioIsPro | Feathers |
| Unkillable Kudzu | KushGrandma & FrozenEarth | ThriftyFishin |
Week 13: Flying Team Design Competition[ | ]
The theme for this competition is that all submissions must contain the keyword ability Flying. The top five voted submissions are accepted.
| Card Name | Developer | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| Airborne Armory | TemporaryNameHere | TemporaryNameHere |
| Battlecarrier Alpha | Avacco | Avacco & Lovable Scamp |
| Contract-Bound Fiend | TheBois | TheBois |
| Jehoel, Dragon-Slayer | TeamAwesome | TeamAwesome |
| Red Dragon Monarch | bfd division | bfd division |
Week 14: Weapons and Armor Design Competition[ | ]
The theme for this competition is that all submissions must be actions of the Weapon or Armor type, which have the specific function of give friendly units stat buffs in addition to other potential abilities. The top five voted submissions are accepted.
| Card Name | Developer | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| Cloak of Ivy | MrMagoo22 | MrMagoo22 |
| Cutlass of the Damned | Lucco1 | Lucco1 |
| Glass Sword | iAmLeroy | iAmLeroy |
| Heirloom Platemail | ThriftyFishin | Caputommy |
| Shirka's Harpoon | ThriftyFishin | bgg1996/ColinSearle |
Week 15: Secret Santa Team Design Competition[ | ]
This competition had special rules in that each team receives a different restriction. Each participating member submits a restriction, then each team randomly receives a restriction out of the pool. They must design their cards based on the restriction given. The top five voted submissions are accepted.
| Card Name | Restriction | Developer | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cynere the Graceful | High Cost Strength Angel | Highcostangel | Highcostangel |
| Goliath Hamster | Hamster | Hamster Lords | Hamster Lords |
| High King's Commander | Costs 10 or more | Creepy Skeletons | Creepy Skeletons |
| Ry'vn, Windcaller | Two-affinity synergy | HalcyonFluff | HalcyonFluff |
| Superstitious Boi | Boi (low statted unit revolving around keyword) | TheThriftyKings | TheThriftyKings |
Week 18: Silence Design Competition[ | ]
The new ability Silence was introduced in Week 18. The theme for this competition is that all submissions must contain a Silence effect. The top three voted submissions are accepted.
| Card Name | Developer | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| Gentle Giant | KushGrandma | ThriftyFishin |
| Honorable Boi | Team Dakuwaqa | ThriftyFishin |
| The Nameless | Lucco | Caputommy |
Week 19: Merchant Team Design Competition[ | ]
The theme for this competition is that all submissions must be merchant-themed and contain either conditional draw or selective draw as an ability. The top five voted submissions are accepted.
| Card Name | Developer | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| Baaaked Bun Broker | #Goals | #Goals |
| Black Market | False Knees | False Knees |
| Capon Peddler | Simone&Thrifty | Simone&Thrifty |
| Death Dealer | FireWaker | FireWaker |
| Luxury Goods Merchant | Real Estate | Real Estate |
Week 22: Spooky Corruption Design Competition[ | ]
The theme for this competition is that all cards must be spooky-themed and be a corrupted version of an existing card. The top three voted submissions are accepted.
| Card Name | Corrupted Card | Developer | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avenger Crab | Scavenger Crab | ClutterArranger | ZipperQR |
| Necronomicon | Medeiscriptum | Feathers | FannyFissure |
| NightRot | Mitebot | ThriftyFishin | Feathers & ThriftyFishin |
Week 24: Less Than Five Words Design Competition[ | ]
The theme for this competition is that all cards must contain a maximum of four words in its ability box. Hook words such as Summon and Entomb are counted. Numerical values, including modifications, are counted as one word. The top four voted submissions are accepted.
| Card Name | Developer | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| Arcane Magus | KushGrandma | ChillyDogs |
| Harvest Moon | MrMagoo22 | Lovable Scamp |
| Mana Glutton | FannyFissure | Grief |
| Totem of Longevity | TheSquakawaker | FrozenEarth |
Week 26: Agile Design Competition[ | ]
The theme for this competition is that all submissions must contain the keyword ability Agile. The top four voted submissions are accepted.
| Card Name | Developer | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| Dream Eater | Axelicious | Murderous Automaton |
| Relentless Amoeba | ThriftyFishin | Caputommy |
| Speediest Boi | ThriftyFishin | ThriftyFishin |
| Battering Ram | TheSquakawaker | Avalon & Lovable Scamp |
Week 27: Haiku Design Competition[ | ]
The theme for this competition is that all submissions must contain a Haiku, a very short form of Japanese poetry. A Haiku have 17 syllabes in three sentences going in the order 5 syllables 7 syllables and then 5 again. The top four voted submissions are accepted.
| Card Name | Developer | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| Roach Boi | iAmLeroy | iAmLeroy |
Week 30: Haiku Design Competition II[ | ]
The theme for this competition is that all submissions must contain a Haiku, a very short form of Japanese poetry. A Haiku have 17 syllabes in three sentences going in the order 5 syllables 7 syllables and then 5 again. The top four voted submissions are accepted.
| Card Name | Developer | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| Ravaging Spirit | TheSquakawaker | TheSquakawaker & Lovable Scamp |
Week 31: Can't Block Design Competition[ | ]
The theme for this competition is that all submissions must contain the keyword ability Can't Block. The top four voted submissions are accepted.
| Card Name | Developer | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| Blinding Anglerfish | Luccol | ThriftyFishin |
| Lizabo Ripper | TPC Diah | TPC Diah |
| Monowheel Rider | TheSquakawaker | TheSquakawaker |
| Oversized Ant | TheSquakawaker | TheSquakawaker & Lovable Scamp |
Week 35: Simple Common Design Competition[ | ]
The theme for this competition is that all submissions must contain cards of common rarity with a simple text. The top four voted submissions are accepted.
| Card Name | Developer | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Knight | TheSquakawaker | TheSquakawaker |
| Idol of the Despot | Kush Grandma | Dino Lee |
| Old Witch | bgg1996 | bgg1996 |
| Vanilla Scoopling | TheSquakawaker | TheSquakawaker |
Week 39: Taxes Design Competition[ | ]
The theme for this competition is that all submissions must have an effect that makes cards more expensive to play, reducing the max mana or increasing the cost of certain cards. The top four voted submissions are accepted.
| Card Name | Developer | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| Arcane Parasite | TacoDanger | Alexander Zagorulko & Colin Searle |
| Eco-Regulator | Persondude000 | Persondude000 |
| Keeper of Balance | Tahazzar | KingofQuiek |
| Lost Visitor | TheSquakawaker | TheSquakawaker |
Week 48: 20 mana Design Competition[ | ]
The theme for this competition is that all submissions must cost exactly 20 mana. The top four voted submissions are accepted.
| Card Name | Developer | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| Massive Boulder | bgg1996 | bgg1996/Alexander Zagorulko |
Week 49: Un-Set Design Competition[ | ]
The theme for this competition is that all submissions must contain ...
| Card Name | Developer | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| Bob the Human | TacoDanger | NiceNameDru |
| Card Lab | Gochris10 | Gochris10 |
| Coin Toss | ThriftyFishin | ThriftyFishin |
| Flash Flamingo | MrMagoo22 | Murderous Automaton and Lovable Scamp |
| Macabre Waltz | Orbis | Orbis |
| The Calculator | bgg1996 | bgg1996 |
Week 50: Big Swingers Design Competition[ | ]
The theme for this competition is that all submissions must contain a unit that is good as an attacker. The top four voted submissions are accepted.
| Card Name | Developer | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| Cheater in the ring | Bonk Choi | Rock Angel |
| Deepwood Legion | Maltonsony | Orbis |
| Dragon Idol | bgg1996 | Orbis |
| Elderwurm | bgg1996 | Gentle-Cat |
Week 57: 6+ Cost, Non-Removal Actions Design Competition[ | ]
The theme for this competition is that all submissions must contain an action that cost 6 or more mana and with an effect that can't be removal. The top four voted submissions are accepted.
| Card Name | Developer | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| D.N.Agriculture | ThriftyFishin | ThriftyFishin |
| Everything Bread | Jtad | Jtad |
| Scale of Anubis | TheSquakawaker & Gochris10 | TheSquakawaker |
| Waterdancer's Oar | TheNitroMelon | Gochris10 |