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Experience Tactician

| JVS

OVERALL: This card was 1 of 2 which were printed on ‘metal’ instead of paper. While this card was designed for the handout series, it was not intended to be given away, instead the potential meetup would scan the QR code. This card is from the UX Design series called ‘UX Directionals’. These were created to show the focus of UX by having a fantasy character hold a UX sign. I didn’t note this earlier, but the ‘leave behind’ series also is differentiated by my logo where magic ‘faction’ watermark resides on normal Magic cards. My logo on a green background is on the back (see image below).

(NEW) AI IMAGERY: This image conveys the sour and desperate methods in which looking for a job is such a horrible process. The grim corpse-like figure holding up the link to their resume or website peddling his want for employment on the street. What a pathetic existence this poor fellow must have in his life. When will he hear back from any anyone? The sunken frowning face depicts the pain and sorrow associated with rejection in a process that offers no reasons for the situation he is now a part of.

Hecate, UX Harpy Resources

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OVERALL: I had fun with the name swapping ‘Human Resources’ with ‘Harpy Resources’. Hecate is one of the top 10 popular female demon names. This UX directional is from the spicy side of AI production. Typically for this project, I did no photoshopping but on this image, I did have to fix the eyes. This card is from the UX Design series called ‘UX Directionals’. These were created to show the focus of UX by having a fantasy character hold a UX sign. I didn’t note this earlier, but the ‘leave behind’ series also is differentiated by my logo where magic ‘faction’ watermark resides on normal Magic cards. My logo on a green background is on the back (see image below).

(NEW) AI IMAGERY: The lighting is good and the mood was dark and scary. The overall color palette is bluish avoiding any warm colors at all. The figure is somewhat attractive and scary at the same time. The figure is adorned in light-pointed-battle-armor. The horns are a bonus – really made a good impression by contrasting with the lighter part of the background. The signage is odd and the fonts don’t match but double-pumping UX is helpful for leave-behind material. AI prompting is somewhat experimental and a journey of finding the image you want. I was impressed with the overall composition amongst the 30+ image renders.

GAME ATTRIBUTES: This card wasn’t design to be played – it was to be used as a business card during the event. I wouldn’t recommend playing this card but if you had to, this would be a 2/2 creature with death touch and haste. It would be a good 1 mana play on turn 1. The in-game mana abilities wouldn’t help during the game at all unless you were playing me and I might have to leave to meet with you during a game and lose the game out of forfeit.

Prismatic Pauldrons – 18/18

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OVERALL: This image was found through the experimentation while prompting the AI tool. This overall color palette and composition was so amazing, I had to make a card just for the image. This card is identical to Gabriella’s Breastplate.

GAME ATTRIBUTES: The mana cost seems a high, but flying and hexproof is a wining combo to place on one creature. The equip cost is pretty low, so once you get this card out, it should be easy to move around to other creatures as needed.

Prismatic Pauldrons is card 18 of 18 – the last card from the series. It’s easy to overlook all the content on a magic card – It was a lot of work to capture all the work product behind each card. I hope you have enjoyed my explanation of each card in the series.

Dueling Dog Sisters – 17/18

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OVERALL: You’ve seen these dogs in their own separate cards but originally this card was supposed to be the only mention of my dogs. They are so lovable, I had to make more cards space for these two dachshunds. They are half sisters and are inseparable pups. Even though they’re not really puppies anymore they have somehow kept their ‘puppy energy’. When we first adopted them, we made a small round circular fence in our back yard. They would run in different directions around the edge of the fence – It was so hilarious.

GAME ATTRIBUTES: Double strike is a given to the card, since the card represents two creatures in one card. Trample is present but not too fierce but for two mana it’s an early game card for sure and it should be pumped-up towards the mid-game. Statistically, this card should have been a 2/2 creature but to support the duality theme, I added one more attack point.

Penelope, Diamond Paw – 16/18

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OVERALL: Penelope is my other dog. She deaf and wonderful. She is a loving and peaceful dachshund. She is really smart and can be very resourceful. She sometimes will watch TV. Like the name, her paw actually has a diamond shape.

GAME ATTRIBUTES: This card is very over-powered. Hitting the battlefield with Trample and double-strike can cause serious damage in the first 3 turns. Even with all that power, with a 1 defense it can be easily removed.

UPDATE: This card surpassed the Twitter/X initial organic day view record. It had 33 views in one single day. Most cards will receive 5-8 which is pretty good (2%) considering it’s a non-paid post being exposed to 255 followers. It had a 13% view rating – the average and decent percentage is 2%

King’s Bark Horn of Doom – 15/18

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OVERALL: This is a very personal story near my heart. This card is devoted to one of my dogs. This one goes on a barking tangent that could go on for hours if left to its own devices. Yes, my dog but a lot of barking – so much barking it hurts.

GAME ATTRIBUTES: Low mana cost of 1 will let you get this bugger easily on the battlefield to annoy your opponents. Ease of battlefield presence isn’t enough, it a 5/1 that coming in swinging on turn one with double-strike – so your opponents are going to feel an early game issue of 10 damage if they’re not careful in the early-game. Good luck suckers, this card is annoying.

Gabriella’s Spike Breastplate – 14/18

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OVERALL: This card has the least personal reference, at the same time it’s a personal statement on ‘protections’ that are needed in this world. The image showed up out from a series of image generations. The texture and composition seemed very ‘magic’. I also wanted to create a card that wasn’t a creature.

GAME ATTRIBUTES: The mana cost seems a high, but flying and hexproof is a winning combo to place on one creature. The equip cost is pretty low, so once you get this card out, it should be easy to move around to other creatures as needed.

Lyra Blossomer – 13/18

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OVERALL: This was a derivative image from the 50+ rounds of image creation for the card, “Jerry, the Grower of Things”. Probably one of the only cards chosen based on the exploratory results. I set it aside as a decent creation and expected it to be cut from the finalists. I liked the overall composition – The leaf shapes, the background light-to-dark, the orange, the shadowed face, the figures look to the viewer. As with most AI, the ‘hand holding the orange’ has some issues but it was crucial for the orange, as fruit and as color, to be in the layout. I may not have mentioned this, but for this project, I promised myself that I would not use Photoshop, so the ‘hand-fruit element’ stayed in the image as originally created by the AI software.

GAME ATTRIBUTES: This card’s core function is to allow the player to place an extra land per turn. This will allow the player to grow their resources faster than the other players and eventually allow them to cast more spells over the course of the game.

Mezcalorian Mixologist – 12/18v2

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OVERALL: This is a second iteration of the Mixologist card. I couldn’t pick between the two final images, both images conveyed the huge smokey flavor of Mezcal. This card was added to represent my brother-in-law. He is one of the only people I know who has a large knowledge base of Mezcal. If you’re lucky, at night he might have an impromptu tasting from his most beloved top-shelf Mezcals. If you’ve not tasted Mezcal, try it sometime – It’s unique and there is a large range of flavors – it has a distinct smoky flavor. Most mezcals taste differently than their aroma – expect the unexpected. Mezcal’s flavor is highly dependent on its artisanal production methods and the specific environment where the agave plants are cultivated, making each bottle a unique tasting experience. His favorite mezcal drink is called the ‘Better than Jerry’ which basically my favorite Tequila drink of Tequila, Club Soda and 2 lime wedges – He uses Mezcal instead of Tequila.

GAME ATTRIBUTES: Like my brother-in-law, this card loves to share what it has – Here, it’s the base defense with other like creatures. This takes on the mono-white position and is a large ground creature. As white is often, it’s overpowered as this card shares a 0/6 attribute with other creatures which might share its attributes. A tiny white 1/1 bird will now be a 1/7 flying bird as long as this card is on the battlefield.