Look at this man’s chin. Look at it. Alright, now let’s talk about Scrolls.

Flavors of the Week

We’re ready to announce the winners from three previous flavor text contests and their associated scrolls. Each of the following players will receive the design contest avatar head and a Tier 3 copy of their scroll once it is available on live servers.

Earthboon

pianobadger

“Revel in the magic while it lasts.”

“Revel in the magic while it lasts.” Resonant Sword

Necro_Man_Ser

“Think of it as a tuning fork, only sharper.”

Controlled Lightning

WakeskaterX

“When they least expect it… that’s when lightning strikes.”

There’s a couple more scrolls left to judge, but we hope you enjoyed these contests while they lasted! A big thanks to everyone in the community who contributed to this project. A total of eight scrolls from Echoes will contain flavor text created by our players. Tasty.

Just spoilers

Meanwhile, we wouldn’t want to deprive you of your weekly dose of Echoes content. Here’s a sneak peek at an Order Lingering spell that will be making its way to the test server soon.

Just Conviction

Short, simple, sweet. That man’s chin is absolutely full of conviction.

Judgement rework status

We’ve taken in all of the feedback everyone has given us on the proposed Judgement changes on the test server. We’re going to move ahead with testing a staggered arrangement on idol health. From bottom to top, Judgement idols on the test server will now have 6, 8, 10, 8, 6. Find a friend and head to the test server now to give it a try!

Ranked rewards

With all of the work being done on custom matches and Judgement – players who solely enjoy the ranked ladder may be feeling somewhat alienated lately. We haven’t forgotten how important ranked play is to a lot of our players, and have plans to implement a special reward system soon. Without going into too much detail yet, you can soon expect to be awarded certain avatar pieces based on how you are placed on the ranked ladder at the end of the week.

Community spotlight

We’d like to take a moment to recognize those who have been running some of the great tournaments and community events since the game’s release. As always, we’ll be showing our appreciation the only way we know how – by transforming their heads with our evil magic.

DaOvalord : Chances are if you have participated in any ESL event in the past year, you’ve probably run into this guy. Thanks to DaOvalord, the Scrolls ESL tournaments have run like clockwork week in and week out. Without him, it wouldn’t have been possible.

: Chances are if you have participated in any ESL event in the past year, you’ve probably run into this guy. Thanks to DaOvalord, the Scrolls ESL tournaments have run like clockwork week in and week out. Without him, it wouldn’t have been possible. GuidoFubini : Known most recently for organizing the extremely popular and competitive Oum Lasa Open, which attracted over 64 competitors. It was huge!

: Known most recently for organizing the extremely popular and competitive Oum Lasa Open, which attracted over 64 competitors. It was huge! Nenananas : We don’t know why, but he likes pineapples. He’s run two Pineapple Cups so far, and each has been a great success. Well done!

: We don’t know why, but he likes pineapples. He’s run two Pineapple Cups so far, and each has been a great success. Well done! wbmc : The “experimenter” of the bunch, he’s put on quite a few tournaments of varying formats. Starter deck tournaments, preconstructed deck tournaments, he’s even trying something involving idol damage.

: The “experimenter” of the bunch, he’s put on quite a few tournaments of varying formats. Starter deck tournaments, preconstructed deck tournaments, he’s even trying something involving idol damage. Ramen : More than just a delicious noodle, he organizes and runs the Friday Minion League, a nice event for those in the North American time zones to participate in.

: More than just a delicious noodle, he organizes and runs the Friday Minion League, a nice event for those in the North American time zones to participate in. ugster : While he doesn’t organize the tournaments themselves, his frequent betting booths that supplement events always add an extra layer of excitement to the competition. He’ll make you rich!

Speaking of tournaments: This Sunday, April 17th, take part in the second of five cups leading up to this season’s ESL playoffs. Check out the rewards, which have been increased quite a bit since last season. DaOvalord is even personally sponsoring €100 to the winner of the playoffs!

See you next week!

-Gary (@Atmaz)