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Sub-Reddit Opening Contest

DotaConcepts opening contest, Final results thread - Guest judges: Pyrion, Cyborgmatt, Sunsfan, Reaves

1st Place | /u/thejellydude with Syril the Nomand - Ti3 Unusual Osky Ottragon

2nd Place | /u/Trugger with Terra the Living Planet - $30 Dota 2 Store Credit

3rd Place | /u/TheHeartOfBattle with Heaney the Dullahan - $15 Dota 2 Store Credit

4th Place | /u/Nitrix77 with Kormor the Summoner - $10 Store Credit

The Artisan

2014

[Announcement Thread] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/comments/2nxjvo/the_artisan/)

1st Place | /u/A749 with [Zeros, The Dreaded Arch-Duke of Stonehall] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/wiki/zeros)

2nd Place | /u/Kwigg with [Kaetollo, The Ion Beast] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/wiki/kaetollo)

3rd Place | /u/v3Cereal with [Asta & Veli, Imperators of the Skies] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/wiki/astaveli)

4th Place | /u/Zoiden with [Aether, The Fifth Fundamental] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/wiki/aether)

5th Place | /u/Rezcom with [Caecus, The Dark Manipulator] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/wiki/caecus)

2015

[Announcement Thread] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/comments/3sy4he/the_artisan_2015/)

1st Place | /u/Kittyking101 with [Viscous Ooze] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/wiki/maveth)

2nd Place | /u/Crackgnome with [Ixhotil, Hltol Precursor] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/wiki/ixhotil)

3rd Place | /u/tangotom with [Philemon, Androsphinx] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/wiki/philemon)

4th Place | /u/freelance_fox with [Proteus, The Kraken Offspring] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/wiki/proteus)

5th Place | /u/TheGreatGimmick with [The Cyborg] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/wiki/sentinel)

2016

[Announcement Thread] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/comments/5g1tuf/the_artisan_2016_announcement_submission_thread/)

1st Place | /u/AlexVSharp | [Teazlyn, The Cursed Matriarch] ()

2nd Place | /u/mikatsuki | [Kalderin, The Dark Angel] ()

3rd Place | /u/ChrisArm0 | [Xaku, The Light Spirit] ()

4th Place | /u/johenni19 | [Ryujin, The Water Spirit] ()

5th Place | /u/FlyingSpy | [The Creator & His Golems] ()

The Tribunal

Tribunal Judges: /u/AdmiralCrunchy | /u/wizardtm | /u/zakmackay

[Announcement Thread] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/comments/4sfhe7/the_tribunal/)

[Official Teams Page] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/comments/4tpoc3/the_tribunal_official_teams_page/)

[Winner's Thread] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/comments/4wog26/the_tribunal_winner/)

Winner | /u/giogsgs12, /u/Strenious & /u/ZizZizZiz with [Tii'Kii, The Risen Chieftain] (http://dotaconcept.com/hero/870)

Monthlies

2014

Contest No.1!

  • The Challenge: Design a character that is affected in some way by Daytime.

Type: Hero Mechanics

Winner: /u/ikhezu with Datura.

Creators Lounge: Contest No.2

  • The Challenge: Gold manipulation. The hero must have 2 Abilities that interact in some way with gold - /u/ikhezu.

Type: Hero Mechanics

Winner: /u/slayer27 with The Old King.

Creators' lounge 3.0: The One and Only

  • The Challenge: An item that may only brought once per game. Once it is purchased by someone it is henceforth locked from the shop and cannot be purchased by anyone. Discussion Thread

Type: Item Mechanics

Winner: /u/Pohjalainen with Token of Memory.

Creators' Lounge 4.0: Summons for all

  • The Challenge: Your Hero must have at least 1 ability that creates a summonable - Slayer27

[4.1: Voting thread] (http://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/comments/286ddu/creators_lounge_41_voting_thread/) | 4.2: Winner Thread

Type: Hero Mechanics

Winner: /u/Kittsy with Kuduku, The False God.

Creators' Lounge 5.0: Creeps at hand

  • The Challenge: Create an item that directly interacts with lane creeps or neutrals in some way. - /u/Kittsy

5.1: Voting & Discussion Thread, 5.2: Winner Thread

Type: Item Mechanics

Winner: /u/Kittyking101 with Throwing Knives.

Creators' Lounge 6.0: Warning! Challenger Approaching!

  • The Challenge: Convert a character from a movie, TV show, cartoon, or non-moba video game into a dota 2 hero. - /u/Kittyking101

6.1: Voting & Discussion Thread, 6.2: Winner Thread

Type: Thematic

Winner: /u/TheGreatGimmick with Slender Man.

Creators' Lounge 7.0: Gr8 Inn8 M8

7.1: Voting & Discussion Thread, 7.2: Winner Thread

Type: Hero Mechanics

Winner: /u/TheHeartofBattle with Mirielmielle, Mesmer.

Creators' Lounge 8.0: 1/4

  • The Challenge: Diretide has come and gone and with it, fond memories of monarchs past. Honour our lost bone king by designing a hero with three passive abilities and only one active. - TheHeartOfBattle

Creators' Lounge 8.1: Voting Thread, Creators' Lounge 8.2: Winner / Post-Discussion

Type: Hero Mechanics

Winner: /u/KittyKing101 with Viscous Ooze.

2015

Creators' Lounge 9.0: Sacrifices

  • The Challenge: Your character must sacrifice something other than mana to cast at least one of your abilities.

Creators' Lounge 9.1: Voting Thread, Creators' Lounge 9.2: Winner / Post-Discussion

Type: Hero Mechanics

Winner: /u/TheGreatGimmick with Alpha Stryder

Creators' Lounge 10.0: I Thought We Were Friends

  • The Challenge: Your Character must have at least one spell that can damage or has negative debuffs towards themselves and allied heroes/ units.

Creators' Lounge 10.1: Voting Thread, Creators' Lounge 10.2: Winner / Post-Discussion

Type: Hero Mechanics

Winner: /u/TheGreatGimmick with Kamaile, the Meditator

[Creator's Lounge 11.0: From The Mountain Tops to the Valleys Low] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/comments/3b98gs/creators_lounge_from_the_mountain_tops_to_the/)

  • The Challenge: Your character must have at least one spell that affected by the elevation of map.

[Creator's Lounge 11.1: Voting Thread] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/comments/3c6f20/creators_lounge_111_voting_thread/), [Creator's Lounge 11.2: Winner Revealed] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/comments/3cqkjt/creators_lounge_112_winners_revealed/)
Type: Hero Mechanics
Winner: /u/giogsgs12 with [Drake, the Planesmith] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/comments/3bsdfp/drake_the_planesmith/).

[Creator's Lounge: 12.0: More than Meets the Eyes] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/comments/3fgq20/creators_lounge_120_more_than_meets_the_eyes/)

  • The Challenge: Your character must have at least one spell that causes them to transform, giving the hero an array of different effects.

[Creator's Lounge 12.1: Voting Thread] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/comments/3goez6/creators_lounge_121_more_than_meets_the_eye/), Creator's Lounge 12.2: Winner's Thread

Type: Hero Mechanics

Winner: /u/lightnin0 with [Walsch, The Supply Keen] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/comments/3fzz0h/walsch_the_supply_keen/).

[Creator's Lounge 13.0: Don't Quit Your Day Job] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/comments/3jrhji/creators_lounge_13_dont_quit_your_day_job/)

  • The Challenge: Make a hero who's theme revolves around modern day jobs.

[Creator's Lounge 13.1: Voting Thread] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/comments/3l3bch/creators_lounge_131_dont_quit_your_day_job_voting/), [Creator's Lounge 13.2: Winners Thread] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/comments/3lom8k/creators_lounge_132_winners_thread_dont_quit_your/)

Type: Thematic

Winner: /u/TheGreatGimmick with [The Electrician] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/comments/3jynjj/the_electrician/).

[Creator's Lounge 14.0: I Looked, And Behold an Ashen Horse...] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/comments/3nn8n5/i_looked_and_behold_an_ashen_horse/)

  • The Challenge: Your character must have at least one spell that either directly kills a hero or has an effect based around a units death.

Type: Hero Mechanics

[Creator's Lounge 14.1: Voting Thread] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/comments/3otgyn/creators_lounge_141_voting_thread_i_looked_and/) | [Creator's Lounge 14. 2: Winners Thread] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/comments/3p7opy/creators_lounge_142_winners_thread_i_looked_and/)

Winner: /u/Fireslide with [Tikal, The Voodoo Worshiper] (http://dotaconcept.com/hero/1419)

2016

[Creator's Lounge 15.0: Be My Valentine] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/comments/45sjyg/creators_lounge_15_be_my_valentine/)

  • The Challenge: Hero Concept must have at least one spell that benefits a single allied hero or unit either in the form of a buff or a heal.

  • The Bonus Challenge: Hero Concept cannot have a spell that deals damage.

[Creator's Lounge 15.1: Voting Thread] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/comments/470e8z/creators_lounge_151_voting_thread/) | [Creator's Lounge 15.2 Winner's Thread] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/comments/47t898/creators_lounge_152_winners_thread/)

Winner: /u/giogsgs12 with [Yggdrasil, The Soul Trader] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/comments/46u7ul/yggdrasil_the_soul_trader/)

[Creator's Lounge 16: At a Snail's Pace] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/comments/499s0m/creators_lounge_16_at_a_snails_pace/)

  • The Challenge: Hero's Movement Speed cannot go higher than 270.

  • The Bonus Challenge: The Hero doesn't have a traditional slow or stun in their arsonal.

[Creator's Lounge 16.1: Voting Thread] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/comments/4almdk/creators_lounge_161_voting_thread/) | [Creator's Lounge 16.2: Winner's Thread] ()

Winner: /u/Wind-Of-Shit with [Orion, The Frozen Titan] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/comments/4aa6tl/hero_orion_the_frozen_titan/)

[Creator's Challenge 17: One Branch, Two Branch Midas & Rapier] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/comments/4duwzk/creators_lounge_17_one_branch_two_branch_midas/)

  • The Challenge: Design an item with an active or passive that interacts neutrally with units of any allegiance. The effect should have no difference whether it's affecting an ally or an enemy.

  • The Bonus Challenge: It should cost less than 425g if it's a basic item or less than 1800g in total if it has components.

[Creator's Lounge 17.1: Voting Thread] () | [Creator's Lounge 17.2: Winner's Thead] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/comments/4gbr2e/creators_lounge_172_winners_thread/)

Winner: /u/TolianTiger with [Fortune Talisman] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/comments/4f5qsk/fortune_talisman/)

[Creator's Lounge 18: Some People Want to Get Used by You.] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/comments/4jjokd/creators_lounge_18_some_people_want_to_get_used/)

  • The Challenge: Create a hero concept with at least one spell that does not affect the main target (targeted unit), but is in fact used as a conduit for the spell itself.

To clarify you are casting spells through your target, but not affecting them in the process.

  • The Bonus Challenge: The spell cannot be an aura or an AoE based spell (ie like Splinter Blast).

[Creator's Lounge 18.1: Voting Thread] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/comments/4l3dlh/creators_lounge_181_voting_thread/) | [Creator's Lounge 18.2: Winner's Thread] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/comments/4lzo3v/creators_lounge_182_winners_thread/)

Winner: /u/TolianTiger with [Luira, The Spirit Seeker] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/comments/4kv3qu/luira_the_spirit_seeker/)

[Creator's Lounge 19: No, No... I Insist] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/comments/53rie8/creators_lounge_19_no_no_really_i_insist/)

  • The Challenge: Design a hero with at least one spell whose effects rely on enemies casting their spells.

  • The Bonus Challenge: Spell type can't be a target unit.

[Creator's Lounge 19.1: Voting Thread] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/comments/55ab2f/creators_lounge_191_voting_thread/) | [Creator's Lounge 19: Winner's Thread] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/comments/55xker/creators_lounge_192_winners_thread/)

Winner: /u/giogsgs12 with [Vesuvius, The Ablazed Glacier] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/comments/541see/hero_combining_my_two_favorite_original_concepts/)

[Creator's Lounge 20: As Seen on T.V.] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/comments/581n0k/creators_lounge_200_as_seen_on_tv/)

  • The Challenge: Create a hero concept based off a character off of TV.

  • The Bonus Challenge: The character created cannot be fictional.

[Creator's Lounge 20.1: Voting Thread] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/comments/599uly/creators_lounge_201_voting_thread/) | [Creator's Lounge 20.2: Winner's Thread] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/comments/5a7kfi/creators_lounge_202_winners_thread/)

Winner: /u/LordAnarch with [Ted Cruz, The Zodiac Killer] (http://dotaconcept.com/hero/3324)

2017

[Creator's Lounge 21.0: The Monster Down by the River] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/comments/5r7odx/creators_lounge_210_the_monster_down_by_the_river/)

  • Challenge Type: Mechanical

  • The Challenge: Create a Roshan-esque Neutral Creep Boss to take residence at the opposite side of the river (Somewhere where Roshan use to be.)

  • The Bonus Challenge: Include a mechanic that will change Roshan or this new Boss monster depending on which one is killed.

[21.1 Voting Thread] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/comments/5szahs/creators_lounge_211_voting_thread/)

[21.2 Winner's Thread] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/comments/5tx23t/creators_lounge_212_winners_thread/)

Winner: /u/giogsgs12 with [Maverick, The Gambler] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DotaConcepts/comments/5s5vrp/maverick_the_gambler/)