Official Card Making Judging Rubric

Overview
Layout: (5 points) How everything is set up on the card, do things line up, its the text right etc.
Grammar: (5 points) Pretty basic, is everything worded properly, is spelling an issue?
Art: (5 points) Quality, render job, clarity, etc.
Playability: (5 points) Is the card good, to good, bad? Stuff like that.
Creativity: (5 points) Is it your own effect? Does it seem fitting?

In Depth
Layout:
-.25 point for lack of flavor text
-.5 points for inappropriate flavor text
-.5 points for incorrect characteristic order
-.75 point for misplaced symbols/text/numbers
-1 point for incorrect font
-1 point for flavor text lacking drop shadow
-1 point for incorrectly colored text

Grammar:
-.25 points for each misspelled word
-.25 points if there is a word missing
-.25 points for each punctuation error
-.25 points for each capitalization error
-.5 points for each incorrect wording
-1 point for non-capitalized mechanical characteristics

Art:
-.25 points for a bland/boring picture
-.25 points if the creator of the art is not properly credited
-.5 points if the picture is overused
-.5 for lack of drop shadow
-.5 if outer glow isn’t used (where applicable)
-1 points if the picture if completely irrelevant to the card
-1 point if the picture is blurry/pixilated/non-anime/deformed/over sized/etc.

Playability:
-.5 point if better cards that fill the same role in the theme exist
-.5 points if the card is difficult to use
-1 point if the card is very difficult to use
-1 point if the card only helps when winning
-2 points if the card is too situational
-X points if the card is too overpowered
-X points if the card is too weak

Creativity:
-.5 points if the effect does not help a theme/element or helps the wrong theme i.e. Wind mill card
-.5 points if the effect is too strong/not strong enough for its rarity
-1 point if the effect does not fit the flavor of the card
-1 point if the effect is bland/generic
-2 points if the cards effect is blatantly copied without just cause

X = any number the Judge seems appropriate.