I really like the full art lands, though I don't play with them as I don't personally own any. But from what I've seen other players use, they're quite beautiful -- I'm kind of a sucker for full art anything, since the art is one of the biggest draws I have to this particular game.
Unglued. I've only got one deck that uses basics and doesn't use Unglued basics. The border is unique and they're the easiest to identify for what they are at a brief glance.
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Standard: Too poor for this format.
Modern: GW Auras, Living End, WB TurboFog, UB Mill, UR Storm
Legacy: R Burn, GU Infect, RG Lands, B Contamination
I like lands where the art makes it obvious what kind of land it is. Too many plains have mountains on them. Islands don't look like islands (just a coastal area or beach). Swamps that look like forests. Etc. I also really didn't like the Return to Ravnica lands as they all looked like cities.
My personal favorite is the first ever foil land, Urza's Saga Promo Islands. I also love using APAC lands such as Mt. Fuji and the island with a rope attached to it from Japan. I've actually been there before.
Generally, something that I feel looks good with the rest of the deck. My Modern Merfolk is using Unglued Islands. G/U Infect is using Zendikar full arts, as is Soul Sisters. U/G Madness/Threshold is using Unlimited Forests and Islands. I keep things varied, but I really like coherent looks.
I don't have a type or a set of land that I am a fan of. Rather, I look for a piece of art that matches the colors represented in the deck. For instance, in my WB tokens deck I the fourth varient plains from Theros block that contains a darker style. On the flip side, I use the Abzan swamps from Khans because they are black with the hint of white.
My commander decks run basics from the set/block the legend is from if possible. Zirilian is using the Commander mountains but I am trying to collect enough DTK mountains with dragons on them to fill the deck, without actually going out and buying them plus I should be running snow mountains but I don't want to put down the $40 required for them, I am pretty sure the snow-covered mountain from coldsnap has a dragon on it or is that a bird?. Deveri uses all foil basics from random sets, because it doesn't have many.
In standard similarly I pick basics from a recent standard set, try to theme them as well as possible.
I know this is primarily discussing basics, but I love the text-box backgrounds on the original duals. It's actually one of my favorite reasons to play dual lands.
As far as basics go, I'm a big fan of the Arena beta art promo islands. So sexy, but I only have 5 or so. I've collected all the APAC/Euro lands, which are gorgeous in and of themselves, with a bunch of the Scottish Highlands for plains. Otherwise I use beta/alpha lands, they have a tendency to stand out against everyone rocking the full arts in an old-school sort of way.
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Any of the older lands that have text. I never liked how they changed to just that huge mana symbol. So I tend to just play with all those older lands, but Alpha/Beta would be at the top of the list.
I actually collect a few specific basics and my OCD side enjoys digging through basic land bins and finding them. I haven't found a forest I really like yet, though.
I'd love to start hoarding Arabian Nights Mountains, too.
Haha, I spent probably already WAAAAY too much money on basics, but I just think that - to a good deck - you need good looking basics.
I like maybe 30 artworks of all 5 types. So it's hard to choose 5 to show here, but I'll go with those 5 here, I truly ADORE them:
... Well, no, I have to make 6
I can't decide for Island who takes the first place
Legacy: Infect, Lands, Eldrazi, Storm
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Standard: Too poor for this format.
Modern: GW Auras, Living End, WB TurboFog, UB Mill, UR Storm
Legacy: R Burn, GU Infect, RG Lands, B Contamination
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If I had infinite money I guess I'd rock the copies of Plains and Mountain with Rebecca Guay art (APAC).
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My commander decks run basics from the set/block the legend is from if possible. Zirilian is using the Commander mountains but I am trying to collect enough DTK mountains with dragons on them to fill the deck, without actually going out and buying them plus I should be running snow mountains but I don't want to put down the $40 required for them, I am pretty sure the snow-covered mountain from coldsnap has a dragon on it or is that a bird?. Deveri uses all foil basics from random sets, because it doesn't have many.
In standard similarly I pick basics from a recent standard set, try to theme them as well as possible.
Pioneer:UR Pheonix
Modern:U Mono U Tron
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GB Glissa, the traitor: Army of Cans
UW Dragonlord Ojutai: Dragonlord NOjutai
UWGDerevi, Empyrial Tactician "you cannot fight the storm"
R Zirilan of the claw. The solution to every problem is dragons
UB Etrata, the Silencer Cloning assassination
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As far as basics go, I'm a big fan of the Arena beta art promo islands. So sexy, but I only have 5 or so. I've collected all the APAC/Euro lands, which are gorgeous in and of themselves, with a bunch of the Scottish Highlands for plains. Otherwise I use beta/alpha lands, they have a tendency to stand out against everyone rocking the full arts in an old-school sort of way.
EDH: Grand Arbiter $tax, Freyalise Stompy, Mimeoplasm Death From the Grave
BUWGRChilds PlayGRWUB
BUWGR Highlander GRWUB
UBSquee's Shapeshifting PetBU
BW Multiplayer Control WB
RG Changeling GR
UR Mana FlareRU
UMerfolkU
B MBMC B
I'd love to start hoarding Arabian Nights Mountains, too.
I like maybe 30 artworks of all 5 types. So it's hard to choose 5 to show here, but I'll go with those 5 here, I truly ADORE them:
... Well, no, I have to make 6
I can't decide for Island who takes the first place