Evernight Shade just seems too cartoony to me. And not a "Phil Foglio did this and it's awesome" cartoony, but a "Hey, this is weirdly out of place" cartoony.
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Peace is a lie, there is only passion.
Through passion, I gain strength.
Through strength, I gain power.
Through power, I gain victory.
Through victory, my chains are broken.
The Force shall free me.
Killing Wave. What on Earth is going on with those rib cages? Like seriously, look at them. I would assume Steve's trying to make them more birdlike with keels for the muscles to attach to, but the angels in this set have humanoid chests. Then you have Lilianna's unnatural boobs-and-butt pose.
Grave Exchange isn't my favorite piece of art, but at least its cartoony style excuses any strange anatomy.
Nothing really stands out as bad to me, but Zealous Conscripts is probably the worst. Her abdomen is too thin, her pose is weird, she's holding the sword in a way that makes it look like her hand is going to snap off, and the way she's gesturing with the dagger while holding a giant freaking sword is almost comical.
Dishonorable mentions: Fervent Cathar for a silly pose, Reforge the Soul for looking almost "pixelated" (I can't explain it, it's just how the art looks to me).
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I always hated Dangerous Wager. Those thing look like pop corn.
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Watch your words, for they become actions.
Watch your actions, for they become habits.
Watch your habits, for they become character.
Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.
Peace is a lie, there is only passion.
Through passion, I gain strength.
Through strength, I gain power.
Through power, I gain victory.
Through victory, my chains are broken.
The Force shall free me.
Bonfire of the Damned shows fire, yes, but it is not really a bonfire. Showing the zombies being roasted over a bonfire would be one thing but just wandering away from a normal pillar of flames is kinda disappointing. The fire looks nice but I think the art could be much better... So it has my vote for worst art.
I'm going to say Geist Trappers for this one. They're just some folks in weird hats. I was hoping for, if not some actual geist-trapping action, at least some sort of subtle Ghostbusters joke.
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Primal Surge is supposed to show nature's power, but it instead looks like an ooze imitating a bunch of animals that don't fit Innistrad's setting at all.
HM: Trusted Forcemage. There's something about her that just seems off.
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It's hard to pick a card art I dislike from Green in AVR, I feel like they're all pretty spot-on. I'll go with Flowering Lumberknot, I guess. It's kinda difficult to tell that it's even a Treefolk unless you look pretty closely at it.
Revenge of the Hunted. There is something wrong about this art, I can't really place my finger on it. Maybe because it's so... colorless. And the man is weird looking.
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Watch your thoughts, for they become words.
Watch your words, for they become actions.
Watch your actions, for they become habits.
Watch your habits, for they become character.
Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.
Evernight Shade just seems too cartoony to me. And not a "Phil Foglio did this and it's awesome" cartoony, but a "Hey, this is weirdly out of place" cartoony.
UBR Sedris
RG Omnath, Locus of Rage
UB The Scarab God
RUG Maelstrom Wanderer
WU Dragonlord Ojutai
My vote is for Grave Exchange too, this card is a stand out for all the wrong reasons. The art looks odd and out of place.
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[Deck/Primer] Knights in Legacy
[Deck] Darth Knights in Legacy
[Deck] Casual Knights in Legacy
[Deck/Primer] Modern Knights
[Deck/Primer] Modern Ninjas
LEGACY
Legacy Knights Variants WG,WU,WR,WB,W,B
Soldiers Stompy W
NinjaStill UB
FOWless Merfolk UW
Aggro Elves G
MODERN
Modern Knights Variants WG,BR
Modern Ninjas Variants UB,UG,UW,UWR
Modern Kithkins WR,W
Through passion, I gain strength.
Through strength, I gain power.
Through power, I gain victory.
Through victory, my chains are broken.
The Force shall free me.
Grave Exchange isn't my favorite piece of art, but at least its cartoony style excuses any strange anatomy.
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just doesn't look convincing at all
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Godo: Strap him up and turn him sideways!
Grave Exchange: 5
Evernight Shade: 1
Griselbrand: 1
Killing Wave: 1
The winner is Grave Exchange.
Up next is Avacyn Restored: Red.
Reckless Waif; It's the red Delver of Secrets.
Dishonorable mentions: Fervent Cathar for a silly pose, Reforge the Soul for looking almost "pixelated" (I can't explain it, it's just how the art looks to me).
Thanks to Rivenor of Miraculous Recovery Signatures!
(Give your LGS judge a hug. He deserves it.)
"Personally I love high-riak, low-reqars gambles. Life's best with a decent amount of riak. And f*** reqars."
Most other red cards in the set look okay-ish, but this thing is just hideous.
Dishonorable mention goes to Kruin Striker. There's not a single thing I like about this card, but there I dislike it less overall than Mad Prophet.
Watch your words, for they become actions.
Watch your actions, for they become habits.
Watch your habits, for they become character.
Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.
HM to
Battle Hymn
Heirs of Stromkirk
Through passion, I gain strength.
Through strength, I gain power.
Through power, I gain victory.
Through victory, my chains are broken.
The Force shall free me.
vigilant justice
banners raised is very plain, so is vigilant justice, it just shows a bunch of townsfolk in a horde.
Thanks Argentleman;)
WB Teysa token aggroBW (retired)
MAKING (Onmath, Numot, maybe something in Esper)
I don't always post about Rafiq of the Many, but when I do, I cardlink to the original artwork, and not the supplementary product version.
"I trust myself to do my duty, even unto death. It's what comes after that I'm afraid of."
"Just fight without fear. Your soul is protected by the hand of Avacyn and will never submit to evil."
Nicol Bolas is so awesome! And so is Kokusho!
Bolas x Kokusho 4eva!!! <3
Read their story here!
BMy Little KokushoB
RBRakdos UNLEASHED!!!RB
My Standard Decks:
UGRakdos, Bolas, and Ludevic Go To A PartyUG
Battle Hymn for sure. Not only is it kind of a "what's going on there"?" piece, I just don't like the rough way that the figures are represented.
HM to Bonfire of the Damned, because while the buildings and the background seem cool, the foreground melty-zombie art is just ... too melty.
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Zealous Conscripts: 1
Fervent Cathar: 1
Bonfire of the Damned: 2
Mad Prophet: 3
Battle Hymn: 2
Dangerous Wager: 1
Falkenrath Exterminator: 2
Somberwald Vigilante: 1
The winner is Mad Prophet.
Up next is Avacyn Restored: Green.
Reckless Waif; It's the red Delver of Secrets.
I'm going to say Geist Trappers for this one. They're just some folks in weird hats. I was hoping for, if not some actual geist-trapping action, at least some sort of subtle Ghostbusters joke.
HM: Trusted Forcemage. There's something about her that just seems off.
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Watch your words, for they become actions.
Watch your actions, for they become habits.
Watch your habits, for they become character.
Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.
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Godo: Strap him up and turn him sideways!