Will-o'-the-Wisp, HM to Bayou and Cursed Land. Those remind me of Evil Forest from Final Fantasy IX, a game that made my childhood happier and that I pursued to get a copy back after my father sold my PSone.
Another vote for Orc General. Dang, that art is sinister.
Edit: No wait, Banshee. No wait, Season of the Witch. Shoot, Jesper, why yah gotta be so awesome? I'll just go with Orc General because that was my initial choice.
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Tundra, Orc General, and Eater of the Dead all received two votes. HM count was the same for Eater of the Dead and Tundra, leaving me to choose the winner which is... Tundra!
Continuing the classic theme is Christopher Rush. He produced art for early sets including the iconic Black Lotus, then took a break, then came back for a few more sets, including the original Ravnica, but we haven't seen new work by him for a few years now.
Voting will remain open for one week. Please choose one card only as your favourite by this artist, with as many honourable mentions as you like. You may also nominate an artist for us to cover in a future vote.
Artists already voted on are listed in the first post. Currently nominated but not yet voted on are; Phil Foglio, Gabor Szikszai, Svetlin Velinov.
He's our only 'D' :). Ethersworn Shieldmage won that vote. Daarken is certainly an artist we would return to, I'd wait until he's added 20 cards to what we voted on (up to and including RTR), so probably the second or third set of Theros block is when we would return to him.
I have to go with Lightning Bolt. Probably one of the more iconic art I've ever seen.
HM to
Mana Leak
Archangel
Lim-Dul's Paladin
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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.
Ihsan's Shade. Part of it is nostalgia, but part of it is that the guy seriously looks intimidating and sinister. He always stood out when my friend played him against me back when I first started the game.
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The last classic artist will be: Phil Foglio. The Dragon's Maze card gallery will be complete in a week, so we will start on modern artists then, including our two current nominated artists.
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AAAARGH. I don't think I've had a harder challenge. Magic seriously lost something the day Phil Foglio stopped doing art for it. His illustrations (And Kaja's too) are full of life and vibrance and character, and while they may be consistently cartoony and funny, they manage to always add something new to the table.
I eventually went with Goblin King. I'm not sure if it can really be called his best art, but I will always cherish Bubblebutt Joe, tyrant of my goblin deck and king of the mountain.
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I like Humility because it has a unique looking dragon. I am also fond of Precesnce of the Master cause I didn't know Einstein was a Magic person and Tidal Surge because those bathing suits look good. But Humulity gets my vote because it seems to be the best of all the bunch.
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Nicol Bolas is so awesome! And so is Kokusho! Bolas x Kokusho 4eva!!! <3
Read their story here!
R.I.P. Sundering Titan (6/20/12) and Braids, Cabal Minion (9/12/14)
HM to Will-o'-the-Wisp.
HM: Pestilence and Scathe Zombies
"Personally I love high-riak, low-reqars gambles. Life's best with a decent amount of riak. And f*** reqars."
UB Sacrifice
RWU Miracle Control
Modern
UB Tezzerator
Clint Cearley ♥
Edit: No wait, Banshee. No wait, Season of the Witch. Shoot, Jesper, why yah gotta be so awesome? I'll just go with Orc General because that was my initial choice.
Thanks to Rivenor of Miraculous Recovery Signatures!
I'll put up another classic Magic artist shortly
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Voting will remain open for one week. Please choose one card only as your favourite by this artist, with as many honourable mentions as you like. You may also nominate an artist for us to cover in a future vote.
Artists already voted on are listed in the first post. Currently nominated but not yet voted on are; Phil Foglio, Gabor Szikszai, Svetlin Velinov.
After some thought, I have to go with his Circle of Protection: Black, with HMs to The Wretched and Black Lotus
HMs:
Goblin Rimerunner
Lim-Dûl's Paladin
Prophecy
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."
"Personally I love high-riak, low-reqars gambles. Life's best with a decent amount of riak. And f*** reqars."
HM to All Hallow's Eve.
HM to Eron the Relentless
I'd like to recomend Daarken as well. I didn't see him on the list, and I must say I'm impressed with his artwork.
UB Sacrifice
RWU Miracle Control
Modern
UB Tezzerator
Clint Cearley ♥
HM to
Mana Leak
Archangel
Lim-Dul's Paladin
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.
Thanks to Rivenor of Miraculous Recovery Signatures!
Honourable mention to Lightning Bolt, of course, and I do like Mana Leak as well.
UW UW Gideon Control WU
UWR Loose Control RWU
GR Scapeshift RG
RU Storm UR
Also receiving votes were:
Circle of Protection: Black
Lightning Bolt
Plains
Black Lotus
Order of the Ebon Hand
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Voting will remain open for one week. Please choose one card only as your favourite by this artist, with as many honourable mentions as you like. You may also nominate an artist for us to cover in a future vote.
Artists already voted on are listed in the first post. Currently nominated but not yet voted on are; Gabor Szikszai, Svetlin Velinov.
I eventually went with Goblin King. I'm not sure if it can really be called his best art, but I will always cherish Bubblebutt Joe, tyrant of my goblin deck and king of the mountain.
Thanks to Rivenor of Miraculous Recovery Signatures!
HM to Recycle, Cleanse, and the gal sniffing the white powder.
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