MTGS Wikia Article about "New World Order"
Every time I read a comment about "Well if this card had card draw/trample/haste/indestructible/hexproof/life gain...", I think "You're missing the point." They're armchair developer comments that fail to take into account the card's role in the greater Limited and Standard environment. No, it may not be as good as whatever card you're comparing it to. There's a reason for that. Not every burn spell is Lightning Bolt, nor does it need to be or should be.
PSA to everyone who keeps forgetting about the Reserved List:
You're on a website dedicated to talking about MtG. You're only a few keystrokes away from finding out what cards are on the Reserved List. You're also only a few keystrokes away from finding out why some cards on the Reserved List got foil printings in FtV, as Judge promos, or whatnot, as well as why that won't happen again. Stop doing this.
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Oona, Queen of the Fae
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Rhys the Redeemed
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Sen Triplets
The Mimeoplasm WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW
I like the art. Particularly because it rubs against the recent establishment. Stick it to the man little lady.
Seconded. It's reminiscent of the distant past of Magic, before corporate branding took over and told the artist what to draw. It's an awesome throwback to cards where the artist did what they wanted to do and Wizards said, "Whatever, sure, we'll use this picture of a dragon's head as an artifact that makes things more powerful and this one of a clown and a bunch of shapes to represent stasis."
I feel there's some connection between the appropiateness of close ups and the creature's functional uniqueness. It seems right on Thalia, Gaddock and Jhoira because those cards are just brimming with personality, they're not just some warriors or leaders, they feel special. Jor Kadeen not so much. Am I on to something?
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Stay reasonable, be mindful of your expectations and don't feed the trolls.
Guys I'm in LOVE with this card. Seriously I freakin love this art. I can understand why people dislike it but personally I love it. I REALLY want one. I hope more people hate it that way it's easier to get lol
while i like the art as art i think they went from one extreme to the other. the original piece was very dark, distant and vague in a lot of areas, this new piece is a face in your face... some middle ground would've been nice.
regardless, always nice to see exciting promos over garbage ones.
Obviously the prompt was "WE WANT TO SEE HER FRECKLES!"
And I'm not complaining. If anything, I wish that sword(?) wasn't in the picture, it seems a little disproportionate.
I miss the days of card art like Elvish Bard (Alliances) and Gift of the Woods that let us almost see a montage of perspectives of one individual/scene. Maybe someone could do the same with both Thalia arts.
The problem with defining this format by what is "fun" is that everyone seems to define fun as what they don't lose to. If you keep losing to easily answered cards, that means you should improve your deck. If you don't want to improve your deck, then you should come to peace with the idea that you are going to lose because you chose to not interact with better strategies.
Although it is a bit weird to have a shot that close I like how well it shows the determination she has. You can really feel her intensity by looking at this art.
Guys I'm in LOVE with this card. Seriously I freakin love this art. I can understand why people dislike it but personally I love it. I REALLY want one. I hope more people hate it that way it's easier to get lol
Commander
U Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
RG Zilortha, Strength Incarnate
WB Amalia Benavides Aguirre
Thank you
Stay reasonable, be mindful of your expectations and don't feed the trolls.
Doomsdayin'
Every time I read a comment about "Well if this card had card draw/trample/haste/indestructible/hexproof/life gain...", I think "You're missing the point." They're armchair developer comments that fail to take into account the card's role in the greater Limited and Standard environment. No, it may not be as good as whatever card you're comparing it to. There's a reason for that. Not every burn spell is Lightning Bolt, nor does it need to be or should be.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SY8h2vp5Xis
Maybe since they obscured her face before, they obscured the rest of her this time?
Reprint Stasis!
Control needs more love.
EDH:
Momir Vig, Simic Visionary
Melek, Izzet Paragon
Oona, Queen of the Fae
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Rhys the Redeemed
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Sen Triplets
The Mimeoplasm
WUBRGSliver OverlordGRBUW
WUBRGSliver Hivelord(Superfriends)GRBUW
"Personally I love high-riak, low-reqars gambles. Life's best with a decent amount of riak. And f*** reqars."
Seconded. It's reminiscent of the distant past of Magic, before corporate branding took over and told the artist what to draw. It's an awesome throwback to cards where the artist did what they wanted to do and Wizards said, "Whatever, sure, we'll use this picture of a dragon's head as an artifact that makes things more powerful and this one of a clown and a bunch of shapes to represent stasis."
Stay reasonable, be mindful of your expectations and don't feed the trolls.
Doomsdayin'
"Okay, just imagine that someone has a camera literally up against your face. That's what we want."
"Sure, but then it's just some girl's face..."
"Just cram her fancy sword into the shot. People hold their swords inches from their face, right?"
"You're a genius."
Feel free to tell me yours!
Thanks you very much DarkNightCavalier for the Sig.
regardless, always nice to see exciting promos over garbage ones.
And I'm not complaining. If anything, I wish that sword(?) wasn't in the picture, it seems a little disproportionate.
I miss the days of card art like Elvish Bard (Alliances) and Gift of the Woods that let us almost see a montage of perspectives of one individual/scene. Maybe someone could do the same with both Thalia arts.
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EDIT: Dang, a lot of effort went into this piece. The detail with Avacyn's reflection in her eyes, in particular, is just stunning.
This is exactly how I feel!
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