Ooo! Can we see some higher res versions? And possibly some of the concept sketches and different versions? (I'm a sucker for that stuff. =P)
Sorry, it's been a year and I generally don't keep digital sketches or rejected versions around, unless I really like them (and I don't particularly like this illo :P). All I can give you is a moderatly high res version.
The Higher Res does the image much better justice. I think the downsizing for the card art removes a lot of the detail, and hurts the composition. Especially on the choice of coloring for the snake, as the reduced image loses the detail on the scales, and makes it look too uniform.
Hopefully the printed card will be a bit crisper than this preview image from twitter.
Funny story. When I was doing the illo for this one, it originally had a rotting corpse in the noose, but Creative thought it was too gruesome. So I put a bag over the head, and it turned out to be even worse.
So the poor fella ended up as clean skeleton and the snake is there because he likes the view, and not for the free food and drinks.
Bag would have been good for China market. No need for a "low violence" version. I probably would have liked it more, but I'm an old dude with thick skin.
Its a very good creature but its more of a side-grade than a straight-up upgrade to Wild Mongrel. As the mongrel could change its color to protect itself from removal such as: destroy target non-black creature. The snake has reach which is very good I agree, but for it be Wild Mongrel 2.0 it also needs to be able to change its own color.
So for Jund maddness you have tormenting voice magmatic insight read the bones painful truths and to some lesser degree asylum visitor and elemental bond if your running any of the three drops/maddness guys
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As far as I can recall, the brief was for an albino snake in a brightly lit forest setting. Not my kinda jam, but hey, you gotsa do what you gotsa do.
Well, i think this is one of your better works. I love this sort of ''nature scnenes''
The card itself is incredible and might open the doors to a lot of new decks in modern. Maybe not tier 1 decks, but it helps certain archtypes in many, many ways.
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You could already do this in modern with lotleth troll
Ok, but now you can play this and the troll to combo off easier?
You still have to have Vengevines in hand for it to be broken.
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Its a very good creature but its more of a side-grade than a straight-up upgrade to Wild Mongrel. As the mongrel could change its color to protect itself from removal such as: destroy target non-black creature. The snake has reach which is very good I agree, but for it be Wild Mongrel 2.0 it also needs to be able to change its own color.
I don't think so. It depends on the format and who is playing what. He's going to be seen in Modern (because modern has no such creature) and Legacy as a 5th/6th Wild Mongrel (or maybe players will see reach stronger and they'll play 4 Snake Mongrel's and drop to 2 Wild Mongrel's).
Wow. In my entire Magic career I never realized that Wild Mongrel changes color when you activate it's ability. Mind. Blown.
I would have preferred a Mongrel reprint just because I think dogs are cooler than snakes, but I never expected that card or anything like it would be reprinted in Standard, so this is fantastic. I feel like the reach will definitely be a player with the upcoming block. I think what's most interesting is having this effect in Modern. I can't wait to see what eventually comes of it.
So the poor fella ended up as clean skeleton and the snake is there because he likes the view, and not for the free food and drinks.
Looks like they're sharing a joke and a laugh!
Looking at the higher res art, to me it looks like the skull just cracked an awful pun and the snake's not having any of it:
Snake: So, what are you doing later?
Skeleton: Oh, you know, just hanging around.
Snake: ... that's the fifth time you made that joke, Gary.
Skeleton: I can't stand all this Eldrazification going on!
Snake: I didn't know you were that upset by it all?
Skeleton: I'm literally at the end of my rope.
Snake: Gary, Stahp!
Snake: Seriously, could you stop with the bad puns for a minute?
Skeleton: Oh, sorry, I thought you were a fan of my gallows humour...
Snake: I'm pretty sure you're hanging from a branch, Gary...
I'm unsure why this wasn't just a Wild Mongrel. I don't feel like the changing color aspect is too strong these days since we don't have anything like Terror anymore. My best guess is that reach felt relevant in the future-future league if Spirits are actually going to get off the ground
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Uncommon? No way to protect itself from Terror? Terrible card, won't see play.
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I wonder why Green of all colors is getting the strongest Madness enabler?
It isn't, Stromkirk Condemned in my opinion is stronger and in a color better suited for madness with a creature type better suited for it. Stromkirk Condemned pumps his whole tribe not just it's self.
I just think as far as the art goes, its a little awkward for both the snake and skull to be a pale magenta when the set is all about pale magenta noodly tentacles emerging from people. In any other set it wouldn't seem out of place, here I had to look twice to make sure it was an albino snake with a skull, not an emrakulean appendage of a skellington
Was anyone else expecting a mutant snake with its body distorted into an actual noose?
For some strange reason this snake gives off a kinky vibe. Seems like a solid addition to Snake tribal decks.
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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.
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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.
You could already do this in modern with lotleth troll
Ok, but now you can play this and the troll to combo off easier?
yes it will help dredgevine deck in modern but how in the hell are you swinging for 12 on turn 2?
(i have the deck since like 5years and it never happened once)
turn 1, land, mana dork
turn 2 land, noose constrictor, discard your 3 vengevine if by any chance you had them in your hand and then what? you didnt cast 2 creatures spell......
only way i see this happening is
turn 1 land, insolent neonate discarding golgari grave-troll (draw)dredge for 6 and by extreme luck you put a gravecrawler and 2 to 4 vengevine in your yard.
turn 2 land, cast gravecrawler and any 1 mana creatures, swing with all vengegine who came back.
the snake is awesome but i really wanna know how you swing for 12 on turn 2 with him, i might be missing something
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emrakul's corrupting influence my ass. where are all the eldrazi.
...kidding aside, i hate the art because it looks like computer generated generic trash, and feels too bright and sunny for a gothic horror plane now suffering from a case of eldritch horror.
mechanically? stellar. give me more like this and less like uh... whatever*****tycard
Ok, but now you can play this and the troll to combo off easier?
Hopefully the printed card will be a bit crisper than this preview image from twitter.
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Bag would have been good for China market. No need for a "low violence" version. I probably would have liked it more, but I'm an old dude with thick skin.
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Well, i think this is one of your better works. I love this sort of ''nature scnenes''
The card itself is incredible and might open the doors to a lot of new decks in modern. Maybe not tier 1 decks, but it helps certain archtypes in many, many ways.
“I once had an entire race killed just to listen to the rattling of their dried bones as I waded through them.”
—Volrath
You still have to have Vengevines in hand for it to be broken.
Tried to pull away, but now I'm Back At it
Love is Emphatic, cards need to be played
Hailing from the BA, accumulating CA"
Lol, yes.
Meh
Modern
BUWEsper ControlWUB
BRUGrixis DelverURB
WRBGKiki ChordGBRW
WBGAbzan MidrangeGBW
BRGJundGRB
Legacy
UBRGrixis DelverRBU
Commander
Also meh
Traverse the Ulvenwald, Summoner's Pact and Fauna Shaman can help with that.
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I don't think so. It depends on the format and who is playing what. He's going to be seen in Modern (because modern has no such creature) and Legacy as a 5th/6th Wild Mongrel (or maybe players will see reach stronger and they'll play 4 Snake Mongrel's and drop to 2 Wild Mongrel's).
Awesome card!
I would have preferred a Mongrel reprint just because I think dogs are cooler than snakes, but I never expected that card or anything like it would be reprinted in Standard, so this is fantastic. I feel like the reach will definitely be a player with the upcoming block. I think what's most interesting is having this effect in Modern. I can't wait to see what eventually comes of it.
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For some strange reason this snake gives off a kinky vibe. Seems like a solid addition to Snake tribal decks.
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.
Storm Crow is strictly worse than Seacoast Drake.
yes it will help dredgevine deck in modern but how in the hell are you swinging for 12 on turn 2?
(i have the deck since like 5years and it never happened once)
turn 1, land, mana dork
turn 2 land, noose constrictor, discard your 3 vengevine if by any chance you had them in your hand and then what? you didnt cast 2 creatures spell......
only way i see this happening is
turn 1 land, insolent neonate discarding golgari grave-troll (draw)dredge for 6 and by extreme luck you put a gravecrawler and 2 to 4 vengevine in your yard.
turn 2 land, cast gravecrawler and any 1 mana creatures, swing with all vengegine who came back.
the snake is awesome but i really wanna know how you swing for 12 on turn 2 with him, i might be missing something
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emrakul's corrupting influence my ass. where are all the eldrazi.
...kidding aside, i hate the art because it looks like computer generated generic trash, and feels too bright and sunny for a gothic horror plane now suffering from a case of eldritch horror.
mechanically? stellar. give me more like this and less like uh... whatever*****tycard