I got Kaladesh vibes from them (to go along with Ragavan), though could be the Kaladesh "master piece" versions of them.
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I love how Aladdin's lamp says "Dangerous" in Arabic above it.
Thanks for helping me find the word. It's indeed "danger".
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Heck, every day I wake up, I don't go out and kill people - and I'm rewarded by not having legions of enemies! Amazing how that works.
Although ninjas are experts of camouflage and concealment, they are actually horrible liars. This means that no matter where you are, you can shout out, “Are there any ninjas here?” and if there’s a ninja within earshot, he’ll be compelled to respond.
I got Kaladesh vibes from them (to go along with Ragavan), though could be the Kaladesh "master piece" versions of them.
You can actually see the items in Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer's artwork. (The regular artwork) So it's unlikely they are supposed to be specifically the Rabiah artifacts. At best they're references, but apart from maybe the sandals the art doesn't match up too well.
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.
I got Kaladesh vibes from them (to go along with Ragavan), though could be the Kaladesh "master piece" versions of them.
You can actually see the items in Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer's artwork. (The regular artwork) So it's unlikely they are supposed to be specifically the Rabiah artifacts. At best they're references, but apart from maybe the sandals the art doesn't match up too well.
Just because those artifacts appear on Ragavan does not preclude them from being nods to the Arabian Nights artifacts. As to the sandals, differing art styles do exist within MTG canon. I'd be interesting to ask Anna Fehr what her inspiration and guidelines were. While I love the look and style of those old cards, some of the art was hokey AF. So any newer art depicting older Magic imagery will have more often than not upgraded the art style.
It's a set with a lot of throw back refences, so it's all about the Easter eggs man, it's what you do to appease your fan base.
I got Kaladesh vibes from them (to go along with Ragavan), though could be the Kaladesh "master piece" versions of them.
You can actually see the items in Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer's artwork. (The regular artwork) So it's unlikely they are supposed to be specifically the Rabiah artifacts. At best they're references, but apart from maybe the sandals the art doesn't match up too well.
Just because those artifacts appear on Ragavan does not preclude them from being nods to the Arabian Nights artifacts. As to the sandals, differing art styles do exist within MTG canon. I'd be interesting to ask Anna Fehr what her inspiration and guidelines were. While I love the look and style of those old cards, some of the art was hokey AF. So any newer art depicting older Magic imagery will have more often than not upgraded the art style.
It's a set with a lot of throw back refences, so it's all about the Easter eggs man, it's what you do to appease your fan base.
It's my parade so don't rain on it, LOL!!!
As I said, it's possible these are references to the Rabiah artifacts. The sandals do look suspiciously similar to Abdallah's.
However, two points:
1) The other two artifacts don't line up that well. I can see the lamp being an upgraded/Kaladeshi version of Aladdin's Lamp, but Suleiman's Bottle just doesn't evoke its original art at all, which would be the entire point of a nod to old cards.
2) Why these three cards specifically? Is there something I'm missing? Were the sandals particularly popular? This is of course not proof that it can't be a nod, but it would make the selection somewhat weird, especially since the cards are put into a different setting than they originally appeared in.
I got Kaladesh vibes from them (to go along with Ragavan), though could be the Kaladesh "master piece" versions of them.
You can actually see the items in Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer's artwork. (The regular artwork) So it's unlikely they are supposed to be specifically the Rabiah artifacts. At best they're references, but apart from maybe the sandals the art doesn't match up too well.
Just because those artifacts appear on Ragavan does not preclude them from being nods to the Arabian Nights artifacts. As to the sandals, differing art styles do exist within MTG canon. I'd be interesting to ask Anna Fehr what her inspiration and guidelines were. While I love the look and style of those old cards, some of the art was hokey AF. So any newer art depicting older Magic imagery will have more often than not upgraded the art style.
It's a set with a lot of throw back refences, so it's all about the Easter eggs man, it's what you do to appease your fan base.
It's my parade so don't rain on it, LOL!!!
As I said, it's possible these are references to the Rabiah artifacts. The sandals do look suspiciously similar to Abdallah's.
However, two points:
1) The other two artifacts don't line up that well. I can see the lamp being an upgraded/Kaladeshi version of Aladdin's Lamp, but Suleiman's Bottle just doesn't evoke its original art at all, which would be the entire point of a nod to old cards.
2) Why these three cards specifically? Is there something I'm missing? Were the sandals particularly popular? This is of course not proof that it can't be a nod, but it would make the selection somewhat weird, especially since the cards are put into a different setting than they originally appeared in.
No me gusta I want cute crabs like in Hard Evidence's art
I think it's actually the same crab just from a closer, different pose and more detailed
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How i feel about competitive players and casual players in EDH: The competitive are german tourists, the casual are italian tourists, both in a italian beach. The italians asking themselves "why are the germans here?" make a legitimate question, the answer is because the beach is beautiful, no matter the country you came from. The italians wanting to ban the germans are dumb, because if the germans pay for their stay and follow the rules like everyone else, they have the right to be in the beach. Hovewer, if the germans started to ask themselves "why are the italians here?"... they would be dumb as hell.
very nice tokens
|| UW Jace, Vyn's Prodigy UW || UG Kenessos, Priest of Thassa (feat. Arixmethes) UG ||
Cards I still want to see created:
|| Olantin, Lost City || Pavios and Thanasis || Choryu ||
Let this great clan rest in peace (2001-2011)
With nicer art than the originals.
With all the throwback references, why not.
I got Kaladesh vibes from them (to go along with Ragavan), though could be the Kaladesh "master piece" versions of them.
"You can tell how dumb someone is by how they use Mary Sue"
|| UW Jace, Vyn's Prodigy UW || UG Kenessos, Priest of Thassa (feat. Arixmethes) UG ||
Cards I still want to see created:
|| Olantin, Lost City || Pavios and Thanasis || Choryu ||
Thanks for helping me find the word. It's indeed "danger".
Although ninjas are experts of camouflage and concealment, they are actually horrible liars. This means that no matter where you are, you can shout out, “Are there any ninjas here?” and if there’s a ninja within earshot, he’ll be compelled to respond.
You can actually see the items in Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer's artwork. (The regular artwork) So it's unlikely they are supposed to be specifically the Rabiah artifacts. At best they're references, but apart from maybe the sandals the art doesn't match up too well.
That's subjective. I think he's adorable!
Just because those artifacts appear on Ragavan does not preclude them from being nods to the Arabian Nights artifacts. As to the sandals, differing art styles do exist within MTG canon. I'd be interesting to ask Anna Fehr what her inspiration and guidelines were. While I love the look and style of those old cards, some of the art was hokey AF. So any newer art depicting older Magic imagery will have more often than not upgraded the art style.
It's a set with a lot of throw back refences, so it's all about the Easter eggs man, it's what you do to appease your fan base.
It's my parade so don't rain on it, LOL!!!
As I said, it's possible these are references to the Rabiah artifacts. The sandals do look suspiciously similar to Abdallah's.
However, two points:
1) The other two artifacts don't line up that well. I can see the lamp being an upgraded/Kaladeshi version of Aladdin's Lamp, but Suleiman's Bottle just doesn't evoke its original art at all, which would be the entire point of a nod to old cards.
2) Why these three cards specifically? Is there something I'm missing? Were the sandals particularly popular? This is of course not proof that it can't be a nod, but it would make the selection somewhat weird, especially since the cards are put into a different setting than they originally appeared in.
They're obviously knock-offs, that's why they're simply 'treasure'
Shine on, you crazy diamond
It's all perspective! You're looking at that crab from the point of view of a sand louse!
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|| UW Jace, Vyn's Prodigy UW || UG Kenessos, Priest of Thassa (feat. Arixmethes) UG ||
Cards I still want to see created:
|| Olantin, Lost City || Pavios and Thanasis || Choryu ||
I think it's actually the same crab just from a closer, different pose and more detailed