2UURRniv mizzet, the firemind endless fiery mind wheels of death 3WRjor kadeen, the prevailer weenies and extra combat forever 3RRzirilan of the claw dragons and damage doublers 4:SymRG::SymRG:wort, the raidmother burn is now EDH viable 2WUkangee, aerie keeper birds 1UBRjeleva, nephalia's scourge spellslinger/storm
here are the mana costs of generals i no longer play: 2BR3BB3UBG4UB:SymUB::SymUB:2URRG3WWU2UU2GGUUBGG
Set (1 each) of foil unhingeds and set of GURUs for my prismatic highlander deck (only deck I try to pimp).
John Avon Zendikar full-arts for EDH basics (non-foil).
15 each Unhinged for random vintage/legacy/standard/modern decks.
I would use Unhinged basics for EDH as well, but $$$$.
I currently use Ravnica basics. They are pretty but they are also the ones that I have to most of, and I always have to have matching art. I've been wanting to replace them with eighth or ninth edition basics, but those aren't things that people have available for trade very often. White borders are faster to search for in a deck, and people tend to hate both white borders and the eighth edition frames. Anti pimp is awesome.
Generally, I like it when anyone uses something different. I've seen too many betas, Unhinged, Unglued, and Zendikar full arts. There's a world of magic art out there, and I don't like ignoring it all.
Mostly full art from ZEN/UNG/UNH. I have a soft spot for Ravnica and Odyssey (esp. forests, plains and islands) basics as well. I also enjoy Portal II basics and run a few MPS foils, though I wish I had more.
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This forest from Ravnica, by Stephan Martiniere. In fact, most Ravnica forests are awesome. I'm waiting to see RTR's basics keep up with its progenitor set's.
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I have a love for Urza's Saga lands and the stormy plains from odyssey though normally I dislike lands with the mana symbol filling the text box. When it comes to full art lands I love Unhinged basics.
I have a love for Urza's Saga lands and the stormy plains from odyssey though normally I dislike lands with the mana symbol filling the text box. When it comes to full art lands I love Unhinged basics.
OH YEAH! I use all my Urza's Saga lands whenever I don't have foils or if I don't WANT to pimp out my deck. If fact, I need to get rid of my Odyssey swamps for more Urza's ones.
I prefer the Mirage and Uzra's Saga lands above just about anything else. The old border and text box is all nostalgic, the landscapes are beautiful, and I love the hand-drawn feel.
The Urza's Saga plains are also unique among basic lands in that they look like they all line up to form a continuous picture (no clue if they were designed that way but that's how they look to me).
The Urza's Saga plains are also unique among basic lands in that they look like they all line up to form a continuous picture (no clue if they were designed that way but that's how they look to me).
A number of other sets have had their basic lands in sets of four that way. Kamigawa, for example, has a panorama for each basic land type (I used to have some nice little banners that show the full mural for each, but they're long forgotten or thrown away by now). And Lorwyn and Shadowmoor each have several pairs of lands of different types that form continuous two-part landscapes.
A number of other sets have had their basic lands in sets of four that way. Kamigawa, for example, has a panorama for each basic land type (I used to have some nice little banners that show the full mural for each, but they're long forgotten or thrown away by now). And Lorwyn and Shadowmoor each have several pairs of lands of different types that form continuous two-part landscapes.
I never noticed it on other lands (I quit just before Champions and came back at Innistrad, so I missed those examples =/). Do you know of any other old style lands with continuous art like that though?
I never noticed it on other lands (I quit just before Champions and came back at Innistrad, so I missed those examples =/). Do you know of any other old style lands with continuous art like that though?
I don't know of any other old-border lands that form panoramas, sorry. The only other sets I can think of are Scars of Mirrodin and Rise of the Eldrazi, and both are new-border only obviously. I'm sure that there may be some out there that I'm just forgetting or never learned about, though.
Edit: Now that I think about it, a Lorthos deck with all ROE Islands could be pretty rad. They'd look nice if you made sure to keep them in piles in the proper sequence.
Arena, foil full art (Zen/Unhinged), Unglued, EURO/APAC, Alpha/Beta and GURU. And sometimes Ravnica foils, just because.
If I can, I try to keep it so that none of the basics have the same art, which doesn't always work so well for decks with a lot of basics.
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EDH:
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV Zo-Zu the Punisher Phelddagrif
Rhys the Redeemed
Ashling the Pilgrim
Ruhan of the Fomori
Rafiq of the Many
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
Aurelia, the Warleader
Animar, Soul of Elements
Borborygmos Enraged
Riku of Two Reflections
Island
Mountain
Plains
Forest
Swamp
So magical!
3WR jor kadeen, the prevailer weenies and extra combat forever
3RR zirilan of the claw dragons and damage doublers
4:SymRG::SymRG: wort, the raidmother burn is now EDH viable
2WU kangee, aerie keeper birds
1UBR jeleva, nephalia's scourge spellslinger/storm
here are the mana costs of generals i no longer play: 2BR3BB3UBG4UB:SymUB::SymUB:2URRG3WWU2UU2GGUUBGG
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John Avon Zendikar full-arts for EDH basics (non-foil).
15 each Unhinged for random vintage/legacy/standard/modern decks.
I would use Unhinged basics for EDH as well, but $$$$.
So in essence (outcluding GURUs):
If my Zen lands are in use elsewhere, I use whatever old-border lands I can find.
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Generally, I like it when anyone uses something different. I've seen too many betas, Unhinged, Unglued, and Zendikar full arts. There's a world of magic art out there, and I don't like ignoring it all.
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Outside of that, I really like Snow Covered lands, and I have specific favourites from different sets.
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RRR Diaochan, Artful Beauty
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EDH:
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RW [Primer] Brion Stoutarm
R Bosh's Bash
OH YEAH! I use all my Urza's Saga lands whenever I don't have foils or if I don't WANT to pimp out my deck. If fact, I need to get rid of my Odyssey swamps for more Urza's ones.
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That swamp is nice though, I've never paid attention to that one before. Sunset symbolism zomg
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EDH:
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RW [Primer] Brion Stoutarm
R Bosh's Bash
A number of other sets have had their basic lands in sets of four that way. Kamigawa, for example, has a panorama for each basic land type (I used to have some nice little banners that show the full mural for each, but they're long forgotten or thrown away by now). And Lorwyn and Shadowmoor each have several pairs of lands of different types that form continuous two-part landscapes.
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I never noticed it on other lands (I quit just before Champions and came back at Innistrad, so I missed those examples =/). Do you know of any other old style lands with continuous art like that though?
GW Aggro
EDH:
BUG Damia Landfall
RW [Primer] Brion Stoutarm
R Bosh's Bash
I was wondering if someone was going to call me out on the John Avon mountain. Whatever; the art is so good, I couldn't care less about the medium!
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I don't know of any other old-border lands that form panoramas, sorry. The only other sets I can think of are Scars of Mirrodin and Rise of the Eldrazi, and both are new-border only obviously. I'm sure that there may be some out there that I'm just forgetting or never learned about, though.
Edit: Now that I think about it, a Lorthos deck with all ROE Islands could be pretty rad. They'd look nice if you made sure to keep them in piles in the proper sequence.
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WUGBRTESWUGBR
UBRSneak and ShowUBR
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If I can, I try to keep it so that none of the basics have the same art, which doesn't always work so well for decks with a lot of basics.
EDH:
Zo-Zu the Punisher
Phelddagrif
Rhys the Redeemed
Ashling the Pilgrim
Ruhan of the Fomori
Rafiq of the Many
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
Aurelia, the Warleader
Animar, Soul of Elements
Borborygmos Enraged
Riku of Two Reflections
For Momir Vig, I have this Island and this Forest.
For Mayael, I use some of the APAC lands.
For Xiahou Dun, I use this Swamp. The general for that deck used to be Sheoldred, so I might change to this one.
For Niv-Mizzet, I use Beta Islands and Mountains. I use Beta lands when I can't find foils that jump out at me.