Chippy's from Alara is stunning, but rather unswamplike. The Mephidross swamp from Mirrodin is cool and iconic. The others are classic older art in the frame you're looking for.
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So, now that the full suite of Invocations has been spoiled, I'm circling back to which one to add (I never actually got around to adding one last time). The previous frontrunner was Consecrated Sphinx.
New options currently in the Cube: Armageddon (currently FTV) Forbid currently DCI foil, probably a hard pass Damnation currently PLC foil, hard pass although I really like this art Thoughtseize currently THS nonfoil, LRW foil is probably out of reach for me at this point Through the Breach currently CHK foil, middling here
I guess the actual question is probably "should I slot in Armageddon or Thoughtseize instead of Consecrated Sphinx?"
EDIT: A follow-up question: do these Invocations feel different enough for everyone else that 1 from AKH and one from HOU doesn't necessarily feel like too much of a departure of "1 per Masterpiece set"?
Any thoughts on the Hour of Devastation full art basics?
I'm in the process of making my cube's lands singleton and I'm trying to include cool lands,* but the Hour of Devastation Mountain looks nothing like a mountain.
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Mind Twist isn't an option because I don't want to run it in my cube (although I do think it's one of the coolest otherwise), and I already have a Judge foil Entomb so I'm slightly less excited to replace a foil with another foil instead of upgrading a nonfoil to a foil. Maybe I'll see where Thoughtseize settles but plan for the Sphinx.
Any thoughts on the Hour of Devastation full art basics?
I'm in the process of making my cube's lands singleton and I'm trying to include cool lands,* but the Hour of Devastation Mountain looks nothing like a mountain.
* Currently 1 cycle of Euro, 2003 and 2004 Arena promos, foil sets of 7th, Odyssey, Onslaught, and Invasion lands, my favorite foils from Kamigawa, one of each full art Zendikar and Battle for Zendikar, and then a few randoms that will eventually turn into stuff like APAC, the other Euro and Arena lands, Unglued and Unhinged, etc.
I like them, but I like literally every full art basic. The only reason I don't do what you're doing with the lands is A: It's a bit too expensive for me and B: I have super picky cubers. If I had singleton lands, there would be at least an hour of trading lands and people yelling "who has the John Avon 10th Edition Swamp?". It's easier to make everything a single printing.
I'm not wild about either of them, but I prefer the original art by a bit.
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I think you guys are right, I might as well leave the M15 one in the cube, even though neither art is exactly amazing or iconic.
Sounds like a prime candidate for an alter.
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I like Liliana, Nissa, and Chandra. The weird perspective on Jace kills it for me, and Bolas looks lame. I'm indifferent on Gideon.
May have to pick one or two of these up when they come out.
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I like the different style. I don't like the weird perspective.
If the Bolas was in a similar style as the others, I would have purchased that one. I think it's a weird choice to have Bolas be a completely different style. But as it is now, it's probably a pass for me.
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Chippy's from Alara is stunning, but rather unswamplike. The Mephidross swamp from Mirrodin is cool and iconic. The others are classic older art in the frame you're looking for.
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New options currently in the Cube:
Armageddon (currently FTV)
Forbid currently DCI foil, probably a hard pass
Damnation currently PLC foil, hard pass although I really like this art
Thoughtseize currently THS nonfoil, LRW foil is probably out of reach for me at this point
Through the Breach currently CHK foil, middling here
I guess the actual question is probably "should I slot in Armageddon or Thoughtseize instead of Consecrated Sphinx?"
EDIT: A follow-up question: do these Invocations feel different enough for everyone else that 1 from AKH and one from HOU doesn't necessarily feel like too much of a departure of "1 per Masterpiece set"?
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* Currently 1 cycle of Euro, 2003 and 2004 Arena promos, foil sets of 7th, Odyssey, Onslaught, and Invasion lands, my favorite foils from Kamigawa, one of each full art Zendikar and Battle for Zendikar, and then a few randoms that will eventually turn into stuff like APAC, the other Euro and Arena lands, Unglued and Unhinged, etc.
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I like them, but I like literally every full art basic. The only reason I don't do what you're doing with the lands is A: It's a bit too expensive for me and B: I have super picky cubers. If I had singleton lands, there would be at least an hour of trading lands and people yelling "who has the John Avon 10th Edition Swamp?". It's easier to make everything a single printing.
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Sounds like a prime candidate for an alter.
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I like Liliana, Nissa, and Chandra. The weird perspective on Jace kills it for me, and Bolas looks lame. I'm indifferent on Gideon.
May have to pick one or two of these up when they come out.
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If the Bolas was in a similar style as the others, I would have purchased that one. I think it's a weird choice to have Bolas be a completely different style. But as it is now, it's probably a pass for me.
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