It showed up on mothership, but only as a thumbnail with no description. The community cup announcement. http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles
Does someone know the artist's name or where is it from? Google image search gives only one result. Does this mean it's a new artwork from a new product?
Taking into consideration the funko art, the poster from the background of the OP and an unused artwork from the trailer, I came to the conclusion that the new Ajani will be wearing Elspeth's cloak. Obviously for flavour reasons, but I wonder whether his new card version will resemble Elspeth's mechanics in any way (they have very much in common with such abilities as creating soldiers, buffing them and gaining life).
Maybe the block codenames are a hint? Huey is red, Dewey is blue and Louie is green, that is RUG. Since the codenames for Theros allowed to speculate greek/roman theme maybe this block will be the wedge Alara. Also the planeswalker from DotP 2014 Ramaz is a new 3-colored RUG planeswalker. But baseless speculation is just speculation.
-They will never allow the code name to reflect the thematic content of the set. They could well do a Rome-themed set, but they would go out of their way not to make the code name hint at it.
Since people always use this argument that codenames have nothing to do with the set, maybe this time Wizards will be one step ahead and do the opposite, since no one expects it
Does anyone know this artwork?
It showed up on mothership, but only as a thumbnail with no description. The community cup announcement.
http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles
Does someone know the artist's name or where is it from? Google image search gives only one result. Does this mean it's a new artwork from a new product?
Maybe Howl of the Night Pack? It was in M10 as an uncommon.
Note:
Original artwork by John Avon
Since people always use this argument that codenames have nothing to do with the set, maybe this time Wizards will be one step ahead and do the opposite, since no one expects it
Original art:
Brainstorm
Bloodstained Mire
Gatecrash will introduce the new guildmaster for Simic - Zegana, a merfolk.
But isn't the confrontation between Ajani and Bolas chronologically first? First Ajani was RW and later W.
Ponders
Island and preordain
References:
Ponder by Dan Scott http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=244313
Preordain by Svetlin Velinov http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=205019
Island by Mark Poole http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=894
Sol Ring by Mark Tedin http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=637
Volcanic Island by Brian Snoddy http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=202442
Tropical Island by Jesper Myrfors http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=202446
Mox Sapphire by Dan Frazier http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=633
Lightning Bolt by Christopher Moeller http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=234704
Lightning Bolt by Christopher Rush http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=806