I hate to break from everyone else, but I think that I actually prefer the original art, even though that wasn't exactly spectacular...
I like the idea of this artwork, but seems a bit too sketchy for me.
I would like to confirm that the January FNM foil is indeed Magma Jet, and I will be updating my post with a scan shortly.
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Aww...I wanted to spoil it. lol. WotC sent these to my store early because they didn't ship the December FNM promo, Shrapnel Blast. It's art was great and I would have enjoyed it, but this is awesome too.
That art is crap. The original is very memorable to me as a playable burn spell.
Agreed.
I think the original art is actually really good, and this art not only looks zoomed out, but it looks like some guy is playing Lord of the Dance in a volcano. Blech.
I think the original was pretty iconic, and pretty gorgeous foiled. (Justin Sweet ftw)
yeah, but then the planeswalkers would all be cheap like ajani is just because there would be a huge supply
Why is this a problem?
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Obviously not a problem for some players, but it
1. Deflates the values for people who already own the card (result: anger)
2. Eliminates one reason for people to buy more WotC product (result: poorer WotC)
3. Makes sellers unhappy (result: anger)
So generally WotC would never mass-produce a rare in such numbers. Judge promos are a good example of this; because of the runs and distributions, some prices have plummeted, which is why they recently announced their new Judge promo distributions.
And on the note of Magma Jet, the artwork is seriously lacklustre. Magma Jet is great, but it's not exactly played.
I love this art, it looks much more like a burn spell should be, and it's a new take on what we've traditionally seen. Good job, and I can't wait to win some (even though I won't use them).
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It's expected now that they have alternate art for FNM promo's just like almost any promo's.
The reason for there being no rare FNM's is that point exactly it would flood the market with them and deflate the price a lot. Anyways they probably know [WotC] that they would make less money if they did that.
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Also, I too prefer the original art over this one.
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Completely agree. This is pretty ho-hum artwork.
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Aww...I wanted to spoil it. lol. WotC sent these to my store early because they didn't ship the December FNM promo, Shrapnel Blast. It's art was great and I would have enjoyed it, but this is awesome too.
Agreed.
I think the original art is actually really good, and this art not only looks zoomed out, but it looks like some guy is playing Lord of the Dance in a volcano. Blech.
I think the original was pretty iconic, and pretty gorgeous foiled. (Justin Sweet ftw)
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yeah, but then the planeswalkers would all be cheap like ajani is just because there would be a huge supply
Why is this a problem?
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Obviously not a problem for some players, but it
1. Deflates the values for people who already own the card (result: anger)
2. Eliminates one reason for people to buy more WotC product (result: poorer WotC)
3. Makes sellers unhappy (result: anger)
So generally WotC would never mass-produce a rare in such numbers. Judge promos are a good example of this; because of the runs and distributions, some prices have plummeted, which is why they recently announced their new Judge promo distributions.
And on the note of Magma Jet, the artwork is seriously lacklustre. Magma Jet is great, but it's not exactly played.
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That's a terrible idea, it would cause SO few packs to be opened and would hurt the market a lot.
Something different I'll be making my Type 2 friends win me some
The reason for there being no rare FNM's is that point exactly it would flood the market with them and deflate the price a lot. Anyways they probably know [WotC] that they would make less money if they did that.
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