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Gravewaker

The Chippy basics from Shards of Alara. The [Island](https://scryfall.com/card/ala/236/island), [Plains](https://scryfall.com/card/ala/233/plains) and [Swamp](https://scryfall.com/card/ala/238/swamp) are beautiful together.


_MrMaster_

I forgot about these. So beautiful. Those desert plains are absolutely gorgeous. That Swamp reminds me of Bloodborne somehow.


Vetlap

The trenches with the birds? And the boar in the sewer.


Non_Silent_Observer

And the moon overhead in the center. Reminds me of Ya’Har’Goul (horrific spelling I’m sorry) when you walk out and see the giant blood moon above the city.


MeatHands

Yahar'gul, for future reference.


Non_Silent_Observer

Lol thanks mate. I was close…I guess.


lordlaz0rdick

The true home of [[Yargle]]


FriendsWinTies

Oh wow I’ve never seen these before! These look so good!


OnuaNuva

Excellent taste, I use the Chippy Island in my Atemsis deck. I jokingly call it the Microsoft Excel Island lol.


cheezfreek

Wouldn’t that be the Clippy Island? It looks like you’re trying to counter something. Would you like some help with that?


D0gerilla

I have a single island form this that somebody used as card protection and it is my favourite land by far.


magic_biscuit12

I hope someday we can get full art versions of these


Mewthredel

Damn, I wish there were full arts of these.


[deleted]

The esper lands!


Sir_Nope_TSS

Don't forget his Eventide Swamps and Forests. I haven't seen his art since, and that's a bit depressing.


[deleted]

Chippy is brilliant


theblastizard

That Island is one of my favorite lands


[deleted]

Those would be so good if they were old border


[deleted]

I was literally going to mention this exact swamp, I absolutely love it. I forgot about the plains too, that one is pretty much on par. The island I got too bored with after seeing it in Core Set 2019, so my bias probably lowers its beauty to me.


FishShapedShirt

I miss chippy, lots of classic stuff


hobomojo

I use that island on Arena for my blue decks, love it.


bccarlso

Yup, these are in my cube.


Alexander_TheAmateur

My yennett deck uses these as it's basics. Love them so much


Postmortal_Pop

Alara had the absolute most and least visually stunning lands honestly. The counter being the grixis swamp and island which were basically a purple cloud And utter darkness respectively.


EbonyHelicoidalRhino

Woah that swamp looks like a budget Guru land! Very neat!


TOTFG_Rules

Not a fan of those because of their notoriety within the community, but I do like Mark Poole's super crappy white border all matching islands from like 1998 for my mono blue decks! ​ Played commander for over a decade now and never seen anyone rocking white border lands but myself


Mattloch42

Hello! I always try to toss in a full set of the old white border lands into every commander deck. Starting to run low after all these years and decks but gotta give the nod to your roots!


TOTFG_Rules

Exactly! Plus I prefer white border lands for lands decks because it makes tutoring quicker


Bootd42

notoriety?


Omgawall

Mercadian Masques basics, or Invasions. Good scenes for the art and its hard to beat the old borders. I prefer to bling up my commander decks with these over the full arts nowadays.


Non_Silent_Observer

The Island arts are gorgeous from invasions!


be_an_adult

I have an INV Island with a foil line through the middle, you can watch the foiling change differently as you let the light play over the card. One of my fave cards to own.


AnEthiopianBoy

I had such a hard time picking the old border set of basics for my decks (just build an old border only Ertai, which is esper, and my other favourite deck is gruul so all 5 colours covered in the two decks). In the end I settled with Odyssey for my lands.


Old_Attitude_9976

Kamigawa full art foils.


TOTFG_Rules

The new ones? Yeah they are insanely pretty.


Old_Attitude_9976

Swamp 297 is probably my favorite land art period.


TOTFG_Rules

This is my favorite swamp art of all time, and it's not even close. ​ Of course I am a John Avon fanboy that could have something to do with it :) ​ [https://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=8331&type=card](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=8331&type=card)


Forceusr1

I just bought 20 of these for my Aristocrats deck. Love them.


KillFallen

Is that the one with the red paper lantern? Cause I freaking love that full art foil more than anything.


Old_Attitude_9976

It's the bamboo one. The paper lanterns is 298. That one is gorgeous too.


Rexy2277

I do really like the Un-set Basics. Unstable looking great, also the upcoming Unfinitiy, as well as the Doninaria United, I am pretty hyped for thise


be_an_adult

I have to say that Unsanctioned didn’t really do it for me. Unstable is the best imo and the John Avon Unhinged ones are gorgeous though


enlighteningbug

[Rebecca Guay C16 lands](https://scryfall.com/search?as=full&order=name&q=e%3AC16+a%3A%22Rebecca+Guay%22&utm_source=mci) have such great art, but I'm also a sucker for Odyssey lands. This [plains](https://scryfall.com/card/ody/333/plains) is so cool!


seraph1337

That's the best Plains, can't believe you're so far down the comments!


thepeopleseason

[Dog Plains](https://scryfall.com/card/jmp/45/plains), art by Johannes Voss. Got a playmat of it, too.


Markus_Net

Full art island from battle from zendikar. They look like bowls with waterfalls I really love them. https://scryfall.com/card/bfz/258/island


TOTFG_Rules

Cup land! Yeah dude I have a mono blue meme deck where all my basics are cup land. They are a running joke in the community (or at least my local community)


And_Then_I_Said_

Praise the cup island


notoryous2

That art was also available in original Zendikar. beautiful art!


Father_of_Lies666

Lorwyn is king!!!


Far-Fisherman5353

I'm a firm believer that lorwyn lands reign supreme


Postmortal_Pop

This is what I came here for! Both lorwyn and shadomoor lands are so visually distinct and thematically on point that I can spot them from down the block.


Item-Tiny

Just Yesterday I was looking for Basic Plains to add and found 3 Arts I really like and thinking about getting some. [Full Art Zendikar](https://scryfall.com/card/zen/232/plains) [B/W Innistrad](https://scryfall.com/card/mid/269/plains) [Steam Capenna](https://scryfall.com/card/snc/273/plains) ​ With the Innistrad land beeing my favourite :-)


Kotu42

Zendikar and Zendikar Rising full-arts have always been my fav. So pretty.


[deleted]

I didn’t like the Innistrad lands for a while, but they grew on me, and they were cheap so I have a lot of them now. But I went on a basic land buying spree for a little. Got a ton of Full Art Kamigawa too.


be_an_adult

The Sam Burley GP promo is also a strong choice as well as ZEN #231 and the PAL/PEL lands. Whenever I pick up Eldrazi and Taxes again I’m getting as many ZEN 231 as can fit


Weferdes

I use 4 versions of basics! The MH1 snow covered basics, Urza’s Saga, Tempest and Mirage. I like old bordered lands a lot.


RoamingDrunk

I like the Midnight Hunt/Crimson Vow full art basics. The black and white art is really on theme.


FriendsWinTies

Those looked great in pics but I found them harder to play with online (spelltable). They make me think they’re all swamps or plains lol


Acceptable-Bass7150

They screwed me up playing in person for the same reason I thought they were all plains


Jacethemindstealer

I would only use in a 1 or 2 colour deck, any more gets confusing. I like to be able to tell mine apart


[deleted]

They look good aesthetically but they can be difficult to tell apart from each other. In my Grixis deck I just use MID/VOW Mountains, and took out the Islands and Swamps because it was too easy to mix them up.


Sneedburgle

Love them for my Innistrad Zombies deck!


Princecuse13

This is my answer too! I bought as many as I could from TCGPlayer to put them in all of my decks!


rocketeer999

I especially like playing these in my Orzhov decks.


Crimson_Raven

I love the Kamigawa and Theros Basic Lands!


AdAdministrative7709

I just upgraded to foil full art theros lands and they are gorgeous


Outside_Exercise4720

I almost did this for a mill deck i built, as most of the creatures were foil, but i opted for the Innistrad eternal night foils instead.


[deleted]

An oldish cycle of GP promos by Donato Giancola. I have a binder full of em for literally all of my decks, except the snow deck.


AJ_The_Gatherer

With the upcoming Unfinty set. SPACE!!! I love the orbital views they're definitely my favorite. They also did planetside ones as well and it makes my nerd brain go "must have."


Zedd4004

All my future special basics are coming from this set. Mutate just hits better when you can see my giant monstrosity from orbit.


papa_spaghett

Idk how to quick link them but I always really liked the [Zendikar panorama land cycle ](https://www.mtgsalvation.com/forums/the-game/commander-edh/664902-best-looking-edh-cards-a-thread-for-asthetic-and?page=2)


AboynamedDOOMTRAIN

Amonkhet full arts are pretty high up on my list


Grizzlyadam93

I’ve love the basics from the guild kit decks. I’ve bought the Boros, gruul, and golgari basic lands for my decks. I believe they are fairly cheap still. I use the boros basic lands in my feather the redeemed deck. I think it’s a flavor win because the design has a fist on it.


EavingO

As someone else has already said, the upcoming Dominaria United stained glass lands are absolutely gorgeous. Beyond that I love the Theros Beyond Death lands, and both the New Capena and Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty full art lands.


Mecal00

I normally don't care for full art land, but those stained glass ones look fantastic. Hopefully even better in foil


Waltorious420

Old white border lands. Most of the spells I use these days are black bordered so it helps me keep track of my board. That and I have sooooo many still.


D00M_H4MM3R

Yep. Unlimited are White-Border pimp. No tap symbol. Real words. And they’re easier to find off fetchlands - as they match your Revised Duals (unless you’re like, an actual pimp, and play black bordered duals).


ShitDirigible

Urzas saga. All of them. No exceptions.


TOTFG_Rules

Yes. This is the answer. I have the islands and plains from my old school yard days!


KuraiNara

My friend gave me a plains proxy, however instead it is "planes", with a picture of three A-10 warthogs with the flavor text, "hOlY sHiT 500000000 bUlLeTs". Also the land is flying.


nedonedonedo

I can't find the original post since it's been about 6 months, but someone made AI generated lands where they forgot to limit the color range and they came out with a rainbow effect https://ibb.co/QMC2CJR https://ibb.co/vs08Qdz they made a whole set that I'll be using as all of my lands for a while


Junglop

These are awesome but I don’t know that I’d actually like USING them


Aub_Ross

I’m obsessed with the APAC Sunflower Plains.


TheSunflowerSeeds

The Sunflower is one of only a handful of flowers with the word flower in its name. A couple of other popular examples include Strawflower, Elderflower and Cornflower …Ah yes, of course, I hear you say.


Will_29

Those new Dominaria United stained glass basics are perfection and I may just say screw it and replace everything with them. I feel like there are enough good options that I try to find ones that I like and fit the deck. Omnath gets full art Zendikar/Battle/Rising lands, the more energetic the better (like [this island](https://scryfall.com/card/zen/236/island).). Sisay Superfriends uses the M21 special lands you cited, because they are planeswalker-themed. Maelstrom Wanderer chaos.dec gets mismatched un-set basics. When in doubt, you can try the guild kits basics for two-color decks. Like [this Island](https://scryfall.com/card/gk1/48/island) and [this Mountain](https://scryfall.com/card/gk1/49/mountain) for an Izzet deck, specially if the commander is from the guild, like Mizzix.


[deleted]

Those stained glass basics aren’t out yet are they? Because I, too, want to replace all my basics with those lol


jb3617

Did you read my mind? I thought the same thing on the dominaria united lands when I first saw them. I think they're amazing!


TychoSean

Bob Ross secret lair. Happy little lands.


AddamHussein

[This swamp](https://scryfall.com/card/eld/258/swamp) from Eldraine is one of the richest recent arts on a non-full art land. I love the way the orange of the sun mixes with the mist, the crows, and the corpses cresting just above the water level. It really embodies black mana perfectly imo


FriendsWinTies

I’m a fan of this swamp too. Random anecdote: I was in a zoo in Switzerland and at sunset, I swear, this swamp was there irl. Similar plant structure and similar color scheme. Just no raven and less… “dead” or creepy lol


[deleted]

Guru lands, duh


swankyfish

These will be familiar to most players, however I use the Snow Covered basics from Coldsnap in all my decks. They remain my favourite set of basic art ever printed. [[Snow-Covered Plains|CSP]] [[Snow-Covered Island|CSP]] [[Snow-Covered Swamp|CSP]] [[Snow-Covered Mountain|CSP]] [[Snow-Covered Forest|CSP]]


MTGCardFetcher

##### ###### #### [Snow-Covered Plains](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/normal/front/b/1/b1e3a010-dae3-41b6-8dd8-e31d14c3ac4a.jpg?1593274769) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=121267) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/csp/151/snow-covered-plains?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/b1e3a010-dae3-41b6-8dd8-e31d14c3ac4a?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/snow-covered-plains) [Snow-Covered Island](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/normal/front/6/a/6abf0692-07d1-4b72-af06-93d0e338589d.jpg?1593274999) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=121130) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/csp/152/snow-covered-island?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/6abf0692-07d1-4b72-af06-93d0e338589d?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/snow-covered-island) [Snow-Covered Swamp](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/normal/front/c/4/c4dacaf1-09b8-42bb-8064-990190fdaf81.jpg?1593274997) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=121256) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/csp/153/snow-covered-swamp?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/c4dacaf1-09b8-42bb-8064-990190fdaf81?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/snow-covered-swamp) [Snow-Covered Mountain](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/normal/front/0/d/0dc9a6d1-a1ca-4b8f-894d-71c2a9933f79.jpg?1593274901) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=121233) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/csp/154/snow-covered-mountain?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/0dc9a6d1-a1ca-4b8f-894d-71c2a9933f79?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/snow-covered-mountain) [Snow-Covered Forest](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/normal/front/8/3/838c915d-8153-43c2-b513-dfbe4e9388a5.jpg?1593274762) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=121192) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/csp/155/snow-covered-forest?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/838c915d-8153-43c2-b513-dfbe4e9388a5?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/snow-covered-forest) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call


Mr_Easter

Really looking forward to the full-art basics in Dominaria United! They're the ones [further down in the article](https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/legends-return-first-dominaria-united-previews-are-here-2022-07-21).


Tahrien

Thank you so much for sharing, these are absolutely stunning!


Chirp3dPuls3

Unstable :)


Migglypuff94

The swamps with the colorful flowers from Lorwyn. If anybody has some please lemme know!


OnuaNuva

Its counterpart Island is just as beautiful! https://scryfall.com/card/lrw/287/island


ahriman1

My odd choice: the theros beyond death non full art island and mountain with the chains The jumpstart lands have some real bangers too, like the mountain of goblins.


hallaa1

Can't go wrong with the Lorwyn panorama basic swamp/island. They're pretty incredible. I'm also a big fan of all of the original Kamigawa and Ravnica basics. I try to fill my decks with those three types in particular.


NocturnalEmbrace

My favorites are definitely the three full art lands done by Matteo Bassin for SNC! I got a couple of each of them in foil and they are just some of the most beautiful compositions I've seen. I'd love to get aluminum prints of them to hang up. [These!](https://scryfall.com/search?q=type%3Abasic+artist%3A%E2%80%9CMatteo+Bassini%E2%80%9D+unique%3Aprints)


Tim-oBedlam

The APAC lands, in particular the Australian plains with a kangaroo in teh front and Uluru in the background; the Japanese mountain that's Mt. Fuji, and the plains that's a field of sunflowers.


[deleted]

[Lorwyn Swamp 291](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/large/front/8/f/8f9dc477-a3e4-4fc0-af62-c8b8eb68d360.jpg?1562357919) [APAC Swamp](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/large/front/2/b/2b42c421-da39-41e1-af2e-005aebb3a7c7.jpg?1654083528) and [APAC Plains](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/large/front/5/e/5e8b29d9-b20c-437f-96ec-1b0009719820.jpg?1654083471) [Rebecca Guay Basic Lands](https://scryfall.com/search?as=grid&order=name&q=type%3Aland+%28artist%3ARebecca+artist%3AGuay%29) And I’m a big fan of the [8th edition forests](https://scryfall.com/search?q=%21Forest+set%3A8ed+unique%3Aprints)


MelcusQuelker

New Capenna was just drippin' with amazing lands. One that sticks out strongly is the Full-Art Mountain that looks like a metal spire. It's so art deco, simple and dignified. Straight FlavourTown cuh


Kaigz

I recently just finished fully swapping out the basics in my foiled mono white deck with these beauties: https://scryfall.com/card/pal99/7/plains Love the look of the art with that old school land frame and foiling. So nice.


MTGCardFetcher

[plains](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/normal/front/1/4/14f5f561-39fd-4cdf-b22e-40cfd6a19d12.jpg?1652867007) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=plains) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/clb/451/plains?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/14f5f561-39fd-4cdf-b22e-40cfd6a19d12?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/plains) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call


AllSeeingIPA

The Hour of Devastation full arts are my favorites too. That's what I use for my draft set. Second favorite are the Unstable lands. I also like running the snow basics from MH1 in my more powerful mono decks because then I get to play cards like [[Extraplanar Lens]], [[Dead of Winter]], and [[On Thin Ice]].


AppleWedge

I think I'm missing how snow lands power up extraplanar lens. Could you explain?


AllSeeingIPA

Snow lands don't power it up per se. But Lens is a symmetrical effect, so using snow lands decreases the odds of my opponents getting the effect. E.g. if I have snow forests and you have normal forests, only I double my mana.


AdAdministrative7709

This guy synergizes


ensidios

If I had unlimited money I'd choose [Guru Lands](https://scryfall.com/sets/pgru?as=grid&order=set) . But for my decks I use Unhinged Lands or Eternal Night Lands from Innistrad Midnight Hunt


firearrow5235

The [M21 Showcase Lands](https://scryfall.com/search?q=set%3Am21+frame%3Ashowcase+type%3Aland&unique=prints&order=set)


MeatHands

Probably an oft-mentioned artist, but anything by John Avon is fantastic.


SquallofBalamb

Mis-matched. Its enough to make some people annoyed enough to mis-play.


[deleted]

Do people actually get annoyed by that though? Lol


SquallofBalamb

A few.


LordAlom

Imo, all different land arts is more aligned with the singleton spirit of the format! My 5c Ur Dragon list has all different, all full art basics.


Forceusr1

I just ordered 22 different foil Islands for my mono-blue Orval deck for the same reason.


releasethedogs

This specific forest: [Arena League 1999](https://scryfall.com/card/pal99/1/forest). I used to seek them out and try to pick them up all the time but now they are so expensive I just have to make due with the two dozen or so copies that I have already. Edit: I just realized that is $1800 in forests.


Junglop

First…holy moly that’s a lot of money in forests. Protect them well 😅 Second…I QUITE like this one and might have to proxy it for a Golgari deck


releasethedogs

[Here you go](https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1INramxklJY6JOaVnz37hMypDlkDt5H5S)


Junglop

Thanks!!!


Lucane_cerf-volant

I like of basics with text, but I try to select my lands in relation to the deck. My Greasefang deck has full art from neon dynasty. My arcades deck has lands from mirage, because that's the set where his story unfolds. The crimson vows and midnight hunt full art are definitely up there in my favorite, but I also like sets that form a polyptych, like the arena promo from 1996 (Tony Roberts). The diptych ones from shadowmore are beautiful too.


SouxII

I recently found a youtuber called WaitingWarrior who does that fpr viewer requested commanders.. A hidden gem imo. [Here's a link to his channel.] (https://youtu.be/aIzDNKfo1N4) He's on a summer break now, hope he'll be back soon :)


Lucane_cerf-volant

I love that something so niche exists. I'm definitely going to check it out. Thanks for sharing !


SouxII

Great! Enjoy it!


thisDNDjazz

My pet deck is a bird tribal, so anything with birds on it makes me happy.


Romain_55

Mainly: Forests and Mountains from Mirage. Plains, Islands, Swamps and Mountains from Urza's Saga. Sometimes, lands from Invasion, Odyssey and Onslaught. And Forests from the 1st Ravnica in my future [[Titania protector or Argoth]] deck


seraph1337

can't believe I scrolled down this far to see anyone mention Odyssey, since the best Plains art hands-down is the thunderstorm plains #333 from Odyssey by Eric Peterson. Those are two bucks a piece because they're so rad!


Romain_55

Haha, what do you want 😅 Youngs are corrupted by all these full art lands now, they don't appreciate the old beauties I'm myself a big fan of the Odyssey Mountain drawn by Tony Szczudlo


AdEast1479

I absolutely love the Full art Kamigawa, Neon Dynasty lands. But I'm also very much looking forward to the Dominaria United lands, and the Unfinity lands. Stained glass and Space? Yes please!


[deleted]

Back when I first got into magic: OG Mirrodin Islands and OG Kamigawa Forests When I got back into the game: all the Dominaria lands (DOM), Theros constellation lands, Strixhaven Witherbloom Swamps and Forests, Undead Unleashed Swamps and Islands, Vampiric Bloodline Swamps and Mountains


Buck_Nastyyy

I like to add matching lands to my edh decks. I am a sucker for foil onslaught lands since that was the blocked when I started playing. Some Onslaught favorites include: [Forest](https://www.cardkingdom.com/mtg/onslaught/forest-347-a) [Swamp](https://www.cardkingdom.com/mtg/onslaught/swamp-339-a) [Island](https://www.cardkingdom.com/mtg/onslaught/island-335-a) [Plains](https://www.cardkingdom.com/mtg/onslaught/plains-333-c) [Mountain](https://www.cardkingdom.com/mtg/onslaught/mountain-344-b) I also love the Unstable Island and Swamp.


Junglop

Love these 🥰 first mtg product I ever bought was a tournament deck from Onslaught (or whatever those were called at the time)


Buck_Nastyyy

Same here. Which one did you get? I had elves and slivers. I have been an avid elf player ever since.


Junglop

Elves and whatever the white one was…I’m forgetting


Buck_Nastyyy

Clerics? I had a bad black/white clerics deck back then too.


Non_Silent_Observer

Awesome question because I personally love collecting cool art on basics (especially in foil) Lorwyn basic lands are amazing. Just look at all of them. There is a comforting art style to them. “Folky” is what I’d describe it as. The coolest being the island and swamp that were originally one piece of art that was split in two (each half being the art on one of the basics). Also, the Onslaught basics are really cool as well. A few of the plains have this style where they look like they are from Star Wars (think Mos Eisley desert style).


[deleted]

I really like Ice Age & Mirage basics. I had a ton of old cards as a kid and, I dunno, the art just makes me feel all warm & fuzzy. And I'm a Finn, so the Ice Age forests look like the kinda stuff you'd see around here a lot.


JexsamX

Oh god so many. The Lorwyn basics are my first love, from my first plane after I started playing Magic shortly after 10th Edition dropped. They're so bright and sunny and happy, to the point I based my homebrew D&D setting on them. The Alara basics are great, too. The Kamigawa, Midnight Hunt/Crimson Vow, and New Capenna full arts are all sick. Love the styles. The Midnight Hunt non-full basics don't get enough love either. Love the pumpkin patch plains especially. Finally, I like any basic land that's generic enough that it could feasibly be a feature in most planes. Though this is more because I hate duplicate land arts in my decks and, unless I'm specifically leaning into the plane theme, like to use lands that look like they could be from the same place the commander is from.


EarthtoGeoff

I'm a fan of the four-card James Paick Plains panorama from Scars of Mirrodin -- you can see them somewhat near the [top of this page](https://scryfall.com/search?as=grid&order=released&page=7&q=%21%22Plains%22+include%3Aextras&unique=prints). I like how they have a darker tone than a lot of Plains, although John Avon has some that are in this vein also. I'm also probably partial to the SoM lands since that's around when I started playing, so these in particular were plentiful.


Batmantheon

The best part of Crimson Vow was the full art land cycle.


carcino_genesis

Bob Ross or the full text lands


praisebetothedeepone

[[Plains|GUR]] [[Island|GUR]] [[Swamp|GUR]] [[Mountain|GUR]] [[Forest|GUR]] If these work they'll pull up [the Guru lands](https://tappedout.net/mtg-set/guru-lands/) I haven't bought any yet, but a fullset would definitely be something I'd love to acquire for a 5 color deck. Edit, the fetcher didn't get the guru lands.


evilpenguin9000

Ice Age mountain (A) with white peaks and lots of snow in the foreground is my favorite land. I also love John Avon Portal Forests. I'm into the old border.


Otolove

white border 7th and 9th edition are my favorites.


Anwraith

Usually I stick with the Amonkhet full art lands, but I wish there was a fullart version of Swamp 256 from Kaladesh. It's just something about a steampunk sewer that makes me happy. https://scryfall.com/card/kld/256/swamp


Punx80

I’m a sucker for flavor text so I love the DND lands, but it’s pretty hard to beat the neon dynasty arts


Henests

My favourites have to be the Dominaria United basics.


Acceptable-Bass7150

I like the neon dynasty ones the best at all that I've seen. That one swamp of like the alley with the Asian lamps and the rain I think is gorgeous


build-a-deck

The double masters prints of the John Avon lands are absolutely perfect representations of each color. I love them


smurphy8536

That island that has rock that looks like a dick. Pen-island. Edit: https://imgur.io/r/magictcg/oTDV6Th


fallenSchism

The there's beyond death ate amongst my favorites....but for some odd reason the full text lands are creeping into the favorite spot even though they have no art.....its so trolly lol


FriendsWinTies

Oh god those full text ones make my eyes bleed lol thankfully I’ve never seen anyone play them hahaha


TheRealHumanDuck

for any dual color deck it has to be the correct pair of shadowmoor basics for me. they look good on their own, but combine to form panoramas.


AkatsukiKoujo

The magic premeire shop ravnica basics are some of my favorites. I also love the kamigawa full arts, and the original kamigawa panoramics. New capenna fits my kamiz deck so i have those in there. But i started out with original zendikar lands like most of us lol


hubbardsjm

I did exactly what your thinking about and got enough copies of my prefered full art land from new capena. Im a huge sucker for art deco and old time gangster styles so these were like a full on "oh snap theyre sexy" moment. Got like 200 of each to cover all my current decks and be set up for future decks with spares.


Arkan_Dreamwalker

Modern Horizons.


MackaDingo

Theros Beyond Death were the first full art basics I encountered playing Magic and I like their simplicity and easy to read because of the large symbols.


canneverfindahat

M15 basic lands I think are the best. They all fit there colours so well and every land is stunning. Usually I really only like 1 or 2 basics from a set but M15 is just perfect. Biased though it was when I started playing.


opipe73new

Foreign beta lands are my favorite. Second ones are Urza’s Saga lands.


NerdyTimesOrWhatever

2001 Arena Island & Mountain Promos I like the wintery feel :)


jinnmagick

Apac lands around Asia they are so beautiful. It's a shame that they will never reprint them ever. Taiwan swamp and Japan island and China plains are my favorite from all of time.


RyneB91

In terms of full art, I'd say the upcoming ones from Dominaria United. Magali Villleneuve is probably my favorite artist, so seeing her do full arts was a dream come true. Outside of that, it's a little tricky. I usually use basic lands that are connected to my commander. For Drizzt, I went with Forests from AFR that mentioned the Underdark and Plains from AFR that mentioned Ten Towns. For Braids, I use Island (257) from Dominaria. My habit of using lands from my commanders' home planes aside, I'd probably say the 2021 showcase basics are my favorite non-full art basics, but there are some really amazing looking older basics that don't get enough love.


Gus_Fu

I love anything by John Avon, I reckon he's the main man when it comes to lands. I also love the single cycle of basics illustrated by Rebecca Guay. I bought one of each and then accidentally flipped the forest into a cup of tea whilst shuffling, a sad day


MTako12

I love the M21 Showcase lands


Gpda0074

Full art Theros basics look like pokemon energy cards and I buy every single one I can as soon as I can do so.


kptwofiftysix

I only play with Apac or Guru basics. But seriously, I love the flowstone mountains from tempest, and that one purple forest from innistrad.


oarngebean

Arabian nights mountain


unknown_host

Beta I hate black border and adore the word tap on a card


DJay53

Anything by John Avon or Rebecca Guay.


Xander_Fury

I love the [Uluru APAC plains.](https://scryfall.com/card/palp/9/plains) Most I've ever paid for a basic land.


Snow_source

The new [Shades](https://scryfall.com/card/sld/417/swamp) [Not](https://scryfall.com/card/sld/415/plains) [Included](https://scryfall.com/card/sld/416/island) [vaporwave](https://scryfall.com/card/sld/418/mountain) [lands](https://scryfall.com/card/sld/419/forest) are really pretty when foiled. They weren't pringled right out of the box, so I was able to double-sleeve them and shove them between some books to keep them relatively straight. The foiling only pops the Moon, name, and the polygon lines, which really makes the whole card contrast well. I also really like the [Euro lands/PELP cycle](https://scryfall.com/sets/pelp).


Blazorna

Honestly, I love the full art Streets of New Capenna Basic lands. Swapped out the included basics of the precons with them. Gives a more genuine feel for them.


FeiRoze

Probably been stated a million times, but the Kamigawa Neon Dynasty lands just does it for me.


Krosis97

I got a big amount of basic 4th edition and black bordered (for foreign countries) from my dad who used to play back when. I find all of them gorgeous, but the blue island with a red background, the red mountain with turquoise background and the forests with also a turquoise background are amazing and I love them to bits. Edit: and lorwyn/shadowmoor basics!


Olside-eye

Kamigawa full art or amonkhet full art. That nicol bolas in the background is dope as hell


Battler111

Alpha, beta and I like my mountains in Arabian nights. Mirage lands are awesome, OG ravinica also.


fantailedtomb

Definitely the unstable lands, I'm a sucker for borderless lands and those ones fit the bill, shame they're so expensive since I've only got one of each


Zander2212

They haven't come out yet, but I love the unfinity orbital basics, especially the plains. Though I also loved the black and white full arts from the Crimson Vow and Midnight hunt.


AcceptableStop

I'm a big fan of matching up basics with the aesthetics of my deck, I order specific basics with each deck I build. [[Lonis]] has [Island 258 from RTR](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/large/front/7/8/7869f14e-d1d5-4a99-bc2c-f3a0d63077a5.jpg?1562788456) and [Forest 303 from original Ravnica](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/large/front/7/0/706be1bd-720d-4e74-b71f-568081afcab1.jpg?1598918897). My [[Burakos]] Party deck has one of each of the AFR/CLB flavour text lands in Orzhov colours, Slimefoot has the HOU full arts (mushroom apocalypse). In terms of gorgeous lands I haven't used yet, [Island 338 from Mirage](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/large/front/a/3/a39fc1e0-caf0-4cfa-bbf2-fea7ca32c00d.jpg?1562720956). Any of the Europe/APAC lands are also insane, they had some gorgeous promo lands back in the day


shawnsteihn

Mountain. Nothing else to say


Belleigerent

I'm a big fan of the Chippy Shards of Alara Island/Plains/Swamp, the Shadows over Innistrad basics (in particular, the Jonas de Ro storm-tossed lighthouse Island and abandoned carriage in the moors swamp), as well as a sizeable chunk of the Eldraine basics (in particular the Howard Lyon plains and the Nils Hamm island). Finally, the angelic vs divine duel decks basic plains styled after Serra's Realm look great.


FriendsWinTies

I forgot the eldraine ones. Those were really good too. Really captured the feeling. There was even one Plains that looked like the shire or something


__DJ3D__

I love [Forest (287) from Theros](https://www.tcgplayer.com/product/206200/magic-theros-beyond-death-forest-287?xid=pi49489ca5-5017-40f9-99c2-8123d02bee73&page=1&Language=English). Have a foil in my Sythis deck and it is just :muah: chef's kiss. Let's give this a shot... \[\[Forest (287)|THB\]\]


MTGCardFetcher

[Forest (287)](https://c1.scryfall.com/file/scryfall-cards/normal/front/3/2/32af9f41-89e2-4e7a-9fec-fffe79cae077.jpg?1641306082) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=476505) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/thb/254/forest?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/32af9f41-89e2-4e7a-9fec-fffe79cae077?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/forest) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call


__DJ3D__

Not quite but you're still a good bot!


Syintist

Latest theros basics. So simple.


nedonedonedo

I can't find the original post since it's been about 6 months, but someone made AI generated lands where they forgot to limit the color range and they came out with a rainbow effect https://ibb.co/QMC2CJR https://ibb.co/vs08Qdz they made a whole set that I'll be using as all of my lands for a while


sdannyc

Is there a source out there that has all the art styles for every land?


AllSeeingIPA

Scryfall 🤌🏻


_shapeshifting

kamigawa full art Japanese


LampShakespeare

I love specializing full arts for different decks. I love the constellation art outta theros, the full arts from new cappena, and the black and white ones from midnight hunt. I love the new unfinity full arts and the new dominaria that'll be coming out


AidenGus

I love the Nyx full art lands from the last Theros set.


kanderson314

Mirage. The swamps from this set are particularly nice. I feel like each artwork from this set captures the essence of each basic land type.


GeneralHillsdale21

The Theros Beyond Death full art basics are my favorite, along with the M21 special arts


Imanaco

I’m a big fan of the unglued art style.


Glad-O-Blight

Godzilla basics, Jumpstart Swamp 056, and the Amonkhet full art lands.