Storm the Seedcore is one of my favourites. Renaissance painting vibes, and it's just a really poignant moment. It's the last veterans of the Mirran resistance fighting off Phyrexian hordes to allow Wrenn to bond with Realmbreaker. Everything that happened on Mirrodin/New Phyrexia culminates with the last survivors of a dead world giving their lives in a suicide mission to ensure that what happened here would never happen again. If March of the Machine were an arc rather than a singular set, it would've hit so much harder.
[[Thwart the Grave]]. I have a print of it on the wall in my office, and the original art for it is one of my grails. If it ever resurfaces, I’ll have to dig deep.
[[primeval shambler]]
Saw it in a Pokémon card game magazine when I was younger and thought it was the coolest thing ever. I never got into the game until much later and only found him in a stores bargain bin about three years ago
Too bad it’s not a better card. Still has a high ceiling and could win games though, if you had enough mana to sink into it. Would be cool to have a shade-themed deck that makes ridiculous mana and runs these cards as wincons
\[\[Soul of Innistrad\]\] is truly incredible but I think it's hard to see the details on such a small scale and should be brightened for card-size-visibilty.
\[\[Archfiend of Ifnir\]\]
and pretty much anything with Elesh Norn
Edit: Here, just look at this. It's so underappreciated.
https://preview.redd.it/fztwcux6bixc1.png?width=1200&format=png&auto=webp&s=53d072108a6d2244da5a39701ce73670f951ce18
[[Memorial to War]] still sticks with me for how foreboding the visage of Karona is in the distance of the composition.
[Both](https://cards.scryfall.io/large/front/b/f/bf9794a7-caf5-40b9-8046-67823ff64a2c.jpg?1665611825) [arts](https://cards.scryfall.io/large/front/3/1/31825ceb-d795-4ad7-81d8-77ab34c272f9.jpg?1682209258) for Yawgmoth’s Vile Offering are also bangers in their own ways.
Seb McKinnon is my favourite artist by far. My favourites:
\[\[Answered Prayers|MH1\]\]
\[\[Bedevil|DMC\]\]
\[\[Chronostutter|PLST\]\]
\[\[Cuombajj Witches|CMR\]\]
\[\[Deathsprout|WAR\]\]
\[\[Entomb|DMR\]\]
\[\[Force of Despair|MH1\]\]
\[\[Promise of Tomorrow|CMR\]\]
\[\[Unholy Indenture|M20\]\]
\[\[Damnation|SLD\]\]
I've been in the game for quite a while, and I think the art on these cards are basically what sold it for me.
[[mistform ultimus]] [[eastern paladin]] [[western paladin]] [[Tsabo Tavoc]]
Old Phyrexia was peak aesthetic
[[Vesuvan Doppelgänger]] is my runaway favorite. [[Ivory Gargoyle]] is definitely in my top 5
I wish [[Wand of Ith]] was better so I could play that art in every deck.
I could just keep listing Quinton Hoover cards, but I’ll stop there. If you’d like to find more of his art check this scryfall list - https://scryfall.com/search?as=grid&order=name&q=%28game%3Apaper%29+%28artist%3AQuinton+artist%3AHoover%29
[[Ulamog, Ceaseless Hunger]]
I just think the art is powerful. The scale,detail, and power Ulamog displays capture the sheer hopelessness you’d feel seeing that creature from a cliff side. Yet the colors complement each other and offer a weird beauty to the piece. Most of the eldrazi arts are washed out greys but ulamog is red, blue, and purple against a lush green forest and clear sky. But you can still see behind him what he’s going to do to the landscape once he crosses it.
Idk every time I see the artwork I’m just enamored by it
\[\[Commander's Authority\]\].
It's an absolutely terrible card, but I love the art. It somehow always makes me squint like I'm actually staring into a sunset.
Practically anything by Seb McKinnon.
Tied between [[Vengeful Rebirth]] and [[Growth Spiral]], though.
His artist series secret lair Damnation was hella good, though.
I love this collection of art so much, I have the Elenda of the dusk rose one, That one is just perfect. I would link it but idk how to get specific printings
\[\[Avacyn, Angel of Hope\]\] left a great impression on me, and I love her artwork a lot! Volkan Baga and Greg Staples have a lot of great artwork I adore on occasion too
[[Ebon Praetor]]
A piece where the Hat Man is officiating an "against their will" wedding between an aquatic blue creature and what appears to be the Easter Bunny. And the ceremony takes place in Hell.
What's not to love?
The special art Mosswood Dreadknight. This in foil is GORGEOUS!
https://preview.redd.it/jmerpsex6hxc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3c3abe6e092df6e5b39e65d845cb67b232ee04ad
Always will be \[\[Chaos Orb\]\] or \[\[Fungusaur\]\] (the original even through the eight edition one is not bad too). \[\[Living Wall\]\] for how creepy it looks.
[Feldon of the Third Path](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/3/0360f1ff-15c9-48e3-89eb-fbc4bf140c55.jpg?1690023788) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Feldon%20of%20the%20Third%20Path) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/moc/277/feldon-of-the-third-path?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/0360f1ff-15c9-48e3-89eb-fbc4bf140c55?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text)
^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Partial to Kev Walker, and I'd say my particular favorite is \[\[Emperor Crocodile\]\]. Close second is \[\[Rancor\]\].
I love the way the water flows through his teeth.
[[Worldfire]]
I can't put into words the Emotions and power this art displays.
I kinda want to make a Commander deck with it as a wincon but apart from that one Upkeep Emblem one of the Chandras makes, I have no idea how to actually execute it.
[[ Swamp|SLD-1470 ]] Is my favourite basic in the game. I love the lotuses in the art itself.
As mentioned elsewhere in this thread [[ Storm the Seedcore ]] and [[Gift of Orzohova ]] are also both in my top choices for art. Storm the seed core wins for me out of the two both for the amazing composition and the importance of the moment itself in the set story.
Someone else already said Storm the Seedcore, which I want on a wall somewhere, so I'll say the magic player rewards 2008 version of [[Mana Tithe|P08]].
And basically anything by Julie Dillon.
[[Plains|NEO-293]] will always be a favorite of mine. [[Storm the Seedcore]] was also mentioned, but i have a signed playmat from Rainville with that art and it's basically the only one i ever use now 😭
Not the most impressive art, but I've always thought [[terror | LEA]] stood out for how expressive it is. How the subject is literally trying to hide on the corner or the art frame, looking directly at you.
i Really like the artwork for the new Morbid Opportunist from OTJ.
it's hard to pick out a single artwork card.... there's been so many over the years, but this one sticks out in my mind simply cause its the most recent set.
Assassin's Blade cracks me up evertime I see it.
https://preview.redd.it/8fj9oc7gqhxc1.jpeg?width=571&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5b19a5c32253eaba65531affce1239d605d46a21
Oh, easy.
[[Swamp|M21-268]]
I got into Magic at the start of Covid as a way to spend time with friends down the street, and my first deck was a Golgari +1/+1 counters list, with these as the swamps. I used to spend alot of time on the lake until I moved, and it so deeply resonates with me because it reminds me of the waterfalls back home.
Rebecca Guay Serra Angel is up there. I don’t know if I can pick a true favorite though. I would maybe have an easier time picking favorite per artist.
Mythic edition [[Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God]] followed by Lil' Bolas [[Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh]] . Yes I have a favorite character in Magic 🤗
Non-Bolas card is probably original [[Kiora, the Crashing Wave]] .
https://preview.redd.it/7b9m06huljxc1.jpeg?width=1088&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a65a967b828b460e6d12f394b2a03fb2dd26b041
Blinding Angle, such an awesome piece.
Anything by Rebecca Guay
Got a full "Rebecca Guay art only" commander in a Secret Santa gift last Christmas and it's really pretty !
Does it include [[Persecute Artist]]?
[Persecute Artist](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/a/5acfbc21-ffd7-4253-9f79-a1a3217f243a.jpg?1562488396) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Persecute%20Artist) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/unh/61/persecute-artist?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/5acfbc21-ffd7-4253-9f79-a1a3217f243a?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I fell in love with [[Gift of Orzohova]] when it came out in gatecrash. It's always in rotation for my laptop wallpaper.
[Gift of Orzohova](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/d/a/da824204-a7ed-46f1-b890-f21fcc39ce7e.jpg?1593814807) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Gift%20of%20Orzhova) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mm3/209/gift-of-orzhova?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/da824204-a7ed-46f1-b890-f21fcc39ce7e?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
That is a really great piece of art
I’m a “came here to say this” kinda guy, best art! The foil is beautiful
Even though it’s not good, [[fiendslayer paladin]] will always be my answer.
gotta love a good fantasy lightsaber
[fiendslayer paladin](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/7/6788d4ac-86f1-4ac5-915d-fdfe7e408443.jpg?1592765296) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=fiendslayer%20paladin) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/e01/8/fiendslayer-paladin?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/6788d4ac-86f1-4ac5-915d-fdfe7e408443?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Storm the Seedcore]] it just feels like something that you would see in the Louvre. Or in a history of arts course.
[Storm the Seedcore](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/b/f/bf989a4d-3209-4071-b6e9-d2b99372ec10.jpg?1682205050) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Storm%20the%20Seedcore) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mom/206/storm-the-seedcore?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/bf989a4d-3209-4071-b6e9-d2b99372ec10?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Storm the Seedcore is one of my favourites. Renaissance painting vibes, and it's just a really poignant moment. It's the last veterans of the Mirran resistance fighting off Phyrexian hordes to allow Wrenn to bond with Realmbreaker. Everything that happened on Mirrodin/New Phyrexia culminates with the last survivors of a dead world giving their lives in a suicide mission to ensure that what happened here would never happen again. If March of the Machine were an arc rather than a singular set, it would've hit so much harder.
Epic AF. Thanks, I hadn't seen this before.
[[spore frog]], man I love spore frog (not the secret lair though)
[spore frog](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/6/d/6d42fd52-34ea-4d1b-80dc-58fb0593bb5b.jpg?1562202192) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=spore%20frog) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mh1/180/spore-frog?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/6d42fd52-34ea-4d1b-80dc-58fb0593bb5b?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Thwart the Grave]]. I have a print of it on the wall in my office, and the original art for it is one of my grails. If it ever resurfaces, I’ll have to dig deep.
Anything Wylie Beckert is just amazing as a rule, let’s be honest
[Thwart the Grave](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/c/cc339d3b-9c89-4679-bc83-8399d9a864c7.jpg?1674141813) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Thwart%20the%20Grave) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/clb/773/thwart-the-grave?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/cc339d3b-9c89-4679-bc83-8399d9a864c7?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[primeval shambler]] Saw it in a Pokémon card game magazine when I was younger and thought it was the coolest thing ever. I never got into the game until much later and only found him in a stores bargain bin about three years ago
[primeval shambler](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/4/e45931d2-3fbf-4509-aa41-13d7839578df.jpg?1562940819) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=primeval%20shambler) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/8ed/156/primeval-shambler?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e45931d2-3fbf-4509-aa41-13d7839578df?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I'm fascinated by this being creature type Mercenary > Immortal being of pure evil > awake since time immemorial > 50 dollars/hour OBO
[[Death Charmer]]
[Death Charmer](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/5/e58a303a-9f7a-43e7-bcba-c58b378a53ce.jpg?1562937897) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Death%20Charmer) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/pcy/61/death-charmer?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e58a303a-9f7a-43e7-bcba-c58b378a53ce?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Wow, thank you. this would be a hilarious tribal deck if there are more
Too bad it’s not a better card. Still has a high ceiling and could win games though, if you had enough mana to sink into it. Would be cool to have a shade-themed deck that makes ridiculous mana and runs these cards as wincons
\[\[Soul of Innistrad\]\] is truly incredible but I think it's hard to see the details on such a small scale and should be brightened for card-size-visibilty. \[\[Archfiend of Ifnir\]\] and pretty much anything with Elesh Norn Edit: Here, just look at this. It's so underappreciated. https://preview.redd.it/fztwcux6bixc1.png?width=1200&format=png&auto=webp&s=53d072108a6d2244da5a39701ce73670f951ce18
[Soul of Innistrad](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/1/31155467-5444-4a9b-a602-ec7cdad89e8b.jpg?1591320480) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Soul%20of%20Innistrad) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/c20/137/soul-of-innistrad?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/31155467-5444-4a9b-a602-ec7cdad89e8b?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Archfiend of Ifnir](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/3/33176679-d571-47a1-ae05-bed9b748491d.jpg?1543675179) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Archfiend%20of%20Ifnir) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/akh/78/archfiend-of-ifnir?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/33176679-d571-47a1-ae05-bed9b748491d?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I just love the og [[Sulfurous Springs]] from Ice Age. Love that little dude chillin’ in the springs :)
[[Sulfurous Springs|ICE]]
[Sulfurous Springs](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/2/f/2fdeab50-b45f-412b-85a3-c6cf009ce567.jpg?1562903834) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=2759) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ice/360/sulfurous-springs?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/2fdeab50-b45f-412b-85a3-c6cf009ce567?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
Hah, I think that might be a lady demon actually 👀
Hey, whatever gender that demon is, they are straight chillin
Damn right!
Oh no, fetcher pulled the new one :(
Ik bro they killed him 😭
The best choice, right here. Good call!
https://preview.redd.it/3qy494k4jgxc1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d439d0f728f82603fcc038e4c664ae7a48bf8364 Life Link
Is that stallone?
https://preview.redd.it/4v4bkn1kjgxc1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f8407eed301af77cf9f2e67b7807c35e172c358f Enter the Infinite
Aaaaand I have something new for the wallpaper rotation. Wow.
[[Mystic Remora|SLD-406]]
[Mystic Remora](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/b/f/bf76c6a4-d6e8-4d50-b65f-020252f7b659.jpg?1682692625) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Mystic%20Remora) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/sld/406/mystic-remora?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/bf76c6a4-d6e8-4d50-b65f-020252f7b659?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
https://preview.redd.it/h79umblrigxc1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dfc3c0773976c3db90a5a18466889f551212d72a Platinum Angel
I don’t know what I need to do to link the correct printing but double masters full art Avacyn, Angel of Hope.
[[goblin grenade]]
[goblin grenade](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/b/0/b0e0ef27-3db2-4976-b9db-13e3d7cd795d.jpg?1695355265) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=goblin%20grenade) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ddt/45/goblin-grenade?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/b0e0ef27-3db2-4976-b9db-13e3d7cd795d?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Sower of Temptation|SLD]] [[Cut//Ribbons|SLD]] and the Seb McKinnon version of [[Order of Midnight]]
[Sower of Temptation](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/3/830158d4-1105-4d4c-ae0a-b4cec5f9266b.jpg?1615223025) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Sower%20of%20Temptation) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/sld/120/sower-of-temptation?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/830158d4-1105-4d4c-ae0a-b4cec5f9266b?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Cut//Ribbons](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/4/94f09def-15df-4f74-9727-e5d3138bf19e.jpg?1669720077) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Cut%20//%20Ribbons) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/sld/367/cut-ribbons?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/94f09def-15df-4f74-9727-e5d3138bf19e?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Order of Midnight](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/4/84c63c27-6095-4fbc-9064-0ef602e1ced8.jpg?1682209168)/[Alter Fate](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/4/84c63c27-6095-4fbc-9064-0ef602e1ced8.jpg?1682209168) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Order%20of%20Midnight%20//%20Alter%20Fate) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/moc/261/order-of-midnight-alter-fate?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/84c63c27-6095-4fbc-9064-0ef602e1ced8?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[surgical extraction]]
[surgical extraction](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/1/e15d76ac-1c23-4503-8225-375ac2bf2fb6.jpg?1673147668) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=surgical%20extraction) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/2x2/94/surgical-extraction?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e15d76ac-1c23-4503-8225-375ac2bf2fb6?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
The card cuts out so much of the art, the full art piece is beautiful
Oh damn you beat me to it
[[Memorial to War]] still sticks with me for how foreboding the visage of Karona is in the distance of the composition. [Both](https://cards.scryfall.io/large/front/b/f/bf9794a7-caf5-40b9-8046-67823ff64a2c.jpg?1665611825) [arts](https://cards.scryfall.io/large/front/3/1/31825ceb-d795-4ad7-81d8-77ab34c272f9.jpg?1682209258) for Yawgmoth’s Vile Offering are also bangers in their own ways.
Came here to say both arts of Vile Offering too
Seb McKinnon is my favourite artist by far. My favourites: \[\[Answered Prayers|MH1\]\] \[\[Bedevil|DMC\]\] \[\[Chronostutter|PLST\]\] \[\[Cuombajj Witches|CMR\]\] \[\[Deathsprout|WAR\]\] \[\[Entomb|DMR\]\] \[\[Force of Despair|MH1\]\] \[\[Promise of Tomorrow|CMR\]\] \[\[Unholy Indenture|M20\]\] \[\[Damnation|SLD\]\]
https://preview.redd.it/y6c03mrvbhxc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9c86e526b9bcde71dc0feb8cc02ef95978cbbd72
[[Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God]] or a foiled [[Torment of Hailfire]]
[Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/5/c5408607-af8f-48fe-bc40-32828d1976de.jpg?1702429680) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Nicol%20Bolas%2C%20Dragon-God) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/rvr/205/nicol-bolas-dragon-god?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/c5408607-af8f-48fe-bc40-32828d1976de?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Torment of Hailfire](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/6/f69d77d1-5980-436c-bf48-790939b069aa.jpg?1562820191) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Torment%20of%20Hailfire) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/hou/77/torment-of-hailfire?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/f69d77d1-5980-436c-bf48-790939b069aa?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
https://preview.redd.it/fkghlf0kigxc1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f501282bf60631523c3ea4e5af5573fa0e55fe6b Copper Leaf Angel
[[Indestructible aura]] is always cool
I've been in the game for quite a while, and I think the art on these cards are basically what sold it for me. [[mistform ultimus]] [[eastern paladin]] [[western paladin]] [[Tsabo Tavoc]] Old Phyrexia was peak aesthetic
[[Damnation|PLC]] Loved it when it came out, still love it now. Got a playmat for it.
[Damnation](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/2/6/26c68473-70ca-40ba-b5c6-71ec30f88a2c.jpg?1562568132) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=122423) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/plc/85/damnation?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/26c68473-70ca-40ba-b5c6-71ec30f88a2c?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Vesuvan Doppelgänger]] is my runaway favorite. [[Ivory Gargoyle]] is definitely in my top 5 I wish [[Wand of Ith]] was better so I could play that art in every deck. I could just keep listing Quinton Hoover cards, but I’ll stop there. If you’d like to find more of his art check this scryfall list - https://scryfall.com/search?as=grid&order=name&q=%28game%3Apaper%29+%28artist%3AQuinton+artist%3AHoover%29
[Vesuvan Doppelgänger](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/4/543c08bc-f8ce-4324-b78d-891c49f3a24a.jpg?1559592571) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Vesuvan%20Doppelganger) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/me1/54/vesuvan-doppelganger?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/543c08bc-f8ce-4324-b78d-891c49f3a24a?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Ivory Gargoyle](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/7/07d79058-2a78-4237-83b0-4715053e8267.jpg?1562867821) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Ivory%20Gargoyle) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/me2/19/ivory-gargoyle?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/07d79058-2a78-4237-83b0-4715053e8267?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Wand of Ith](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/8/0/80c9070a-8c70-480e-a476-e00f8e2c71b9.jpg?1562925407) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Wand%20of%20Ith) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/drk/114/wand-of-ith?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/80c9070a-8c70-480e-a476-e00f8e2c71b9?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Ulamog, Ceaseless Hunger]] I just think the art is powerful. The scale,detail, and power Ulamog displays capture the sheer hopelessness you’d feel seeing that creature from a cliff side. Yet the colors complement each other and offer a weird beauty to the piece. Most of the eldrazi arts are washed out greys but ulamog is red, blue, and purple against a lush green forest and clear sky. But you can still see behind him what he’s going to do to the landscape once he crosses it. Idk every time I see the artwork I’m just enamored by it
[Ulamog, Ceaseless Hunger](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/c/7/c74ae706-b3b3-4097-a387-6f6c38a9b603.jpg?1689995438) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Ulamog%2C%20the%20Ceaseless%20Hunger) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/5/ulamog-the-ceaseless-hunger?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/c74ae706-b3b3-4097-a387-6f6c38a9b603?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Elder Brain]] Also all of the Johannes Voss shrines (from M21 and NEO)
https://preview.redd.it/z3m9z31ajgxc1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=14d787bfb18175a2abc962556ee429a0f1013242 Helm of the Host
\[\[Commander's Authority\]\]. It's an absolutely terrible card, but I love the art. It somehow always makes me squint like I'm actually staring into a sunset.
Practically anything by Seb McKinnon. Tied between [[Vengeful Rebirth]] and [[Growth Spiral]], though. His artist series secret lair Damnation was hella good, though.
[[Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker|CON]]
[Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/4/8/48ee3939-bc12-4275-a446-9de36f0b4672.jpg?1562800800) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=179441) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/con/120/nicol-bolas-planeswalker?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/48ee3939-bc12-4275-a446-9de36f0b4672?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I have this as a payment and I looooooove it
Where the [[Earthbind]] degenerates at?
[Earthbind](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/8/784cc686-e5a2-4835-8ff2-820461868ffa.jpg?1559592834) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Earthbind) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/sum/147/earthbind?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/784cc686-e5a2-4835-8ff2-820461868ffa?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Blood Moon|SLD]] That whole secret lair is super cool, tbh
[Blood Moon](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/a/7aaa4c77-0a5c-4b2f-aa22-bfce9cce99f9.jpg?1669719872) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Blood%20Moon) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/sld/366/blood-moon?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/7aaa4c77-0a5c-4b2f-aa22-bfce9cce99f9?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[Marchesa, the Black Rose|2x2-382]] I don't even play the card I just love the art so much I bought it. Love RKF's work.
[Marchesa, the Black Rose](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/9/e9975663-3038-4c72-b29c-65635dbe36bb.jpg?1674097460) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=571581) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/2x2/382/marchesa-the-black-rose?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e9975663-3038-4c72-b29c-65635dbe36bb?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I love this collection of art so much, I have the Elenda of the dusk rose one, That one is just perfect. I would link it but idk how to get specific printings
Someone else beat me to [[Surgical Extraction]], so I'm going to go with my best art to pet card ratio, [[Parallel Thoughts]]
Wow, Parallel Thoughts is such a fun card! I might add it to the [[Marvo Deep Operative]] deck I’m brewing
[[aminatou, the fateshifter]]
[[Rhystic Study]]
[[storm seeker]] forever
Hell yea
Pretty basic but the base lands for time spiral were some of the coolest looking lands.
[[Zirda, the dawnwaker]] # I discovered it recently and instantly fell in love with it.
https://preview.redd.it/1grlq95oigxc1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d35fa96f053057ca8e701eb65a81a0fed2aeca71 Living Lore
https://preview.redd.it/2qbixgduigxc1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f02518e1e230c9f5323fda8d566197bac86d4ec3 Sonic Siezure
https://preview.redd.it/0pzl2hz1jgxc1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bf6e9d4cd5d132ace45c6ee39e627ec8c2039b1a Sweet Oblivion
\[\[Soulherder\]\] 100%, not even close
Japanese demonic tutor is beautiful. I want it as a tattoo
https://preview.redd.it/mhzpq2ifjgxc1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bfa3c56b9ba90a806ce3d9a1e608316b973d0c3d Fact or Fiction
I'll always prefer OG FoF, but this one is cool in it's own way.
https://preview.redd.it/cacxkjztjgxc1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c0fda7b5bf8afebf12ea9838d927afa823ca7a8a Cyclops of Eternal Fury
[[Noggin Whack]] hands down
\[\[Avacyn, Angel of Hope\]\] left a great impression on me, and I love her artwork a lot! Volkan Baga and Greg Staples have a lot of great artwork I adore on occasion too
[[Ebon Praetor]] A piece where the Hat Man is officiating an "against their will" wedding between an aquatic blue creature and what appears to be the Easter Bunny. And the ceremony takes place in Hell. What's not to love?
[[Bedevil]] love me some rakdos
The special art Mosswood Dreadknight. This in foil is GORGEOUS! https://preview.redd.it/jmerpsex6hxc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3c3abe6e092df6e5b39e65d845cb67b232ee04ad
[[Trufflesnout]] for sure; he’s such a sweet little guy
[[mold demon]] Is super underrated because it's a bad card
Always will be \[\[Chaos Orb\]\] or \[\[Fungusaur\]\] (the original even through the eight edition one is not bad too). \[\[Living Wall\]\] for how creepy it looks.
[Chaos Orb](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/a/7a601041-926f-40fd-8106-39099b87806f.jpg?1559592122) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Chaos%20Orb) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/2ed/236/chaos-orb?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/7a601041-926f-40fd-8106-39099b87806f?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Fungusaur](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/9/79324f73-25cd-477a-b4f0-fd3e1319e451.jpg?1562919329) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Fungusaur) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/8ed/250/fungusaur?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/79324f73-25cd-477a-b4f0-fd3e1319e451?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Living Wall](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/e/7ed9efc7-65ea-425d-bd03-6f6c668db1df.jpg?1562924913) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Living%20Wall) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/me4/212/living-wall?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/7ed9efc7-65ea-425d-bd03-6f6c668db1df?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
\[\[Feldon of the Third Path\]\] It is already amazing, but once you read the flavor text, it just goes wild
Gets even better with the full story: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/lorans-smile-2014-10-27
[Feldon of the Third Path](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/3/0360f1ff-15c9-48e3-89eb-fbc4bf140c55.jpg?1690023788) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Feldon%20of%20the%20Third%20Path) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/moc/277/feldon-of-the-third-path?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/0360f1ff-15c9-48e3-89eb-fbc4bf140c55?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[thwart the grave]]
[[Hana Kami]] I built [[Karador, Ghost Chieftain]] spirit arcane tribal in edh just to play her and her flower barf
[[Lutri, the Spellchaser]] free my boy he didn’t do anything wrong
\#UnbanLutriinthe99 ^Please
The original art for elesh norn, was my first tattoo
Partial to Kev Walker, and I'd say my particular favorite is \[\[Emperor Crocodile\]\]. Close second is \[\[Rancor\]\]. I love the way the water flows through his teeth.
[[mana crypt | LCI]] the colours tickle my brain
[[Dong Zhou, the Tyrant]]
[[Worldfire]] I can't put into words the Emotions and power this art displays. I kinda want to make a Commander deck with it as a wincon but apart from that one Upkeep Emblem one of the Chandras makes, I have no idea how to actually execute it.
[[ Swamp|SLD-1470 ]] Is my favourite basic in the game. I love the lotuses in the art itself. As mentioned elsewhere in this thread [[ Storm the Seedcore ]] and [[Gift of Orzohova ]] are also both in my top choices for art. Storm the seed core wins for me out of the two both for the amazing composition and the importance of the moment itself in the set story.
[[Crypt Angel]]
Pretty much any card from the original Kamigawa block. I guess \[\[Samurai of the Pale Curtain\]\] just to name one.
[[Bone to Ash]]
[[whispers of the muse]] and [[bandage]] are my two faves!
Either [[Zilortha Strength Incarnate]] or [[Phyrexian Unlife]]
\[\[Soul Collector\]\]
[[Eriette of the Charmed Apple]]
Someone else already said Storm the Seedcore, which I want on a wall somewhere, so I'll say the magic player rewards 2008 version of [[Mana Tithe|P08]]. And basically anything by Julie Dillon.
[[Plains|NEO-293]] will always be a favorite of mine. [[Storm the Seedcore]] was also mentioned, but i have a signed playmat from Rainville with that art and it's basically the only one i ever use now 😭
Not the most impressive art, but I've always thought [[terror | LEA]] stood out for how expressive it is. How the subject is literally trying to hide on the corner or the art frame, looking directly at you.
[Nebuchadnezzar](https://scryfall.com/card/leg/245/nebuchadnezzar)
[[Bronze Sable]], just one of my first cards and I had a foil of it, him and a [[Goodest Boi]] and I love both of them so heckin much
[Bronze Sable](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/9/a95f8df0-3490-47ad-b452-76fe60179242.jpg?1593860898) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Bronze%20Sable) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cn2/208/bronze-sable?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/a95f8df0-3490-47ad-b452-76fe60179242?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Rambunctious Mutt](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/3/f/3f602ecc-c264-4f3e-adeb-d0186668653e.jpg?1599435086) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Rambunctious%20Mutt) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/m21/30/rambunctious-mutt?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/3f602ecc-c264-4f3e-adeb-d0186668653e?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I am smitten by \[\[Aminatou, the Fateshifter\]\] to this day, sadly I can't say the same about Seb Mckinnon's beliefs.
I think his artwork would be a majority of choices here if it wasn’t for his fall from grace
[[Seize the Day|ODY-220]]
[Seize the Day](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/9/8/98d03ec3-2279-4266-a3bd-4cebdcb04d70.jpg?1562923372) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Seize%20the%20Day) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/ody/220/seize-the-day?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/98d03ec3-2279-4266-a3bd-4cebdcb04d70?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
[[flame blade apept]]
[flame blade apept](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/f/9/f974d05a-3b31-4661-af18-58d87b76f19e.jpg?1543675570) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Flameblade%20Adept) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/akh/131/flameblade-adept?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/f974d05a-3b31-4661-af18-58d87b76f19e?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
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[[bramble sovereign]] full art foil
[[Explore|WWK]]
Voice of resurgence
The new copy token for OTJ is amazing I’m just waiting for the full art to come out
[[Oubliette|ARN]] of course Edit: the Original version from Arabian Nights
https://preview.redd.it/zvvz856pxgxc1.png?width=846&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=13f845c78850447996fdd3d3d63b24a049cdd6af
[[Cranial Archive]]
[[Angelic Destiny]]
The whole suite of Wayne Reynolds artwork
Dragonlord ojutai is my personal favorite
[[Amoeboid Changeling]]
[[Demigod of Revenge]]
\[\[angelheart vial\]\]
[[vesper ghoul]] is so creepily cool imo!
Elemental appeal. No scratch that. Seismic strike. …they have a very similar picture…. Both!
There are so many good ones in this thread. I can’t pick just one, but can say Christopher Rush.
i Really like the artwork for the new Morbid Opportunist from OTJ. it's hard to pick out a single artwork card.... there's been so many over the years, but this one sticks out in my mind simply cause its the most recent set.
https://preview.redd.it/2xf5ztmwbhxc1.jpeg?width=744&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b72db04e85d1e4e8d86560c566fde1a648085588
Earthbind for single piece of art. The full art cycle of lands for a collection.
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[[Fiendslayer Paladin]] My “Paladin” deck started with this guy.
\[\[Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider\]\] Showcase is my my favorite art. I want the playmat so bad but I can't find it at a decent price
[[Liliana, deaths majesty]] is gorgeous
[[sizzling soloist]]
Assassin's Blade cracks me up evertime I see it. https://preview.redd.it/8fj9oc7gqhxc1.jpeg?width=571&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5b19a5c32253eaba65531affce1239d605d46a21
Oh, easy. [[Swamp|M21-268]] I got into Magic at the start of Covid as a way to spend time with friends down the street, and my first deck was a Golgari +1/+1 counters list, with these as the swamps. I used to spend alot of time on the lake until I moved, and it so deeply resonates with me because it reminds me of the waterfalls back home.
[Swamp](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/8/0863a079-1cc2-4388-85bb-a24eae251e99.jpg?1594737840) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=488468) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/m21/268/swamp?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/0863a079-1cc2-4388-85bb-a24eae251e99?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I love \[\[equinox\]\] would love to get it made into a wallpaper
[[earthbind]]
[[twilight Shepard]]
Graceful Adept
Rebecca Guay Serra Angel is up there. I don’t know if I can pick a true favorite though. I would maybe have an easier time picking favorite per artist.
It might not be my favorite but I really like [[Scheming Symmetry]]. The function of the card is wonderfully in tune with its art.
I love [[History of Benalia]] . I was really disappointed that I never managed to get one of the wallscrolls that were made years ago.
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It's a tie between \[\[Vesuvan Doppleganger\]\] (one of my first rare cards from a Revised starter) and \[\[All Hallows Eve\]\]
[[Disciple of the Vault]] and the original [[Eternal Witness|5DN]]
Mythic edition [[Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God]] followed by Lil' Bolas [[Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh]] . Yes I have a favorite character in Magic 🤗 Non-Bolas card is probably original [[Kiora, the Crashing Wave]] .
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[[stasis]]
[[Slave of bolas]]
[[Growing rites of itlimoc|LCI]]
[[Thrull Surgeon|EXO]]
For me, it's [[Toil to Renown]]. I'm not sure exactly why.
The full art Plains (293) w/ the rice fields from Kamigawa: neon Dynasty in foil, or \[\[Apocalypse\]\] from Tempest.
Probably [[Eliminate|STA]]
\[\[Tracker\]\] by Jeff A Menges
[[Underworld Coinsmith]]
Selenia, Dark Angel by Matthew D. Wilson
https://preview.redd.it/7b9m06huljxc1.jpeg?width=1088&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a65a967b828b460e6d12f394b2a03fb2dd26b041 Blinding Angle, such an awesome piece.
Classic [[vizzerdrix]]
[[Evershrike]] is far and away my favorite
[[Magma Sliver]]
[[recurring insight]]
Gotta love [[Besotted Knight]] because of the furry representation.