Much of the old art wasn't that great. Magic art isn't supposed to look like a painting, it's supposed to immerse you in a fantasy world. The art we have now is much richer, more complex, and more realistic; an upgrade over what came before. Not that all old artworks are bad, many are awesome and quite iconic, but don't defend this simplistic, flat piece of crap.
Posted By:
luca_barelli
(12/3/2011 7:48:30 PM)
Okay, whatever. Go ahead and say Baneslayer looks like crap, that a 3 year old could chuck out Orzhov Guildmage, and that Stasis has better art than anything else because of its "significance." That does not change that this looks like it was in an episode of Scooby-Doo, while Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre would be worthy of a museum.
Posted By:
Shadoflaam
(10/30/2011 5:27:12 PM)
Sweet Jesus, look at that art. Is Kipling West a six-year-old?
Posted By:
ScissorsLizard
(5/4/2010 3:50:54 PM)
@Shadoflaam: If there's one thing I'm sure about, it's that Ulamog would not end up in a museum. Ulamog's illustration is many things. Skillful; yes. Pretty; maybe. But it's not art. Stasis, on the other hand, could potentially have ended up in a museum. I'm sorry, but you're wrong in this case. Dead wrong.
Posted By:
Tiggurix
(5/28/2012 8:58:25 PM)
Photorealism alone describes the general difference between the new and old card art. Magic is a game of fantasy and realism has no business within.
Posted By:
SarcasmElemental
(8/10/2012 8:15:19 PM)
Congratulations Dwarven Thaumaturgist; The Fate of the Flammable is no longer the only Magic card whose art has made me laugh out loud.
As for the card itself, yeah, he's vulnerable, but the effect is versatile enough that you should hardly ever see a game where it won't help you out somehow. "OK, you pay your 3 mana and Ball Lightning me for 1. Actually, you ball lightning me, I block with my Thaumaturgist and then activate it. Just cuz." And god knows this is way better than most Dwarves out there, especially pre-Odyssey.
Posted By:
Lyoncet
(2/26/2011 10:51:57 AM)
I'm sure Kipling is a better artist than you, Scissorslizard.
The art isnt bad. New players like the computer generated art though.
Posted By:
Kryptnyt
(3/19/2011 1:06:25 PM)
2005/11/1
"Note that the wording "Effects that alter the creature's power alter its toughness instead, and vice versa, this turn" has been removed."
Why, actually? I know it makes this a messy ability that you have to keep track of until end of turn, but that's how the card was originally designed. And since Wizards wants their cards' functionality as close to the original intent as possible, shouldn't they add that line again?
Posted By:
Mode
(5/13/2012 1:28:50 AM)
Mode, they removed the line because it is now standard rules for Magic. I believe this was the first card to feature such an ability, and that made it necessary to explain it. Now, there is a rule for it, so specifics on the card is not so much a necessity.
Posted By:
steinburger1109
(5/23/2012 7:19:20 PM)
I actually like this art, it makes me think of it being in a series of tapestries all depicting some function of a city or some such thing.
Posted By:
DritzD27
(7/8/2012 9:43:36 AM)