Top 10: Art of Born of the Gods

Born of the Gods is out and it's time for another Top 10! It was, again, an incredibly difficult task to narrow down such a gorgeous set and I even cheated a little on this list just to include more pieces. Honorable mention to Adam Paquette, Matthias Kollros, Noah Bradley, Greg Staples, and Slawomir Maniak

Looking at my list it seems I have a penchant for the "Nyx" cards, those with starfields in the the shadows. Will be updating the images once the hi res's come out, and I may even switch some out.

10. Ephara's Enlightenment by Wes Burt

9. Springleaf Drum by Seb McKinnon

8. Everflame Eidolon by Daarken

7. Ephara, God of the Polis by Eric Deschamps

6. Eater of Hope & Mogis, God of Slaughter by Peter Mohrbacher

5. Spirit of the Labyrinth by Jason Chan

4. Satyr Firedancer by Chris Rahn

3. Forsaken Drifters by Min Yum

2. Pain Seer & Perplexing Chimera by Tyler Jacobson

1. Arbiter of the Ideal by Johann Bodin

These are just my opinions and not the views of Wizards of the Coast, I'd love to know your own favorites or lists!

-V

Top 10: Art of Theros

I can't believe I haven't done this before, but from now on I will share my favorite pieces at the release of every new Magic: the Gathering set. I tried to limit it to one per artist, though most artists on this list had multiple pieces worthy of note. That being said, a top 10 is a very narrow affair, and you should check out the work of Peter Mohrbacher, Jaime Jones, Jason Chan, Karl Kopinski, and many others who worked on this set. Any omissions are for the sake of brevity.

These are the artists and the quality of work I aspire to, and this list serves as a marker of how far I have to go. It is also a reminder of why I love what I do, and will never stop striving to get better.

Welcome to Theros:

10. Defend the Hearth by Raymond Swanland

 

9. Phalanx Leader & Ordeal of Nylea by Dave Palumbo

8. Erebos, God of the Dead by Peter Mohrbacher

7. Abhorrent Overlord & Fleecemane Lion by Slawomir Maniak

6. Hopeful Eidolon by Min Yum

5. Voyaging Satyr & Elspeth by Tyler Jacobson

4. Prognotic Sphinx by Steve Prescott

3. Destructive Revelry by Kev Walker

2. Hythonia the Cruel & Nylea, God of the Hunt by Chris Rahn

1. Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver by Karla Ortiz