Super nice guy, too. Got a TON of cards signed by him at Magic Con, and he was happy to keep talking during the process. I had been in line almost 2 hours with plenty of people behind me, so I hate that I had to leave move so quickly.
I can agree that this is great art, but for me it really is not suited for a magic card. I can barely make out what I'm seeing, and it will be even harder ona. Small card
We're never getting a Bant Legendary Merfolk, are we? And before someone mentions it, I do know of [[Tuvasa the Sunlit]], but she doesn't care about other merfolk.
i think merfolk were only blue (please correct me if i'm wrong) until Lorwyn when they were put in azorius colours. Simic merfolk came later, and are an abomination.
Still a newer phenomenon, and you are allowed to think that of course, but as my first deck back in 2008 was azorius merfolk, simic merfolk feel incredibly wrong to me. They just don't feel like merfolk to me at all!
edit: apocalypse had a single izzet and a simic merfolk
I think it just depends what your first experience was. If you played back in original Lorwyn, Merfolk are obviously Azorius, but if your first Merfolk were from Ixalan, they're obviously Simic lol
Merfolk were always blue, simic since ixalan. Azorius never but with this it could be possible; azorius spells for support while keeping merfolk blue. Someone here said bant, so that's possible.
I don't think that's true, maybe in lore, but in cards the first simic merfolk was the selkie card in eventide. After that, the next merfolk in simic were in 2016.
fwiw, i'm using scryfall to check this, so may be using it wrong and making mistakes.
edit: apocalypse had a single izzet and a simic merfolk
Thing is merfoks from ixalan are from another plane with different lore. Lorwyn Merfolk are different and are primarily Azorius (with some being Dimir on the original block)
Richard Kane Ferguson is goated. This card looks sick.
Super nice guy, too. Got a TON of cards signed by him at Magic Con, and he was happy to keep talking during the process. I had been in line almost 2 hours with plenty of people behind me, so I hate that I had to leave move so quickly.
I can agree that this is great art, but for me it really is not suited for a magic card. I can barely make out what I'm seeing, and it will be even harder ona. Small card
literally an OG artist with some of the most iconic arts in the history of the game. that's the hill your'e climbing up.
Don’t ever comment on any magic related post again
Am I not allowed to have an opinion?
Not bad ones
Thanks for your (bad) opinion
Saying this is bad magic art is like saying alliances and ice age never should have happened
I prefer by a lot the alternative art, now what ? Guess what, people have different tastes, downplaying them is childish.
You can be wrong. It’s fine.
[[Necrite|drk]]
I get your point, but it's not unprecedented and personally I prefer art not be chained to being toned down into overt congruity.
Edit: I meant Necrite from The Dark but any Drew Tucker art kinda gives the vibes I'm talking about.
Necrite - (G) (SF) (txt)
FAQ
Ooooh I like this one, merfolk tribal jank it is
Bant merfolk?
Green just for Sentinel of the Nameless City? Wait, were you talking about standard?
Tatyova, homie.
We're never getting a Bant Legendary Merfolk, are we? And before someone mentions it, I do know of [[Tuvasa the Sunlit]], but she doesn't care about other merfolk.
Tuvasa the Sunlit - (G) (SF) (txt)
FAQ
Now we get azorius merfolk?
That’s Lorwyn for you
i think merfolk were only blue (please correct me if i'm wrong) until Lorwyn when they were put in azorius colours. Simic merfolk came later, and are an abomination.
Merfolk are also simic in dominaria and ravnica. And Simic fits them the best imo, so i totally disagree.
Still a newer phenomenon, and you are allowed to think that of course, but as my first deck back in 2008 was azorius merfolk, simic merfolk feel incredibly wrong to me. They just don't feel like merfolk to me at all!
edit: apocalypse had a single izzet and a simic merfolk
I think it just depends what your first experience was. If you played back in original Lorwyn, Merfolk are obviously Azorius, but if your first Merfolk were from Ixalan, they're obviously Simic lol
Merfolk were always blue, simic since ixalan. Azorius never but with this it could be possible; azorius spells for support while keeping merfolk blue. Someone here said bant, so that's possible.
[[Sygg, River Guide]] printed in 2007.
The OG Lowryn had Merfolk as UW.
The sibling block Shadowmoor had those same Merfolk become UB.
[[Sygg, River Cutthroat]]
Considering the original Ixalan came out about a decade after this, Simic Merfolk is a far newer concept than Azorius.
Damn bro hes already dead
Are we forgetting the OG Azorius Merfolk [[Galina’s Knight]] ?
I've only been playing for 22 years, so I wasn't aware of that one lol
Galina’s Knight - (G) (SF) (txt)
FAQ
Sygg, River Guide - (G) (SF) (txt)
Sygg, River Cutthroat - (G) (SF) (txt)
FAQ
On top of what the other guy said, we've had Simic Merfolk since literally Simic, which is older than Ixalan by a long ways.
I don't think that's true, maybe in lore, but in cards the first simic merfolk was the selkie card in eventide. After that, the next merfolk in simic were in 2016. fwiw, i'm using scryfall to check this, so may be using it wrong and making mistakes.
edit: apocalypse had a single izzet and a simic merfolk
Can't wait to see this art on the Proffessor's office wall.
Well, now my Historic merfolk deck will have to be GWU after this set releases.
The prof must be ecstatic
This would look amazing in foil
This set is going to be very focused on having a single creature type. Draft is going to be very tough.
It’s really not as typal focused as you’d think in a return to Lorwyn. (And the whole set has been revealed now.)
Cool stuff for merfolks. I kinda wish we could get the old green merfolk with Explore from Ixalan
Why can’t we?
Thing is merfoks from ixalan are from another plane with different lore. Lorwyn Merfolk are different and are primarily Azorius (with some being Dimir on the original block)