A GU legend that draws cards? How original. They may as well just keep reprinting the same one at this point. Like, is there noooo other design space in the history of magic that UG can explore?
Do actual people actually care that they made Aragorn black?
Yes, some people who care both for Magic the Gathering (THE Trading Card Game par excellence) and Lord of the Rings (one of the last, if not the last true and exemplar modern product of a particularly European -specifically Germanic and Norse- sensibility and heritage), care that their favorite game represents their most beloved cultural product well.
When it comes to Tolkien, I think people should realize that a big section of the fans don't just see his works as "generic fantasy world". They see a manifestation of a culture they identify with. Just like the Japanese would see Ruruoni Kenshin or other Samurai/Yokai/etc stories. Everyone is entitled to feel pride for their culture. Does that mean that nobody else can enjoy Samurai anime or LOTR? Of course not, but that doesn't mean people are obligated to take well the inclusion of external ethnicities (for commercial reasons, at that) in your traditional/mythological/historical setting. Case in point: Dragon Ball Evolution. Heck, even Rings of Power to an extent.
100% agree with all of this. Plus there is inherent double standard. Imagine the outrage if they made a savannah/African style plane and then had a tribe of white skinned red haired people? This wokeness for no reason but wokeness needs to stop. And no this has nothing to do with artistic license.
Can anyone tell me what is in the sphere trap here? Can't tell from the art.
Edit: Lol nevermind, just turn the art upside down and suddenly all is clear
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The rest are pretty straightforward
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I was never a fan of the type
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100% agree with all of this. Plus there is inherent double standard. Imagine the outrage if they made a savannah/African style plane and then had a tribe of white skinned red haired people? This wokeness for no reason but wokeness needs to stop. And no this has nothing to do with artistic license.
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Thanks captain obvious. If you are using three cards to kill one creature then you fail hard at magic.
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Edit: Lol nevermind, just turn the art upside down and suddenly all is clear