old vs new ART
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Posted on Oct. 6, 2013, 1:59 p.m. by amishrambo
with the release of theros we got two staple spells of ye old Thoughtseize and Magma Jet both with new art but as always with the return awsome card with new art it raises the question of is the new art better? so which art do you like more. discuss
Epochalyptik says... #3
I'm fond of the originals, especially in foil. The new Magma Jet art is not bad, but I prefer the original. The original Thoughtseize art definitely conveys the effect of the card better than the new art does.
October 6, 2013 2:11 p.m.
amishrambo says... #4
yea the new thoughtseize looks like a kill spell to be honest
October 6, 2013 2:12 p.m.
SwiftDeath says... #5
I prefer the old art on both cards and the foils are just beautiful. The new Thoughtseize art is ok and I wouldn't mind having to settle for it just to pay a little less but with the Magma Jet I really don't like the new art.
October 6, 2013 2:14 p.m.
Cobthecobbler says... #6
I am in love with the originals on both accounts.
I'm not a fan of the new art for either at all. Magma Jet is significantly better than Thoughtseize . The new art for TS looks really bad and doesn't really help portray the effect to it's fullest. It looks more like it belongs on a Drain Life effect.
October 6, 2013 5:36 p.m.
CaveShinobi says... #7
I prefer the new Magma Jet and the old Thoughtseize .
The old Magma Jet's art's framing looks a bit off, and way it's way too "empty". The new one, on the other hand, looks much more complete. On the TS, the new one doesn't really look like someone's stealing thoughts from that guy's mind. It looks more like he's turning to ashes; whereas Lorwyn's art actually relates to the effect, and is quite pretty to boot.
October 6, 2013 5:52 p.m.
HarbingerJK says... #8
New Magma Jet and I'm torn on Thoughtseize , I'm tempted to go with the new printing because the guy's hand turning to stone is metal
October 6, 2013 5:54 p.m.
new magma jet i like, because it reminds me of a lot of mage style mage in video games, new thoughtseize i think is garbage compared the other it, its more like 'dust' or 'dissolve' styled art
October 7, 2013 11:27 a.m.
megawurmple says... #10
I personally prefer the new Magma Jet far more than the old. The old one is just a mass of yellow and red without much real ingenuity, but the new one is a mage controlling a pillar of molten rock, and it just generally looks better.
I also prefer the new Thoughtseize . The old one may show what the card does - it's basically a faerie stealing the thoughts right out of an elf's ear - but the new one, in my opinion anyway, is just generally cooler art, and it also tells more of a story. From the art and the flavour text, you can infer that Ashiok has stolen the guy's thoughts and corrupted them; he's not actually crumbling into dust, he just thinks he is because of Ashiok. For that reason, I feel that the new art is also a good representation of what the card does.
TL;DR: Both new arts are better.
Jay says... #2
Original on both counts.
My proxied Thoughtseize has the Faery saying "yoink nigga" and it kills me every time.
October 6, 2013 2:04 p.m.