Sep 06 2023 39 mins 6
John Avon is Magic’s Master of Mana, Baron of Basics, and Lord of Lands. He’s illustrated fully 7% of all basic land arts ever printed, and among them are many of the most iconic basics of all time. We share our pick for #1 Avon basic land art for each type, and talk about what makes Avon’s art so effective.
- All the land panoramas: https://imgur.com/a/MNZrN (scryfall version: https://scryfall.com/search?q=e%3Dchk+t%3Dbasic+order%3Aset+%2B%2B)
- All John Avon basics, in order of release: https://scryfall.com/search?q=a%3Aavon+t%3Aland+t%3Abasic+Unique%3Aart+order%3Areleased+dir%3Aasc+prefer%3Aoldest&order=released&dir=asc
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Plains
- 2:36 - Austin’s pick: scryfall.com/card/7ed/344/plains
- 4:54 - Austin’s runner-up: scryfall.com/card/pmps07/1/ja
- 5:20 - Connor’s pick: scryfall.com/card/kld/250/plains
Island
- 8:10 - Connor’s pick: scryfall.com/card/ust/213/island
- 10:50 - Austin’s pick: scryfall.com/card/inv/336/island
- 13:54 - Austin’s runner-up: scryfall.com/card/unh/137/island
Swamp
- 15:30 - Austin’s pick: scryfall.com/card/pal06/3/swamp
- 19:00 - Austin’s runner-up: scryfall.com/card/unh/138/swamp
- 19:27 - Connor’s pick: scryfall.com/card/m15/258/swamp
- 22:06 - Connor’s runner-up: scryfall.com/card/ust/214/swamp
Mountain
- 22:51 - Connor’s pick: scryfall.com/card/chk/300/mountain
- 25:23 - Connor’s runner-up: scryfall.com/card/chk/301/mountain
- 26:10 - Austin’s runner-up: scryfall.com/card/chk/302/mountain
- 27:51 - Austin’s pick: scryfall.com/card/mir/346/mountain
Forest
- 30:22 - Austin’s pick: scryfall.com/card/ons/349/forest
- 33:47 - Austin’s runner-up: scryfall.com/card/unh/140/forest
- 34:33 - Connor’s pick: scryfall.com/card/ons/347/forest
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Music by Ikson, iksonmusic.com
- Intro - To You, by Ikson
- Outro - Summer, by Ikson
- 2:27 - Hey, by Ikson
- 38:01 - Sahara, by Ikson
