![]() Image Credit: Wizards of the Coast I really like the alternate ring art showing characters going through low moments, is there a particular one that’s your favorite? The fear he inspires and the dread of his presence are clear in every piece. The awesome card arts by Kieran Yanner, Alex Brock, Yongjae Choi, Yigit Koroglu and Anato Finnstark give us the sense that Sauron is a Dark Wizard, a powerful entity who is far beyond a scary soldier. The design of the character was by Tyler Jacobson, someone very familiar with Magic:The Gathering and also with The Lord of the Rings. Ovidio: In our set, Sauron looks like he’s never looked before. Can you talk about the various looks the Dark Lord is sporting in this set? Image Credit: Wizards of the Coast I feel like any kind of adaptation of Lord of the Rings can be defined in their interpretation of Sauron. I wanted the set to look classic and historical in the rendering style, with a lot of freshness in the characters and environmental designs. But yes, my conceit from the beginning of the set was to think as if the card art is historical paintings commissioned after the end of the War of the Ring to memorialize the events and characters therein. Ovidio: All of the paintings made for The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle Earth™ were digital. Unlike a lot of sets which tend to have a bit more diverse art directions, it looks like the LOTR set is pretty committed to this kind of oil painting aesthetic, is there a particular reason for it? We got some of the most powerful images ever for Magic, and these scenes pushed the edge of what is possible in card art. There was as much thinking as painting involved in each one of these, and I’m very happy with the overall results. ![]() We provided artists a lot of creative freedom as well, to make the scenes cohesive. The arts for these scenes were complex from every angle. Ovidio: It’s one of the most epic undertakings we’ve had. And so myself and other members of the team, we were all aware of the discussions around the Balrog and, of course, we made the decision to have a flightless Balrog reflected not only on the character design but on the card design as well! Image Credit: Wizards of the Coast One of the unique features of the MTG Lord of the Rings set is these extended art cards, combining multiple cards together to form these big scenes. Ovidio: Certainly! Starting 20 years ago, I thought it was controversial to give wings to the Balrog. Were you guys aware of the controversy in the community on wings vs no wings? Follow us on Twitter Follow and Tweet us Tweet to Credit: Wizards of the Coast On that topic, I see the team went with the very divisive depiction of the Balrog without wings.
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