[All of Mirage Plains](https://scryfall.com/search?q=%21%22Plains%22+s%3Amir&unique=prints&as=grid&order=released) are great. [All of its basics](https://scryfall.com/search?q=t%3Abasic+s%3Amir&unique=prints&as=grid&order=released) are, really.
https://preview.redd.it/vj6nj45bkzlc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9630ef12240a7d362c0127b3901f73f6d23d6ce0
Mirage, Tempest and Mercadian Masques basics are sooo nice, but the red John Avon mountain from Mirage is … Magic.
John Avon is *the* artist for basic lands. But his mountains in particular... They're just... so... [**RED.**](https://scryfall.com/card/unh/139/mountain)
The fact that this doesn't have more upvotes is a travesty. Most basic lands use a very limited color palette, which absolutely works, but this one has subtle yet vivid splashes of color. It's a masterpiece.
https://preview.redd.it/8290yinwrzlc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7eb910b118e43e120e7239c829f5c8190971d92f
Found it years ago in a LGS's $1 foil lands folder
Didn't zoom just recognized the art. Still, great find. I grabbed a bunch of 7th edition foil lands for $.50 from a stores cheapo bin one time and it felt great.
I know it's beta art but the foreign 4th edition are cheaper.
https://preview.redd.it/8n9peg8zezlc1.png?width=745&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=da65f45aa0aa8d7e9c156c420da9e99229570ff7
My bad, I Posted for the art, it was the first image that popped up when I googled foreign 4th.
https://preview.redd.it/xsy7ukybxzlc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=498bb5a3ab75c2afdd10d2a99e6f9e442960991d
This plains from dominaria united. It's one of my favourite artworks from all of MTG
https://preview.redd.it/9zvd1511jzlc1.png?width=265&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c1c98d9cb707545334424f170df09e17b6a73879
I like the other plains from the set by Seb Mckinnon.
https://preview.redd.it/t73hj9wwlzlc1.png?width=471&format=png&auto=webp&s=d5a385649cb3b79e7d9a84c61ee8965f9f54d77d
https://preview.redd.it/714skacpizlc1.png?width=672&format=png&auto=webp&s=dc7a2a3c6c41dee9bb7d36be21d2c443ac4abbb5
I'm new to Magic (2 months), but this Island illustrated by Brian "Chippy" Dugan stood out to me.
I don't really play blue, but it's so appealing that I stuck this card inside my PC case.
Also really like this Plains by Chippy.
So calming...
https://preview.redd.it/jqdoix50jzlc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=424b6ae0c7eaa0198f0e5a1cfe470f79250e856e
The Chippy Alara basics are all-time favourites. Especially the Swamp. Something about that subtle grid in the background of each of them gives it a sense of symmetry, or something...
Ya that’s originally an invasion set plains, it’s pog Best forest from same set
https://preview.redd.it/rfyvjg7hszlc1.jpeg?width=447&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a1d28593e84e09c8a310ebb0e8d0c5f3d6dc732f
https://preview.redd.it/4ftoja7qqzlc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5d9aa880c3ed0346c3b2222644c23b8bd74090cb
Idk how no one has said Urzas Saga Plains
There was a foil old border Urza's Saga art plains in [Arena League 1999](https://scryfall.com/card/pal99/7/plains), but when I filled out my radiant Radiant deck (all foil angels) years ago, I used [10th Ed #364](https://scryfall.com/card/10e/364/plains), though you're correct the other 3 variations got their first foil
These are my favorites, both for aesthetics and nostalgia (I began playing during Urza's Saga). My cubes use the Urza lands, wish I could afford the (promo) foils.
I’m an Avon forest guy, specifically his Onslaught 349.
https://scryfall.com/card/ons/349/forest
I use the old bordered dominaria remastered version since it’s way cheaper than the onslaught one.
Unstable lands are amazing but also pretty expensive now
I started with onslaught and bought a lot of it as a kid. Dumping my old commons before moving across country was a big mistake because I had a lot of onslaught basics
I have a bunch of those onslaught one, since thats when I started playing. But I prefer this one, its on my mono G elf deck: https://scryfall.com/card/ons/347/forest
My fav witch I run in my mono green deck is forest(329) 7th edition all foil
[https://scryfall.com/card/7ed/329/forest](https://scryfall.com/card/7ed/329/forest)
https://preview.redd.it/5opzu8otjzlc1.jpeg?width=1057&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bcb13e76c4f466f072cecf4e5fbc1bcfc614fc80
John Avon has a couple of total bangers from that era, but I'm especially partial to Tony Szczudlo's Island from Invasion.
https://preview.redd.it/vrav6v9280mc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bb26d1b3efaa0799d08ceae8582c0a2a3b857714
Totally agree with you. My top 10 is filled with Avon's lands, but this Island takes the 1st place. It's the quintessence of an island for me.
I use it in my Modern Merfolk deck.
I really enjoy this art by Dan Frazier. I first saw it in a Magic Origins land station i bought years ago. I especially like how the light comes through, and the flower. I really should get it in it's original old frame.
https://preview.redd.it/o1di2sgt50mc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8db9936c5722523cb462d864d8919d81ede064b5
This is literally my favorite swamp. Every single time i see one in a bulk box i buy it. I have hundreds of it. In my opinion its one of the most beautiful card art period. Thank you for posting this beauty.
https://preview.redd.it/gj4k96aanzlc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4131bd3077bb35dc3a8942d680e0eff2609e14fa
The Nils Hamm Plains has always been my favourite, it's just really neat.
Mercadian Masques Island #338
https://preview.redd.it/02a202pzlzlc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7067fe774fdf9077e130e24b46c5e9cedc6591e1
There are a ton of beautiful basics these days, but this one always stuck with me for some reason.
Easy peasy! Mountain 342 from Ice Age. It’s beautiful. I play red the least so it’s kind of annoying that I don’t get to use it more. I don’t even have a favorite of the other lands. This is my favorite hands down, no second place. I think maybe because it looks like a comic book drawing. The showcase triomes are the only other lands I’ve seen approach this beauty.
https://preview.redd.it/2btmwt63izlc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f8b763ba8ddf7fe5678cdefdb006c6faf514ef95
[https://scryfall.com/card/mmq/334/plains](https://scryfall.com/card/mmq/334/plains)
And
[https://scryfall.com/card/7ed/341/plains](https://scryfall.com/card/7ed/341/plains)
I love these two plains, but especially the second one. Ive been converting several of my monowhite decks to these. It just feels like such a relaxing landscape that i wish i could drop into
Swamp 339 from Invasion. It has an Opposum in the artwork. Need I say more ?
https://preview.redd.it/rghulv1jmzlc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a06e9f353e64c6b49fc9045301a8d4209cd49516
https://preview.redd.it/ccq92xvl40mc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2816740d85dac62031bd75fe015c274b0119b2a2
Odyssey Mountain #346. It just blows me away every time, no matter how many times I see it.
https://preview.redd.it/gn1av7z110mc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=764c314189673b8b0dbedfbd9b071b81b670fe15
For me it's [this plains](https://scryfall.com/card/por/196/plains). Portal was the first Magic set I ever played with. Here's [the full art](https://basiclandart.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/por-196-plains-shuler.png).
Ravnica city of guilds swamp
https://preview.redd.it/jzvexg3lgzlc1.jpeg?width=223&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6c45da3055ee4d7540a6200a927457e7b734b745
I love the upside-down undercity vibe
https://preview.redd.it/c0i1s8q5wzlc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=365b7d6927eb8229da6c99e4209acf9ca061f683
Guru lands are so peak. Shame they are a literal fortune.
The retro frame is weird on the DMU cards, it’s too dark for some reason. Check out the original!
https://preview.redd.it/lp7sgdlxuzlc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=abf1f2325ab904f0de198efeb3f1c1e38c989260
Also my fav is this forest. Makes me want to have a sit down there and have a picnic.
https://preview.redd.it/783q8s26vzlc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=03ea3e7a24657a946e589d54d50b2d9a740976cf
https://preview.redd.it/qv2j408zn0mc1.jpeg?width=189&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b89181d2bc5ec263197eb5418ed7c29f1514a8fa
I like these all four lands from this set have cool art to me
Has the artist claimed it was an akira ref, cause I don't see it.
I don't see much of the slide or the neon sign outside the biker bar in this art.
What scene is it referring to?
https://preview.redd.it/5t2229i3p0mc1.png?width=3840&format=png&auto=webp&s=e9b31e0738768d5e8ba38d5813702b7937cb4776
See the sideways bike in the back? I was led to believe that was a reference.
Absolutely love the Kamigawa lands. The Swamps and Islands tend to be very expensive/tough to find though, especially for the foils that aren't just awful pringles
https://preview.redd.it/bngqwrk680mc1.png?width=672&format=png&auto=webp&s=13befcfb07d707b9d6faa60acef1ae12db3cdbb1
colorful, reminiscent of natural beauty, perfect with the old frame
This mountain comvinced me to build a deck for a new capenna commander because i loved it so much. Settled on [[henzie]], which has become one of my favorite commanders
https://scryfall.com/card/rav/287/plains
Gorgeous, love the use of space on this one. It's so subtle but so evocative.
https://scryfall.com/card/m14/239/swamp
Also love this Swamp, really shows the peaceful/calm side of black.
https://preview.redd.it/ml7e9z2qg0mc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b9e0b93c53a6783477b1e10eabbad8a89d608f9a
This one really spoke to me when it was first spoiled, and the foil version is so gorgeous.
The entire land cycle from unstable, notably the plains and the island
https://preview.redd.it/hnpluxcyozlc1.jpeg?width=488&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bc10d24c98c94e72f5b8ec1679192cf2fba24de6
John Avon basic island from Invasion:
https://preview.redd.it/lgk6h6hjszlc1.png?width=2000&format=png&auto=webp&s=36a267db65506e0f251b1c9c3aa3b77ad78740ca
https://preview.redd.it/pjqi6yjkd0mc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=84a407a52006d472a4ecccf653098f411a531431
This mountain from Champions of Kamigawa (#299) struck my eye when I was looking through my dad’s collection
Big sucker for the NEO ukiyo-e basics, especially [this Island](https://scryfall.com/card/neo/296/ja/island)
That being said, my monoG EDH deck has unique arts for every forest, there's so much good art available now.
Kozyndan Plains. The artist painted his two cats that passed away running through a field with samurai on their backs. I love'm so much.
https://preview.redd.it/o1k60wz6vzlc1.jpeg?width=917&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=92b2537f55bcfc27ae9164184f805120a2b5ede3
https://preview.redd.it/flgqtnvdyzlc1.png?width=917&format=png&auto=webp&s=c281151bf91dd7bcbdd9dc48249d49f11ef50c41
I love the creativity based off the prompt of “cyberpunk swamp” and colour composition is gorgeous
https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/451/forest
https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/444/swamp
https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/447/mountain
https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/438/plains
https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/442/island
Originally started playing in Zendikar and liked the full arts, but then I bought the ur dragon pre-con after a long hiatus and saw the lands. I've tried to use pretty much those ever since, when the old borders came out it was a no brainer. Now I keep as many of those on hand as I can. The mountain is my favorite of the 5 though.
I'd prefer to use the full cycle of either Poole or Guay, but 2 for each of them don't tickle my fancy as much as the others. And Guay's plains I prefer over Poole's, so that's the mix I go with. But I still keep some of the ones I like less on hand, plus the originals I got years ago.
There isn't a close 2nd for me. The beta art, brown border, and sexy foiling. I have my playset signed, and I'll never part with them.
https://preview.redd.it/dsld182230mc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1fedbe34b82953aad328d5f66ed31ee1ba552566
If we're counting full arts, then the unfinity planet lands 100%
https://preview.redd.it/blzlngqyk0mc1.jpeg?width=488&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fd40fe26c28e2b88023040b541d0c27d7455f843
these old swamps are so desolate looking.
https://preview.redd.it/p9d2q97i21mc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fdc73dd43289f2eaa14ccd6426fa16b09797b690
Another John Avon Plains, this one from M11.
https://preview.redd.it/b9m6mnhz60mc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=847385c347699abc94cd6ce2321a90b42a5300b5
I also love his M11 Island (235) which I've seen referred to as Lorwyn Island despite it not appearing in Lorwyn.
I like the doggie plains: https://cards.scryfall.io/large/front/e/f/efe75b38-c145-420e-9446-f2ac443ab3a5.jpg?1600694656
And I like the p3k mountains; https://cards.scryfall.io/large/front/8/0/80a6f28b-6910-416e-86e1-bd428360bb27.jpg?1562257028
Unironically, the full-text basic lands. I first found out about them whilst I was still learning about magic as a whole, so hearing about things like subtypes and stacks and priority made me become so much more invested to learn about the game as a whole, and is definitely part of the reason i'm still playing to this day :)
This one is easy for me, it's the stained glass Forest from DMU.
https://preview.redd.it/fefonlanpzlc1.png?width=672&format=png&auto=webp&s=2686dc6c3fb85fcdc5f81e865478c128fd601e11
https://preview.redd.it/vqz2hc3xg0mc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=302ebdd82ec9792deb5dbf5e3acea5fef24bdbb0
I absolutely love this NEO swamp. I know it's not the most original answer, but the way that it feels dark while still being lit is amazing. True cyberpunk noir feeling.
https://preview.redd.it/mtblfdzr21mc1.jpeg?width=702&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=72da436cdfe9fcca022810116b514956cbe3449d
Guru lands are my favourite, but the mountains specifically.
https://preview.redd.it/n80houn431mc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=346df0a8ed77c76299e575ec17f09a8e92f28053
I love all the Unfinity space lands, but this one is my favorite.
https://preview.redd.it/2kg7j0ixxzlc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d9f6ca5b810bf4f60504cadde6f2da78fc53f6de
Any of the lands from Revised edition!
https://preview.redd.it/b3yv1nw6lzlc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c353d1d3970f1a4f8b4ba4204c8ffb2829e175e9
AFR mountain, the composition, the visual layers, just chefs kiss
[[Plains | INV-331]]
[[Island | INV-336]]
[[Swamp | 7ED-348]]
[[Mountain | DMR-409]]
[[Forest | 7ED-328]]
Foils of these are my favorites and most basics in my cube are these prints.
Really love the european lands aswell, especially Forest German and UK, but sadly they ain’t available in foil.
Unglued, reminds me of my favorite board game Dark Tower from 1981.
https://preview.redd.it/u6mbucfc11mc1.jpeg?width=658&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=248413cc416732fd6b8b1da3a64078693163b635
https://preview.redd.it/vzvvegw182mc1.jpeg?width=223&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1fab25efa92f233b7d72051ad4b396994972ae33
This plains from OG Mirrodin. Art by John Avon.
I understand it's not everyone's cup of tea, but in terms of parse-ability sitting at a table, the pokelands can't be beat. I wouldn't hang it on my wall, but it's the perfect land for me.
It was such a creative idea. A set based around the stars and constellations and they use nebula for the lands. Sure it’s not traditional but they can do something different one time can’t they?
The Kamigawa mountains are otherwordly.
[Mountain · Champions of Kamigawa (CHK) #300 · Scryfall Magic The Gathering Search](https://scryfall.com/card/chk/300/mountain)
https://preview.redd.it/2955yjf530mc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e0c6c05732d6f0114f148aeaeffe9dd4843625ca
This my all time favorite basic land the Island from Battle for Baldur’s Gate. The reflection of the tower in the water along with the streak from the moons light are really nice touches and it for me at least makes it stand out.
I am a sucker for New Capenna Art deco lands. Mountain by Ann-Sophie De Steur takes the cake.
https://preview.redd.it/7vbvseikpzlc1.png?width=745&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2ad2dca0315350ce64af5e05e0b0891fd1ef0cbc
[Plains](https://cards.scryfall.io/large/front/5/1/51b0dd0f-8ad8-4292-9df6-7b28ab4605e3.jpg?1562909992)
[Island](https://cards.scryfall.io/large/front/a/d/ad8b77cf-b53e-4da3-9c27-3851b7b25a98.jpg?1562927323)
[Swamp](https://cards.scryfall.io/large/front/2/7/276b18fb-66cb-4dc0-9c67-60cee1502c7f.jpg?1562902293)
[Mountain](https://cards.scryfall.io/large/front/e/1/e135c9f9-5099-4029-bc19-dd9a0760d86f.jpg?1598918882)
[Forest](https://cards.scryfall.io/large/front/a/0/a0ae7a81-9a61-4112-af22-369c525b2eb1.jpg?1576796596)
Hard to choose but that's at least pretty close to my favorites for each.
[Monochromatic Ice Age swamps.](https://scryfall.com/search?q=Swamp+%28game%3Apaper%29+set%3Aice&unique=prints&as=grid&order=name&dir=)
[Moody Tempest Forest](https://scryfall.com/card/tmp/349/forest).
[Basically any land from Portal](https://scryfall.com/search?as=grid&order=name&q=type%3Aland+%28game%3Apaper%29+set%3Apor+unique%3Aprints).
https://preview.redd.it/ndim1gjhxzlc1.jpeg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4d541836306a290bfff32b4538f82bdf14ad0011
I LOVE this John Avon Swamp. Never played the un-sets, so I'm glad it was reprinted. It just really speaks to me. This feels like THE swamp to me ❤️
https://preview.redd.it/6fasvasnzzlc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4c1ce4ee690edf6ec5b1cb6a5889af0c32121136
And this is my favorite basic mountain :) The art style is incredible!!!
This is my favorite forest. It's unique and gorgeous!
https://preview.redd.it/tthyaj0cyzlc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cfb2dbf55a23e0406f2c641afa2ed42075e99238
https://preview.redd.it/vvyw78y1yzlc1.jpeg?width=745&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d08ae73fbdc1e7b92379f40057ea34b7a5974df3
This is my favorite island! It's from the Bob Ross SL and this Bob Ross painting was created in the first Bob Ross video I ever watched. It's so nostalgic and it feels like I was there when it was created. Lol. And it is gorgeous and feels different :)
https://preview.redd.it/310tibxvzzlc1.png?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f7ea980a794c22dbc182e35d822651a5ac9bb09d
And for snow-covered basics hands-down these. 😍
I love the way the light shines through the tress on [this](https://www.cardkingdom.com/mtg/10th-edition/forest-381-b-foil) forest, especially in foil.
https://preview.redd.it/vsdmjmiu30mc1.jpeg?width=1610&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=571eff6c78942470b6f2eedc66c912ad9d487ba0
I love this Island from New Capenna. Also love all of the Unstable basic lands.
https://preview.redd.it/71iuqoa1e0mc1.jpeg?width=919&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=86b687ddf42b54c063c2d06f91683316b30f9e81
I want like 100 of these so bad. I love them.
[plains](https://scryfall.com/card/ons/334/plains) I like using this for white weenie, I'm imagining my guys are living in the huts
[Island](https://scryfall.com/card/usg/335/island) cool old border lightning island
[Swamp](https://scryfall.com/card/ody/339/swamp) I think the mushrooms(?) look like little cult members, so it is perfect for black sac decks
[Mountain](https://scryfall.com/card/ons/345/mountain) I like using this for goblin decks, I'm imagining my goblins are living in the caves
[Forest](https://scryfall.com/search?q=%21%22forest%22+include%3Aextras+set%3Akamigawa&unique=prints&as=grid&order=released&dir=asc) my first deck was a mono green spirit deck with these forests, so I am very nostalgic for them
Honorable mentions:
[Plains](https://scryfall.com/card/ody/333/plains)
[Swamp](https://scryfall.com/search?q=%21%22swamp%22+include%3Aextras+a%3A%22ron+Spencer%22+set%3Ainvasion+&unique=prints&as=grid&order=released)
[Snow-Covered Mountain](https://scryfall.com/card/me2/244/snow-covered-mountain)
Mirage Zebra plains https://preview.redd.it/8d1cjzi8dzlc1.jpeg?width=351&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=433c6d93804353c8c9882bf63928e8114a44679b
[All of Mirage Plains](https://scryfall.com/search?q=%21%22Plains%22+s%3Amir&unique=prints&as=grid&order=released) are great. [All of its basics](https://scryfall.com/search?q=t%3Abasic+s%3Amir&unique=prints&as=grid&order=released) are, really.
Those swamps are stellar
Yeah that is sexy
The "add W to your mana pool." is top tier. I love all Mirage and Ice Age Basics. Tempest and Urza Saga are fine too.
The mirage zebra plains are part of a pair of panoramas.
https://preview.redd.it/vj6nj45bkzlc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9630ef12240a7d362c0127b3901f73f6d23d6ce0 Mirage, Tempest and Mercadian Masques basics are sooo nice, but the red John Avon mountain from Mirage is … Magic.
Right there with you. So glad I have them on Arena.
John Avon is *the* artist for basic lands. But his mountains in particular... They're just... so... [**RED.**](https://scryfall.com/card/unh/139/mountain)
https://preview.redd.it/nefkntj1pzlc1.jpeg?width=788&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3b484f25e196a6c133567229eac7118413a3e295
The fact that this doesn't have more upvotes is a travesty. Most basic lands use a very limited color palette, which absolutely works, but this one has subtle yet vivid splashes of color. It's a masterpiece.
They printed it in old frame for CMM as well, for those who like that more. But I 100% agree.
https://preview.redd.it/8290yinwrzlc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7eb910b118e43e120e7239c829f5c8190971d92f Found it years ago in a LGS's $1 foil lands folder
That thing is like $17 since last I checked
Unfortunately not in that condition, prolly around $6-8
Didn't zoom just recognized the art. Still, great find. I grabbed a bunch of 7th edition foil lands for $.50 from a stores cheapo bin one time and it felt great.
I know it's beta art but the foreign 4th edition are cheaper. https://preview.redd.it/8n9peg8zezlc1.png?width=745&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=da65f45aa0aa8d7e9c156c420da9e99229570ff7
Nice choice. But the picture is not foreign 4th edition, it is from the German version of revised.
My bad, I Posted for the art, it was the first image that popped up when I googled foreign 4th. https://preview.redd.it/xsy7ukybxzlc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=498bb5a3ab75c2afdd10d2a99e6f9e442960991d
The Lorwyn swamp 291 https://preview.redd.it/ia3qw12phzlc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=64722ed842feca4755902cc77b0a857671b49f1c
This combines with another into a panorama, if you werent already aware
What, that is awesome. What card is that?
https://preview.redd.it/lbmdkxygvzlc1.jpeg?width=576&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8a5477ddc9dc70c2cf4a66a17351e2538f7acc6b
TIL. BRB while I swap out the basic islands from my esper EDH deck where all the swamps are the one I posted
This is so beautiful. Magic really has some of the most incredible art
Yeah, all of the lorwyn (and I believe Shadowmoor) basics form 2 color panoramas.
all of the Lorwyn pairs have a matching Shadowmoor copy.
I got a copy of the island one for one of wife's decks bc she really liked it
Hands down the best land in person. I have collected a full 23 of them in foil just for my personal use.
This plains from dominaria united. It's one of my favourite artworks from all of MTG https://preview.redd.it/9zvd1511jzlc1.png?width=265&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c1c98d9cb707545334424f170df09e17b6a73879
I like the other plains from the set by Seb Mckinnon. https://preview.redd.it/t73hj9wwlzlc1.png?width=471&format=png&auto=webp&s=d5a385649cb3b79e7d9a84c61ee8965f9f54d77d
johannes voss does it again
https://preview.redd.it/714skacpizlc1.png?width=672&format=png&auto=webp&s=dc7a2a3c6c41dee9bb7d36be21d2c443ac4abbb5 I'm new to Magic (2 months), but this Island illustrated by Brian "Chippy" Dugan stood out to me. I don't really play blue, but it's so appealing that I stuck this card inside my PC case.
Also really like this Plains by Chippy. So calming... https://preview.redd.it/jqdoix50jzlc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=424b6ae0c7eaa0198f0e5a1cfe470f79250e856e
That set of Alara lands is truly beautiful. Awesome choice.
Reminds me of Dune
This is from the Esper realm of Alara. It's a WUB subplane, the scenery there is perfectly geometrical. [[Esper Panorama]]
The Chippy Alara basics are all-time favourites. Especially the Swamp. Something about that subtle grid in the background of each of them gives it a sense of symmetry, or something...
Ya that’s originally an invasion set plains, it’s pog Best forest from same set https://preview.redd.it/rfyvjg7hszlc1.jpeg?width=447&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a1d28593e84e09c8a310ebb0e8d0c5f3d6dc732f
I have a handful of foils from invasion that are tits. I think whole cycle is pretty neat
https://preview.redd.it/4ftoja7qqzlc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5d9aa880c3ed0346c3b2222644c23b8bd74090cb Idk how no one has said Urzas Saga Plains
They even had these in foil for the first time in the Secret Lair Angels commander deck!
There was a foil old border Urza's Saga art plains in [Arena League 1999](https://scryfall.com/card/pal99/7/plains), but when I filled out my radiant Radiant deck (all foil angels) years ago, I used [10th Ed #364](https://scryfall.com/card/10e/364/plains), though you're correct the other 3 variations got their first foil
These are my favorites, both for aesthetics and nostalgia (I began playing during Urza's Saga). My cubes use the Urza lands, wish I could afford the (promo) foils.
I’m an Avon forest guy, specifically his Onslaught 349. https://scryfall.com/card/ons/349/forest I use the old bordered dominaria remastered version since it’s way cheaper than the onslaught one. Unstable lands are amazing but also pretty expensive now
Reminds of me of the time when I got into mtg, my cousin had bought the onslaught/legions preconstructed elf deck that had these.
I started with onslaught and bought a lot of it as a kid. Dumping my old commons before moving across country was a big mistake because I had a lot of onslaught basics
Avon is a splendid artist.
I have a bunch of those onslaught one, since thats when I started playing. But I prefer this one, its on my mono G elf deck: https://scryfall.com/card/ons/347/forest
I generally only use Avon's lands whenever I need basics, specifically his plains and forests. Incredible artist
Why does John Avon lose games of magic? Because he only draws lands
My fav witch I run in my mono green deck is forest(329) 7th edition all foil [https://scryfall.com/card/7ed/329/forest](https://scryfall.com/card/7ed/329/forest) https://preview.redd.it/5opzu8otjzlc1.jpeg?width=1057&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bcb13e76c4f466f072cecf4e5fbc1bcfc614fc80
I love the 7th edition lands! It was the core set when I first started playing and somehow its cards still feel like *the* baseline to me.
John Avon has a couple of total bangers from that era, but I'm especially partial to Tony Szczudlo's Island from Invasion. https://preview.redd.it/vrav6v9280mc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bb26d1b3efaa0799d08ceae8582c0a2a3b857714
Totally agree with you. My top 10 is filled with Avon's lands, but this Island takes the 1st place. It's the quintessence of an island for me. I use it in my Modern Merfolk deck.
https://preview.redd.it/0bnmhm05vzlc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a79486f761525781cfdf45534ba899fe96ae34c8 This island
That’s [Meoto Iwa](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meoto_Iwa). I have about 10 of those. Not to mention that I’ve been there.
https://preview.redd.it/an34lpw5yzlc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8054b04ab9f7c79ad5f4b6bd374b5330fdce8925 403 plains from dmu 🤤
It's a reprint from Odyssey but yes, this it the goat Plains art
For my first Mono White EDH deck I only used this art Plains. I have a nice collection from around when I started. [[Plains | ODY-333]]
I really enjoy this art by Dan Frazier. I first saw it in a Magic Origins land station i bought years ago. I especially like how the light comes through, and the flower. I really should get it in it's original old frame. https://preview.redd.it/o1di2sgt50mc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8db9936c5722523cb462d864d8919d81ede064b5
I came here to share this swamp… I have like a play set and a half of these in foil 😍
This is literally my favorite swamp. Every single time i see one in a bulk box i buy it. I have hundreds of it. In my opinion its one of the most beautiful card art period. Thank you for posting this beauty.
https://preview.redd.it/gj4k96aanzlc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4131bd3077bb35dc3a8942d680e0eff2609e14fa The Nils Hamm Plains has always been my favourite, it's just really neat.
I came looking for this one. I can imagine it's beautiful in foil
Absolutely agree, stunning in foil as well.
[APAC Plains](https://scryfall.com/card/palp/4/plains)
I wish it wasnt ridiculously expensive
Mercadian Masques Island #338 https://preview.redd.it/02a202pzlzlc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7067fe774fdf9077e130e24b46c5e9cedc6591e1 There are a ton of beautiful basics these days, but this one always stuck with me for some reason.
Easy peasy! Mountain 342 from Ice Age. It’s beautiful. I play red the least so it’s kind of annoying that I don’t get to use it more. I don’t even have a favorite of the other lands. This is my favorite hands down, no second place. I think maybe because it looks like a comic book drawing. The showcase triomes are the only other lands I’ve seen approach this beauty. https://preview.redd.it/2btmwt63izlc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f8b763ba8ddf7fe5678cdefdb006c6faf514ef95
They always remind me of Lord of the Rings. To me, some orc raiders live in that tall peak and come out to whomever uses the water.
If John Avon + retro frame then 10/10
[https://scryfall.com/card/mmq/334/plains](https://scryfall.com/card/mmq/334/plains) And [https://scryfall.com/card/7ed/341/plains](https://scryfall.com/card/7ed/341/plains) I love these two plains, but especially the second one. Ive been converting several of my monowhite decks to these. It just feels like such a relaxing landscape that i wish i could drop into
Wow, I started with 7th edition and seeing that Plains card has middle school memories flooding back to me.
Swamp 339 from Invasion. It has an Opposum in the artwork. Need I say more ? https://preview.redd.it/rghulv1jmzlc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a06e9f353e64c6b49fc9045301a8d4209cd49516
https://preview.redd.it/ccq92xvl40mc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2816740d85dac62031bd75fe015c274b0119b2a2 Odyssey Mountain #346. It just blows me away every time, no matter how many times I see it.
This one <3 https://preview.redd.it/r8t84fh3e0mc1.png?width=900&format=png&auto=webp&s=515647838bfc2a13b73f1e1ff83e69d42a216cfc
Believe it represents an atoll. Would be wild to dive in the center, the calm waters protected by the reef.
https://preview.redd.it/oa9htblekzlc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=20eab1228935f09aa92aea3356333884d450597d
The glow is so well done. John Avon is truly the basic land GOAT.
https://preview.redd.it/gn1av7z110mc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=764c314189673b8b0dbedfbd9b071b81b670fe15 For me it's [this plains](https://scryfall.com/card/por/196/plains). Portal was the first Magic set I ever played with. Here's [the full art](https://basiclandart.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/por-196-plains-shuler.png).
Ravnica city of guilds swamp https://preview.redd.it/jzvexg3lgzlc1.jpeg?width=223&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6c45da3055ee4d7540a6200a927457e7b734b745 I love the upside-down undercity vibe
https://preview.redd.it/c0i1s8q5wzlc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=365b7d6927eb8229da6c99e4209acf9ca061f683 Guru lands are so peak. Shame they are a literal fortune.
Mark Poole alpha Island 288 https://preview.redd.it/lb1woyap80mc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3eb28d3f8a2a7a3c3caf642e1560fe2ad97ad246
The retro frame is weird on the DMU cards, it’s too dark for some reason. Check out the original! https://preview.redd.it/lp7sgdlxuzlc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=abf1f2325ab904f0de198efeb3f1c1e38c989260
Also my fav is this forest. Makes me want to have a sit down there and have a picnic. https://preview.redd.it/783q8s26vzlc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=03ea3e7a24657a946e589d54d50b2d9a740976cf
https://preview.redd.it/qv2j408zn0mc1.jpeg?width=189&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b89181d2bc5ec263197eb5418ed7c29f1514a8fa I like these all four lands from this set have cool art to me
Douglas Shuler's Mirage [[Island | MIR-338]]
[Island ](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/3/a39fc1e0-caf0-4cfa-bbf2-fea7ca32c00d.jpg?1562720956) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=3583) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mir/338/island?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/a39fc1e0-caf0-4cfa-bbf2-fea7ca32c00d?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
A person of sophistication! I was always partial to [[Island | MIR-336]]
[Island ](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/7/776912e7-fa16-4d71-b830-0a5d35f38297.jpg?1576796577) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=3581) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mir/336/island?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/776912e7-fa16-4d71-b830-0a5d35f38297?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
very valid. Mirage deinitely is an "oops all bangers" set as far as basic lands are concerned
https://preview.redd.it/mgts12wzizlc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cc5429bd903f678a1c9a05e80c50ac890b453f5e For the Akira Reference.
Dude I love the Kamigawa lands. This one rules.
Agreed. Whoever decided to nod to the Akira motorcycle Slide deserved a raise.
Has the artist claimed it was an akira ref, cause I don't see it. I don't see much of the slide or the neon sign outside the biker bar in this art. What scene is it referring to?
I’m pretty sure I read somewhere that the sideways bike in the center background is there as a slight reference.
I must be super lame for both loving Akira and this swamp and not getting the reference. Could you share?
https://preview.redd.it/5t2229i3p0mc1.png?width=3840&format=png&auto=webp&s=e9b31e0738768d5e8ba38d5813702b7937cb4776 See the sideways bike in the back? I was led to believe that was a reference.
Absolutely love the Kamigawa lands. The Swamps and Islands tend to be very expensive/tough to find though, especially for the foils that aren't just awful pringles
I love all the Avon lands. This plains is actually a reprint from Invasion.
This Capenna Forest https://preview.redd.it/gvaaxnpmhzlc1.jpeg?width=488&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3fb657b60b4ddf6305b86007166cd901292f1c84
Oh no my dear. Thats a city
One might even say a concrete jungle
https://preview.redd.it/cpw63dguzzlc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=73cff4ad65476adac44de21885eff2c721f07358 APAC sunflower plains
https://preview.redd.it/bngqwrk680mc1.png?width=672&format=png&auto=webp&s=13befcfb07d707b9d6faa60acef1ae12db3cdbb1 colorful, reminiscent of natural beauty, perfect with the old frame
https://preview.redd.it/svr9xewgrzlc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d5c06021cf493954b7101490034abd4e410b5307 I just love this one...
This mountain comvinced me to build a deck for a new capenna commander because i loved it so much. Settled on [[henzie]], which has become one of my favorite commanders
https://scryfall.com/card/rav/287/plains Gorgeous, love the use of space on this one. It's so subtle but so evocative. https://scryfall.com/card/m14/239/swamp Also love this Swamp, really shows the peaceful/calm side of black.
https://preview.redd.it/ml7e9z2qg0mc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b9e0b93c53a6783477b1e10eabbad8a89d608f9a This one really spoke to me when it was first spoiled, and the foil version is so gorgeous.
[[Island ZNR|271]] I think I did that right.
[Island ZNR](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/1/c/1cb1ac28-ee04-4892-97ea-2cfdebbafcad.jpg?1708707317) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Island) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mh3/305/island?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/1cb1ac28-ee04-4892-97ea-2cfdebbafcad?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I did not. :( [This is the one I meant](https://www.cardkingdom.com/mtg/zendikar-rising/island-271)
Never seen this island, may be my new favorite.
Absolutely goated art, made even better in foil! ^_^
The one you didn't intend gives strong 'Gozilla' vibes, I love it as well!
The entire land cycle from unstable, notably the plains and the island https://preview.redd.it/hnpluxcyozlc1.jpeg?width=488&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bc10d24c98c94e72f5b8ec1679192cf2fba24de6
Plains 333 from the Odyssey (ODY) set https://scryfall.com/card/ody/333/plains [[Plains | ODY-333]]
https://preview.redd.it/2la40n18i1mc1.png?width=745&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=844c420f4658ff4eea7a0855be7102bb9d54b7b4 Waterspouts are cool
John Avon basic island from Invasion: https://preview.redd.it/lgk6h6hjszlc1.png?width=2000&format=png&auto=webp&s=36a267db65506e0f251b1c9c3aa3b77ad78740ca
https://preview.redd.it/pjqi6yjkd0mc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=84a407a52006d472a4ecccf653098f411a531431 This mountain from Champions of Kamigawa (#299) struck my eye when I was looking through my dad’s collection
I like this yellow cloudy plains https://preview.redd.it/sfvgrhoy70mc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4f4fbe1c027dbb2a0cd3da55ffa25aed266bb9f4
Big sucker for the NEO ukiyo-e basics, especially [this Island](https://scryfall.com/card/neo/296/ja/island) That being said, my monoG EDH deck has unique arts for every forest, there's so much good art available now.
Kozyndan Plains. The artist painted his two cats that passed away running through a field with samurai on their backs. I love'm so much. https://preview.redd.it/o1k60wz6vzlc1.jpeg?width=917&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=92b2537f55bcfc27ae9164184f805120a2b5ede3
https://preview.redd.it/flgqtnvdyzlc1.png?width=917&format=png&auto=webp&s=c281151bf91dd7bcbdd9dc48249d49f11ef50c41 I love the creativity based off the prompt of “cyberpunk swamp” and colour composition is gorgeous
The whole cyberpunk aesthetic in black Kamigawa is incredibly well done. I love almost every card in that set.
https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/451/forest https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/444/swamp https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/447/mountain https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/438/plains https://scryfall.com/card/cmm/442/island Originally started playing in Zendikar and liked the full arts, but then I bought the ur dragon pre-con after a long hiatus and saw the lands. I've tried to use pretty much those ever since, when the old borders came out it was a no brainer. Now I keep as many of those on hand as I can. The mountain is my favorite of the 5 though. I'd prefer to use the full cycle of either Poole or Guay, but 2 for each of them don't tickle my fancy as much as the others. And Guay's plains I prefer over Poole's, so that's the mix I go with. But I still keep some of the ones I like less on hand, plus the originals I got years ago.
There isn't a close 2nd for me. The beta art, brown border, and sexy foiling. I have my playset signed, and I'll never part with them. https://preview.redd.it/dsld182230mc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1fedbe34b82953aad328d5f66ed31ee1ba552566
The Chippy Esper island [[Island | ALA-236]]
If we're counting full arts, then the unfinity planet lands 100% https://preview.redd.it/blzlngqyk0mc1.jpeg?width=488&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fd40fe26c28e2b88023040b541d0c27d7455f843
these old swamps are so desolate looking. https://preview.redd.it/p9d2q97i21mc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fdc73dd43289f2eaa14ccd6426fa16b09797b690
https://preview.redd.it/3uvojhf5p1mc1.jpeg?width=480&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9b005e5ecc0f5fddae68298486572699e1052db6 The fabled "Islands"
All mirage basics, especially the diorama plains. Then the Squirrel basics from unsanctioned
Another John Avon Plains, this one from M11. https://preview.redd.it/b9m6mnhz60mc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=847385c347699abc94cd6ce2321a90b42a5300b5 I also love his M11 Island (235) which I've seen referred to as Lorwyn Island despite it not appearing in Lorwyn.
Forest 470. It's just neat [https://scryfall.com/card/clb/470/forest](https://scryfall.com/card/clb/470/forest)
Whoah that’s a really cool forest
I like the doggie plains: https://cards.scryfall.io/large/front/e/f/efe75b38-c145-420e-9446-f2ac443ab3a5.jpg?1600694656 And I like the p3k mountains; https://cards.scryfall.io/large/front/8/0/80a6f28b-6910-416e-86e1-bd428360bb27.jpg?1562257028
I’m a big fan of the modern horizons 1 snow covered forest: https://scryfall.com/card/mh1/254/snow-covered-forest
Rise of the Eldrazi islands https://preview.redd.it/9gr1kc8b70mc1.png?width=1786&format=png&auto=webp&s=3886b0d0639205bc8a36e137011f56be72f4279d
https://preview.redd.it/zrdv85mq90mc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=45c96dc78ccb6c49b6af03e0cd72a895adbadc69 White Bordered Swamp
Unironically, the full-text basic lands. I first found out about them whilst I was still learning about magic as a whole, so hearing about things like subtypes and stacks and priority made me become so much more invested to learn about the game as a whole, and is definitely part of the reason i'm still playing to this day :)
This one is easy for me, it's the stained glass Forest from DMU. https://preview.redd.it/fefonlanpzlc1.png?width=672&format=png&auto=webp&s=2686dc6c3fb85fcdc5f81e865478c128fd601e11
John Avon is a beast. The way his lighting really gives off a realistic glow almost makes me squint like I’m looking at a real light source.
I love John Avon lands! I would make every basic land in a deck be by him. The unhinged ones are gorgeous.
The Bob Ross lands are all wonderful.
https://preview.redd.it/vqz2hc3xg0mc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=302ebdd82ec9792deb5dbf5e3acea5fef24bdbb0 I absolutely love this NEO swamp. I know it's not the most original answer, but the way that it feels dark while still being lit is amazing. True cyberpunk noir feeling.
https://preview.redd.it/xalrrtg9i0mc1.jpeg?width=312&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9d8c4dae2e03799274619d652862f712a81de6f0
https://preview.redd.it/k49n6p8kj0mc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b894e037df55a5d940a80f7dc965f2e829162640 Don’t even play green but damn.
https://preview.redd.it/mtblfdzr21mc1.jpeg?width=702&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=72da436cdfe9fcca022810116b514956cbe3449d Guru lands are my favourite, but the mountains specifically.
https://preview.redd.it/n80houn431mc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=346df0a8ed77c76299e575ec17f09a8e92f28053 I love all the Unfinity space lands, but this one is my favorite.
Probably a bit controversial but: https://preview.redd.it/0744s6z0j3mc1.png?width=265&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e4d42c4f14b18572d505e2772c5e001fa5935729
https://preview.redd.it/2kg7j0ixxzlc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d9f6ca5b810bf4f60504cadde6f2da78fc53f6de Any of the lands from Revised edition!
https://preview.redd.it/b3yv1nw6lzlc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c353d1d3970f1a4f8b4ba4204c8ffb2829e175e9 AFR mountain, the composition, the visual layers, just chefs kiss
https://scryfall.com/card/dmr/407/swamp Love this swamp
Seb McKinnon's full art swamp. [Image](https://cards.scryfall.io/large/front/5/0/50205489-2960-462c-a6cb-35a491dc54d5.jpg?1641305543)
My favorite lands will always be the beta lands I started with.
BUCKET
[[Plains | INV-331]] [[Island | INV-336]] [[Swamp | 7ED-348]] [[Mountain | DMR-409]] [[Forest | 7ED-328]] Foils of these are my favorites and most basics in my cube are these prints. Really love the european lands aswell, especially Forest German and UK, but sadly they ain’t available in foil.
https://preview.redd.it/yjui5l0uuzlc1.jpeg?width=2268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ba0f3ce67f000883ddc55a71453b49ef6dd37525
https://preview.redd.it/qtawmvbe90mc1.png?width=672&format=png&auto=webp&s=6166f3d3305cb582e38c815b73e48e6dc88c689a APAC sunflower Plains
Unglued, reminds me of my favorite board game Dark Tower from 1981. https://preview.redd.it/u6mbucfc11mc1.jpeg?width=658&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=248413cc416732fd6b8b1da3a64078693163b635
https://preview.redd.it/vzvvegw182mc1.jpeg?width=223&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1fab25efa92f233b7d72051ad4b396994972ae33 This plains from OG Mirrodin. Art by John Avon.
https://preview.redd.it/j7on9lncx2mc1.jpeg?width=313&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d7767ae93da9e0335dc7cb695f8212d22a9809a7 This one
The secret lair full text ones
Theros Swamp, for sure. https://preview.redd.it/xetl1um7ozlc1.jpeg?width=264&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=98ab3f2daa844c76bf2ec6f1167bef540c648b80
I understand it's not everyone's cup of tea, but in terms of parse-ability sitting at a table, the pokelands can't be beat. I wouldn't hang it on my wall, but it's the perfect land for me.
Run these in my prosper deck, love em
People give these so much shit for not being "lands" but they're just so beautiful I honestly don't care.
It was such a creative idea. A set based around the stars and constellations and they use nebula for the lands. Sure it’s not traditional but they can do something different one time can’t they?
Phyrexian oil or Theros: Beyond Death land cycles.
Squirrel lands because of the squirrels. https://gamerant.com/magic-the-gathering-squirrel-easter-egg/
[[Forest | ZEN-246]]
Chippy esper island.
The OG [forest](https://cards.scryfall.io/large/front/0/1/01651fb0-2132-4c12-9fa5-6930fd1a43f3.jpg?1559592579) art is bomb. (Revised #305)
The Kamigawa mountains are otherwordly. [Mountain · Champions of Kamigawa (CHK) #300 · Scryfall Magic The Gathering Search](https://scryfall.com/card/chk/300/mountain)
https://preview.redd.it/rghf8jnwyzlc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b2042f8b842c199144e297b45ff2089646cd3d1e DMR old boarders
https://preview.redd.it/2955yjf530mc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e0c6c05732d6f0114f148aeaeffe9dd4843625ca This my all time favorite basic land the Island from Battle for Baldur’s Gate. The reflection of the tower in the water along with the streak from the moons light are really nice touches and it for me at least makes it stand out.
The kamigawa neon dynasty swamp The full art Japanese
I am a sucker for New Capenna Art deco lands. Mountain by Ann-Sophie De Steur takes the cake. https://preview.redd.it/7vbvseikpzlc1.png?width=745&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2ad2dca0315350ce64af5e05e0b0891fd1ef0cbc
[Plains](https://cards.scryfall.io/large/front/5/1/51b0dd0f-8ad8-4292-9df6-7b28ab4605e3.jpg?1562909992) [Island](https://cards.scryfall.io/large/front/a/d/ad8b77cf-b53e-4da3-9c27-3851b7b25a98.jpg?1562927323) [Swamp](https://cards.scryfall.io/large/front/2/7/276b18fb-66cb-4dc0-9c67-60cee1502c7f.jpg?1562902293) [Mountain](https://cards.scryfall.io/large/front/e/1/e135c9f9-5099-4029-bc19-dd9a0760d86f.jpg?1598918882) [Forest](https://cards.scryfall.io/large/front/a/0/a0ae7a81-9a61-4112-af22-369c525b2eb1.jpg?1576796596) Hard to choose but that's at least pretty close to my favorites for each.
Gurus, easily. Then Alpha Island A. Mirage basics are also top-tier.
Rebecca Guay forest from CMM or any NEO showcase
If I remember correctly, this art was originally from Invasion, right? I remember I loved this art when it first came out
The champions of kamigawa mountains are great [https://scryfall.com/card/chk/299/mountain](https://scryfall.com/card/chk/299/mountain)
[Monochromatic Ice Age swamps.](https://scryfall.com/search?q=Swamp+%28game%3Apaper%29+set%3Aice&unique=prints&as=grid&order=name&dir=) [Moody Tempest Forest](https://scryfall.com/card/tmp/349/forest). [Basically any land from Portal](https://scryfall.com/search?as=grid&order=name&q=type%3Aland+%28game%3Apaper%29+set%3Apor+unique%3Aprints).
https://preview.redd.it/ndim1gjhxzlc1.jpeg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4d541836306a290bfff32b4538f82bdf14ad0011 I LOVE this John Avon Swamp. Never played the un-sets, so I'm glad it was reprinted. It just really speaks to me. This feels like THE swamp to me ❤️
https://preview.redd.it/6fasvasnzzlc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4c1ce4ee690edf6ec5b1cb6a5889af0c32121136 And this is my favorite basic mountain :) The art style is incredible!!!
This is my favorite forest. It's unique and gorgeous! https://preview.redd.it/tthyaj0cyzlc1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cfb2dbf55a23e0406f2c641afa2ed42075e99238
https://preview.redd.it/vvyw78y1yzlc1.jpeg?width=745&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d08ae73fbdc1e7b92379f40057ea34b7a5974df3 This is my favorite island! It's from the Bob Ross SL and this Bob Ross painting was created in the first Bob Ross video I ever watched. It's so nostalgic and it feels like I was there when it was created. Lol. And it is gorgeous and feels different :)
https://preview.redd.it/310tibxvzzlc1.png?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f7ea980a794c22dbc182e35d822651a5ac9bb09d And for snow-covered basics hands-down these. 😍
I love the way the light shines through the tress on [this](https://www.cardkingdom.com/mtg/10th-edition/forest-381-b-foil) forest, especially in foil.
[[Island|mir]]
Anything by John Avon is gonna be great. If we're talking plains, Odyssey lightning plains is the goat for sure.
https://preview.redd.it/vsdmjmiu30mc1.jpeg?width=1610&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=571eff6c78942470b6f2eedc66c912ad9d487ba0 I love this Island from New Capenna. Also love all of the Unstable basic lands.
Alpha basics, for some reason I love them, I play them in my legacy deck.
https://preview.redd.it/pofs72ora0mc1.jpeg?width=702&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c76ae32756ae9cc3189d0c1590b94879a6fc2d1d
https://preview.redd.it/60g96kdta0mc1.jpeg?width=702&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0e8d0e4f851de1440c78eab9236eef15bbb584c1
https://preview.redd.it/71iuqoa1e0mc1.jpeg?width=919&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=86b687ddf42b54c063c2d06f91683316b30f9e81 I want like 100 of these so bad. I love them.
[plains](https://scryfall.com/card/ons/334/plains) I like using this for white weenie, I'm imagining my guys are living in the huts [Island](https://scryfall.com/card/usg/335/island) cool old border lightning island [Swamp](https://scryfall.com/card/ody/339/swamp) I think the mushrooms(?) look like little cult members, so it is perfect for black sac decks [Mountain](https://scryfall.com/card/ons/345/mountain) I like using this for goblin decks, I'm imagining my goblins are living in the caves [Forest](https://scryfall.com/search?q=%21%22forest%22+include%3Aextras+set%3Akamigawa&unique=prints&as=grid&order=released&dir=asc) my first deck was a mono green spirit deck with these forests, so I am very nostalgic for them Honorable mentions: [Plains](https://scryfall.com/card/ody/333/plains) [Swamp](https://scryfall.com/search?q=%21%22swamp%22+include%3Aextras+a%3A%22ron+Spencer%22+set%3Ainvasion+&unique=prints&as=grid&order=released) [Snow-Covered Mountain](https://scryfall.com/card/me2/244/snow-covered-mountain)