Hill Giant - MTG 4E

 

I think he's wearing trousers. I HOPE he's wearing trousers! We'll have NO kilt-clad Hill Giants on this blog...

Helm of Chatzuk - MTG 4E

 

You think that mug is ugly looking? Wait until you read the rules for Banding!

Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding a player controls are blocking or being blocked by a creature, that player divides that creature’s combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it’s being blocked by or is blocking.

Wow, that is some seriously ugly wording. And that is why Banding fell out of favor, and for good reason I might say.

Healing Salve - MTG 4E

 

It's amazing to me how just having armless hands and that funky red background gives this whole picture a djinni, arabian nights vibe. 

Grizzly Bear - MTG 4E

 

OR....

...........you can knock your friend down and hope the bear eats him instead! Worth a shot, right? 

Green Ward - MTG 4E

 

I never used the wards very much because they only affected one creature and I was always about getting as many creatures out onto the field as I could. I think they would be much more effective now in the Commander variant, giving your commander protection from whatever threats you faced across the table.

Green Mana Battery - MTG 4E

 

This doesn't look like ANY sort of battery, but it looks wicked cool. That was enough for me back in '95 anyway :-D

Greed - MTG 4E

 

Hurray, another funny Foglio piece of art! And this time I actually like it :-D

Gray Ogre - MTG 4E

 

Thank goodness that club is strategically placed. Some things I simply do not want to see.

Grapeshot Catapult - MTG 4E

 

Goblin Rock Sled - MTG 4E

 

[Art] The Darknesses Cry Goodbye

 

“My breaking heart and I agree, that you and I could never be, so with my best... my very best, I set you free” ― Rachel Yamagata

The pain will fade and I know that, but right now, it hurts. Just like back then. I hate having a heart. And this time, I will not keep it to myself. While I might not be telling everyone I know, in essence I am telling the world. 

Goblin King - MTG 4E

 

He's no David Bowie, that's for sure!

Goblin Balloon Brigade - MTG 4E

 

Gloom - MTG 4E

 

Ahhh, good old specific enemy colored cards. It gave each color much more character and separated them from each other. Not subtly, but with sledgehammers. Magic was raw and untamed then. I miss those days.

[Art] Maiden of Spring

 

Yesterday was the Spring Equinox. I didn't believe it. But that's why I asked Miss Ross to do a Spring drawing. I needed to see to believe. So here we go. Thank goodness for the sunshine rays in the background.

Glasses of Urza - MTG 4E

 

I was never the type of player who could strategize well enough to take advantage of a card like this. Knowing what my opponent had never gave me enough to turn the game to my favor. Black had a lot of cards that would allow you to force your opponent to discard, which this card would synergize with quite well, but I never played black back in the day either, so I was STILL out of luck :-D

Giant Tortoise - MTG 4E

 

Hey look at that, the Foglio's can draw something that isn't all cartoony and jiggly! Color me surprised. I wouldn't have guessed that in a million years. Of course, back in the day I never paid attention to who the artists are anyway. That's changing as I'm doing these posts though.

Giant Strength - MTG 4E

 

He'd be a little more impressive if he didn't have that potbelly, you know?

Giant Spider - MTG 4E

 

Gross, gross, gross!

[Art] Tainted Love

 

This is the dark side of love. There are times when the feelings of love simply cannot be. That is when you must decide what is most important to you: your feelings or what you know is right? I feel so bad for people caught in a web like that :-(