Some cards that found themselves on the restricted list in 1994 that no longer are include Berserk, Ali from Cairo, and Rukh Egg (that last one was a "devastating" combo with Wrath of God ). During the intervening year, the concept of a "format" along with standardized play had begun to solidify, and Ejsing said most players were building and playing under the constraints of a 60-card deck and a four-card limit, as well as restricted cards lists, meaning only one copy was allowed in a deck. The year after, he was back at the same RPG convention in Odense, and this time, the event was host to a Magic: the Gathering tournament. "The format we played was just.' Magic.' You more or less just played with all the cards you had." "I only had one Sengir Vampire, but five Demonic Tutor s so I could always find it," he said. "That was when it hit us: this was limited and we bought all we could."Īlthough his well had run dry, Ejsing said he was able to build a mono-black deck, and at this time, he added, there was no four-card limit for Constructed decks. "The store ran out of Arabian Nights boosters and when we asked them when there were more coming of them, they told us they were not gonna be back. ![]() His enthusiasm for the game proved to be infectious, and soon enough he'd convinced three more friends to take up the game, with the group buying more cards to supplement their collections. "I bought some Antiquities and Arabian Nights boosters to fill out my starter deck, and went home to learn." "He took me to a bookstore to buy some boosters and a starter deck," he said. A few weeks later, a friend of his offered to teach Ejsing the game he later learned was called Magic. "Some guys were playing this strange card game," he said, and his interest was piqued. Ejsing wasn't alone in seeing the game for the first time: it was 1993, and Magic was in its infancy. Ejsing's brand of dark whimsy has become a staple in the game ever since.Įjsing's first exposure to Magic was at an RPG convention in Odense, Denmark, where he was studying Danish literature at a local university. That dream came true in 2007, with Ejsing tapped to illustrate five cards featured in that year's Lorwyn expansion: Boggart Loggers, Hunter of Eyeblights, Weed Strangle, Changeling Titan, and Guardian of Cloverdell. "Being a Magic card artist was a dream for me," said Jesper Ejsing. Needs More Spikes Yurlok of Scorch Thrash, by Jesper Ejsing ![]() Previous entries in Commander Canvas feature Evyn Fong, Jehan Choo, Ovidio Cartagena and Rope Arrow. On this week's Commander Canvas, we chat with Jesper Ejsing, an artist responsible for more than 200 cards, tokens, schemes, and planes. Of those artists, dozens are also avid Commander players. ![]() Many of them view the game as more than just a client, however. There have been more than 400 artists who have illustrated a Magic: the Gathering card.
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