MTG Lord of the Rings’ shocking Planeswalker to Legendary change: the pressures of art and card design

Years go into making a Magic: The Gathering set as art and card design teams dedicate their time and passion toward creating a product everyone can enjoy. Creating The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth (LTR) set took even longer than normal, resulting in the artwork leapfrogging the card design as major changes were taking place behind the scenes. 

Wizards of the Coast senior art director Ovidio Cartagena spoke to Dot Esports at Summer Game Fest, describing challenges faced by both the art and card design teams while also dropping a unique fact about Sauron, the Lidless Eye. 

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