No more hot lands...

[Jak]

Most people like to have a very nice looking deck, I am one of them. Having a "pimp" deck for me is all English, non-foil, black-bordered. That is what I like. The hardest part for me is picking the basic lands. I'll probably get the "Who needs basics! LAWLS!" Well, I like not getting owned by the format. I like to run a lot of good ole basics, so this is an important part and needs to look good. Now, the question. What non-foil, BB basic lands are most "pimp"? What do you use? What is the best art? I would like to pick up some new Islands, Plains, Mountains, Forests, and Swamps because Unglued is getting old and I want something that matches the rest of my deck (the border). So post pics please.

Underboob is acceptable.

[Machinus]

http://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/UZ/en-us/Card8329.jpg http://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/UZ/en-us/Card8335.jpg

http://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/UZ/en-us/Card8338.jpg http://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/UZ/en-us/Card8332.jpg http://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/UZ/en-us/Card8325.jpg

[yawg07]

Old Frames: Japanese Mirage Basics
New Frames: Japanese Coldsnap Precon Basics


Yeah that pretty much sums it up, both are pretty hard to find, though.

[Dilettante]

For art in black bordered basics... I like all of Stephen Martiniere's lands from Ravnica. They are all picturesque with fine details expressed, especially this forest:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a84/Riftkeeper/forest303.jpg
However, my personal favorite lands are white bordered only:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a84/Riftkeeper/mountain_3.jpghttp://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a84/Riftkeeper/mountain_2.jpghttp://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a84/Riftkeeper/forest_1.jpg

[TeenieBopper]

Unglued (yes, Unglued) lands>All

Fuck Unhinged.

oh, fuck. Nevermind.

[Nightmare]

http://magiccards.info/scans/en/guru/2.jpghttp://magiccards.info/scans/en/guru/1.jpghttp://magiccards.info/scans/en/guru/3.jpg
http://magiccards.info/scans/en/guru/4.jpghttp://magiccards.info/scans/en/guru/5.jpg

[Tacosnape]

What the holy toadfuck are those?

[xsockmonkeyx]

Guru lands.


I was always partial to Portal 2 Plains. The bottom one is my favorite.

http://i19.ebayimg.com/03/i/000/cb/31/802f_1.JPGhttp://i19.ebayimg.com/04/i/000/cb/31/e455_1.JPGhttp://i14.ebayimg.com/01/i/000/cb/31/ff2a_1.JPG

[raharu]

http://magiccards.info/scans/en/guru/2.jpghttp://magiccards.info/scans/en/guru/1.jpghttp://magiccards.info/scans/en/guru/3.jpg
http://magiccards.info/scans/en/guru/4.jpghttp://magiccards.info/scans/en/guru/5.jpg
Set Plz?

@Tacosnape: Yes? Fucktoad speaking... wait, toadfuck. Nevermind. Fucktoad is dyslexic.

[thefreakaccident]

Nightmare is right, guru lands are probably the best looking lands you can get... however, you could go for euro lands as they are also quite sexy and I happen to love them the best of all lands.

[yawg07]

You mean people seriously don't know what Guru Lands are? WTF!?
They are pretty pricey, ranging from 25-60 EACH

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l189/yawg07/JPN%20Collection/JPNcspbasics.jpg
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l189/yawg07/JPN%20Collection/JPNsagabasics.jpg
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l189/yawg07/JPN%20Collection/JPNmirbasics.jpg

There ya go, I LOVE all of those, best non-foil basics :D

EDIT: Ah shit, forgot APAC and Euro lands, definitely best among promo lands.

[Pinder]

http://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/2E/en-us/Card592.jpghttp://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/2E/en-us/Card574.jpghttp://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/2E/en-us/Card597.jpghttp://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/1E/en-us/Card289.jpghttp://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/2E/en-us/Card590.jpg

I'll take my lands Beta, please.

Although I would go with Guru if I had the cash. They are so pretty.

[Sims]

I use Jap BB 4th. Tap symbols, black boarders, beta artwork. I'll stand behind beta lands, as well, but Pinder. I'm disappointed with your artwork choices on those forests and mountains. You make me sad.

[Thehunter820]

My personal favorites to use are Alpha lands, just cuz they're awesome, but for pictues i like these:

http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/6062/forestxd2.jpghttp://img529.imageshack.us/img529/9526/mountainsf5.jpghttp://img529.imageshack.us/img529/8269/card79071kh8.jpg
http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/8641/plainsqc9.jpghttp://img529.imageshack.us/img529/5962/swampsc6.jpg

[Pinder]

I use Jap BB 4th. Tap symbols, black boarders, beta artwork. I'll stand behind beta lands, as well, but Pinder. I'm disappointed with your artwork choices on those forests and mountains. You make me sad.

Eh, those were the only images that would show up in Gatherer. I'm not terribly partial to any particular art beyond the Island, but you're right that these are probably better choices (courtesy of MagicCards.info):

http://magiccards.info/scans/en/be/281.jpghttp://magiccards.info/scans/en/be/287.jpg

[luka66_6]

Arena League participation bonus (1996) (Special)

http://magiccards.info/scans/en/arena/2.jpg

nuff said. :tongue:

[Sims]

Eh, those were the only images that would show up in Gatherer. I'm not terribly partial to any particular art beyond the Island, but you're right that these are probably better choices (courtesy of MagicCards.info):

http://magiccards.info/scans/en/be/282.jpghttp://magiccards.info/scans/en/be/287.jpg


Fixed.

[hi-val]

Arena League participation bonus (1996) (Special)

http://magiccards.info/scans/en/arena/2.jpg

nuff said. :tongue:

Came in here to say Sea Serpent Island.




Mirage black sky Plains are also too hot to handle.

[Sims]

Well... Skipping over what I use, as I already said what I use, I'm just gunna post favorite artworks for each land.

http://magiccards.info/scans/en/in/347.jpghttp://magiccards.info/scans/en/al/284.jpghttp://magiccards.info/scans/en/od/333.jpghttp://magiccards.info/scans/en/us/335.jpghttp://magiccards.info/scans/en/ts/293.jpg

[Pinder]

Mirage black sky Plains are also too hot to handle.

He means these:
http://magiccards.info/scans/en/mr/309.jpghttp://magiccards.info/scans/en/mr/308.jpg

And he's right. Like I do with many things, I prefer the one with the Zebras.

edit - My favorites from the European land cycle:

http://magiccards.info/scans/en/euro/7.jpghttp://magiccards.info/scans/en/euro/9.jpghttp://magiccards.info/scans/en/euro/10.jpghttp://magiccards.info/scans/en/euro/13.jpghttp://magiccards.info/scans/en/euro/6.jpg

[Jak]

Right now I use JPN BB 4th Islands, Mirage Plains (NOT the one with Zebras. Hate that one. It's the one with the blue sky), Portal 2 Mountains, Odyssey Forests (Like them, but want better), No swamps (don't play any black :(, but still want to pick some up.) I really want to get some nice Forests and Swamps, but I just don't like beta unless they were Mountains (Your first Mountain pic is the best, Pinder). Guru... HAWT but I ruled those out when I would of spent 200 on just the basics.

Any ENGLISH, fairly cheap Forests and Swamps? Preferably old border. I like Beta, but I think it will clash with Wild Growth :(. Wow that sounded so lame. US and Mirage don't do it for me.

[Pinder]

And Asian, while we're at it:

http://magiccards.info/scans/en/apac/7.jpghttp://magiccards.info/scans/en/apac/14.jpghttp://magiccards.info/scans/en/apac/10.jpghttp://magiccards.info/scans/en/apac/3.jpghttp://magiccards.info/scans/en/apac/11.jpg

[Tog]

Mirage lands are definitely some of the best around and easy to obtain. I've also been attached to this Odyssey Island for some time now. Rob Alexander is definitely my favorite artists. He does a lot of land art (i.e. Fetchlands and cool basic land pics). The Unhinged Swamp & Island are amazing. It's easy to see why the Unhingeds Island is the most sought out card from the Unhinged set. I was trying to post pics of the lands but couldn't. Can some one help me out?

Mirage Mountain:
http://findmagiccards.com/Cards/MR/Mountain.html

Unhinged Island:
http://findmagiccards.com/Cards/UH/Island__137_.html

Unhinged Swamp:
http://findmagiccards.com/Cards/UH/Swamp__138_.html

Odyssey Island:
http://findmagiccards.com/Cards/OD/Island_D.html

[DeathwingZERO]

Personally, my favorites are the APAC and GURU lands. After that, it's probably a mix of Urza's Saga, Ravnica, and Time Spiral stuff. Unglued and Unhinged are nice, but I'm getting kinda bored of the borders on them. Unhinged foils are still sex though.

[vigilante]

No love for the APAC Plains with the sunflowers?

http://magiccards.info/scans/en/apac/4.jpg

[emidln]

This is the island that I use in decks.

http://sales.starcitygames.com/cardscans/MAGALP/island1.jpg

Here are the other basics that I play.

http://sales.starcitygames.com/cardscans/MAGBET/swamp3.jpg

http://sales.starcitygames.com/cardscans/MAGBET/mountain1.jpg

http://sales.starcitygames.com/cardscans/MAGBET/forest1.jpg

http://sales.starcitygames.com/cardscans/MAGBET/plains3.jpg

[mujadaddy]

I'm not ashamed to admit that I don't know what APAC & GURU are. But I like some of these lands alot. :smile:

[Nightmare]

Guru Lands:

Plains: $30-40 each
Mountain: $30-40 each
Forest: $35-50 each
Swamp: $40-60 each
Island: $60-80 each

Set of 5: $200-300


The Guru program was initiated by Wizards of the Coast at the 12th of July in 1999 to promote Magic more effectively. Participants in the Guru program received a Guru kit which included a Guru book to explain how the program worked, personalized Guru labels, new player referral postcards, and Magic Guru referral cards which looked like a real Magic card. Additionally, special Demogame boosters of Starter level Magic sets and playmats were added on demand. The design of the Guru book changed over time.

Gurus could report new players by sending in one of the new player referral postcards, filled out by the new player and individualized by one of the Guru labels. The new player was then registered in a database and the Guru received 1 Guru point for his work. Additionally both the Guru and the new player were entered into a contest with quarterly prize schedules. Gurus could win a booster box of the current expert level set, new players had a chance to win a $ 100 US gift certificate which could be redeemed at selected stores.

Gurus could also recruit new Gurus by giving them one of the Magic Guru referral cards, personalized with a Guru label. The new Guru could add them to his Guru kit order. If he did, both the referred and the referring Guru received 5 Guru points.

For every 10 Guru points, the Guru received one randomly chosen Guru land and one booster of the latest expert level Magic set. Wizards of the Coast kept a record which lands had been rewarded to insure that after 50 Guru points each Guru had a complete set of Guru lands.

The Guru program was discontinued on February 27, 2001.

[Nightmare]

APAC (Asia Pacific) Lands:

APAC (Asia-Pacific) lands are alternate art lands that were available to people living in the Asia-Pacific region. The cards were available in three packs: red, blue, and clear. These packs were given to purchasers of boxes of Tempest boosters. The artwork features scenes from around the Asia-Pacific region.

EURO Lands:

Euro lands are alternate art lands that were available to people living in Europe. Their artwork features scenes from around this region. The cards were available in three packs: blue, red, and purple. These packs were given to European purchasers of boxes of Nemesis, Prophecy, and Invasion boosters. The bar code of a booster box had to be cut out and mailed to the appropriate Magic distributor in each country to receive one land booster.

[mujadaddy]

Guru Lands:

Set of 5: $200-300

Jeez. I don't like Magic THAT much. :tongue:

[Ophidian]

Summer Lands are also ballin' outta control, just for street cred.. they're kinda like Guru, where not everyone will know and then when you tell em, they drop their jaws.


Arabian Mountains too-- very pimp

[Nightmare]

Summer Lands are also ballin' outta control, just for street cred.. they're kinda like Guru, where not everyone will know and then when you tell em, they drop their jaws.Problem - White border. Otherwise, I'd love 'em.

I have yet to use my Guru Mountain in any deck, but I've used all my other ones. I still need like 1 or 2 more Islands to be able to completely Guru out my basics in all my decks. Of course, I usually play blue. I've got 2 Islands, 2 Swamps, 2 Plains, and 1 each of Forest and Mountain.

[Ophidian]

Problem - White border. Otherwise, I'd love 'em.

I have yet to use my Guru Mountain in any deck, but I've used all my other ones. I still need like 1 or 2 more Islands to be able to completely Guru out my basics in all my decks. Of course, I usually play blue. I've got 2 Islands, 2 Swamps, 2 Plains, and 1 each of Forest and Mountain.



But in a way, that kinda makes em more pimp.. cause you have rookies come up to you and say, "wtf, your whole deck is foiled out, why do you have white bordered revised lands?" Then you proceed to tell them about Summer Magic and let them know the price tag.. then they feel dumb and you win.

[emidln]

Summer Lands are also ballin' outta control, just for street cred.. they're kinda like Guru, where not everyone will know and then when you tell em, they drop their jaws.


Arabian Mountains too-- very pimp

Arabian Nights Mountain looks like ass. They misprinted the wrong Mountain.

[Nightmare]

But in a way, that kinda makes em more pimp.. cause you have rookies come up to you and say, "wtf, your whole deck is foiled out, why do you have white bordered revised lands?" Then you proceed to tell them about Summer Magic and let them know the price tag.. then they feel dumb and you win.On the other hand, you're playing a foiled out deck, with WB lands. Plus, you paid an ass-ton for them.

[Ophidian]

On the other hand, you're playing a foiled out deck, with WB lands. Plus, you paid an ass-ton for them.

Ex-actly


p.s.
I have 2 extra Guru Islands if you wanna call dibs

[Shtriga]

betas, mirage. I like ravnica/time spiral lands too (although new bordered), or anything John Avon.

I couldn't ever pay 50 euros for guru lands, so they're out of the question for me. but yes, they're the best looking lands ever printed

[Nightmare]

Haha, that's funny. You Europeans and your Monopoly money. Euros aren't real, fool.

I'd call dibbs, but I don't feel like trading. Donations are accepted, though.

[etrigan]

I've always had a thing for Mirrodin lands, of any sort. Kamigawa Islands are also really nice.

Un- lands are cool, but are overplayed.

[WiLdFiRe]

No love for the APAC Plains with the sunflowers?

http://magiccards.info/scans/en/apac/4.jpg

Found one of these in the store basic land box we use for drafting :)

[LordEvilTeaCup]

And Asian, while we're at it:

http://magiccards.info/scans/en/apac/7.jpghttp://magiccards.info/scans/en/apac/14.jpghttp://magiccards.info/scans/en/apac/10.jpghttp://magiccards.info/scans/en/apac/3.jpghttp://magiccards.info/scans/en/apac/11.jpg

Wow, that swamp is pimp as hell. Which set is it from?

[Nightmare]

Aside from Guru lands, these are the pics I play with (I play foil, cause why not). Old card face is a must.

http://magiccards.info/scans/en/od/333.jpg
http://magiccards.info/scans/en/in/336.jpg
http://magiccards.info/scans/en/7e/348.jpg
http://magiccards.info/scans/en/7e/337.jpg
http://magiccards.info/scans/en/on/349.jpg

[Nightmare]

Wow, that swamp is pimp as hell. Which set is it from?

APAC lands, blue booster.

[Bahamuth]

Aside from Guru lands, these are the pics I play with (I play foil, cause why not). Old card face is a must.
http://magiccards.info/scans/en/in/336.jpg


These are really pretty. I have about 15 of them in asian.

[jegger]

For my deck I use them:

http://magiccards.info/scans/en/guru/5.jpghttp://magiccards.info/scans/en/euro/7.jpghttp://magiccards.info/scans/en/uh/137.jpg
GURU is signed and Unhinged is foil.

I'm searching 2 GURU island.

Honorable mentions to:

http://magiccards.info/scans/en/euro/15.jpghttp://magiccards.info/scans/en/mr/312.jpghttp://magiccards.info/scans/en/euro/9.jpg

As not special lands I prefer Mirage set (swamps, plains and mountains are fantastics). Obv we must play only old frame lands. :wink:

A question: what are the more bad-looking land?
I think this:

http://magiccards.info/scans/en/5e/445.jpg

[FredMaster]

Check out the Mirrodin Plains?

[Solpugid]

Why no love for the tempest islands? (Too lazy to go find a pic)

[Osse]

I should say that I'd play Unhinged lands over these all day, but these are nice, too. Arena Promos ftw. Some of the Kamigawa Block ones are nice too, but I like these best, especially the Mirrodin ones (Except maybe the Plains, Ravnica was great for those)
EDIT: It's been brought to my attention that the 2003 Arena lands were painted to fit with the Fetchlands. After looking at them side by side, it looks really hot.

http://magiccards.info/scans/en/arena/80.jpghttp://magiccards.info/scans/en/arena/58.jpg
http://magiccards.info/scans/en/arena/59.jpghttp://magiccards.info/scans/en/arena/81.jpg
http://magiccards.info/scans/en/arena/82.jpghttp://magiccards.info/scans/en/arena/60.jpg
http://magiccards.info/scans/en/arena/79.jpghttp://magiccards.info/scans/en/arena/57.jpg
http://magiccards.info/scans/en/arena/83.jpghttp://magiccards.info/scans/en/arena/61.jpg

[n00bas4urus_r3x]

I stick to Unglued strictly if I run basics.

As for crappy lands, ugh, MM had some stinkers that's for damn sure.
http://www.cardkingdom.com/images/MercadianMasques/Island.jpg
http://www.cardkingdom.com/images/MercadianMasques/Mountain.jpg
http://www.cardkingdom.com/images/MercadianMasques/Plains.jpg
THe swamps and forests I actually kind of like, but Mountains, Plains and Islands are super shitty.

[eternaldarkness]

Unhinged lands are the only truly worthy lands in my opinion. I particularly love the swamp

[from Cairo]

JOHN AVON

/thread

[Ebinsugewa]

The Saga Lightning Island is my favorite basic of all time. As mentioned, Guru is the pimpest and APAC/Euro is probably the coolest or most flavorful. Also, someone posted a swamp that looks like Polluted Delta. That's awesome.

[noobslayer]

Preferred:

Plains: Don't use white

Swamp: Not sure, APAC or DCI Ravnica

Island: DCI Kamigawa

Mountain: DCI Ravnica

Forest: APAC

[KillemallCFH]

http://www.cardkingdom.com/images/MercadianMasques/Island.jpg
I actually like that island. My sole island in Thresh is a foil one of those. The island I would most want to have, however, is probably this (http://magiccards.info/arena/en/10.html). Foil + Old Frame + No Big Island Symbol + Good Art (though admittedly far from the best) = Awesomesauce.

[HammafistRoob]

Unhinged swamps ftw.

I think the worst lands are the Unglued ones, particularly the Islands. ewwwww....

[kirdape3]

Euros are worth a hell of a lot more than our funny money is.

Also, I use lands that tap for mana.

[B.C.]

The sweet sauce:

http://i11.ebayimg.com/04/i/000/e6/6c/919f_1.JPG

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=170207253449&Category=19115&_trksid=p3907.m29

[godryk]

For my deck I use them:

http://magiccards.info/scans/en/euro/7.jpg

How much can be those awesome Venezia islands? I never saw those.

I use the cool Unhinged.

[Dilettante]

How much can be those awesome Venezia islands? I never saw those.

I use the cool Unhinged.

They're... Euroland Red set... which at the moment is the hardest to find... SSG is the only place I can find it listed for the moment... at $40 for the set. My usual haunts are out of it in singles form.

[idraleo]

nothing better than Coldsnap snow-covered FOIL basic lands =D . I'll post a snapshot of mine soon ^^

[jegger]

They're... Euroland Red set... which at the moment is the hardest to find... SSG is the only place I can find it listed for the moment... at $40 for the set. My usual haunts are out of it in singles form.

I pay the entire red euroland set at 10€.

Come on Idraleo, I want to see your snow-covered foil lands!

[SilverGreen]

I have almost-full-premium versions of Faerie Stompy and Solidarity. In Faerie Stompy, all Islands I play are Invasion #336 Islands (the John Avon's one). They're just awesome.

In Solidarity, I play a mix of the same foil Invasion #336, foil 7th Edition #334 and Portal Second Age A (the one with a baloon) and C (the one with a flying engine) Islands, all of them with "motivational" messages written by friends. These are my favorite lands of all.

For other decks, I use to play homogeneous sets of basic lands from several series. Among my prefered ones are sets of black bordered Portuguese and Japanese 4th Edition that I have lots of. I also like a lot a set of 21 Alpha Plains I own, I use to play them when I put my Death&Taxes togheter.

[Bardo]

I'm pretty much anti-pimp (no foils, foreign languages, signatures, etc.) I also hate white bordered cards and the big mana symbols on the post-Masques block basic islands:

Generally though:

Islands: APAC (Clear and Red); Beta (red/pink sky); Unhinged -- The Euro islands are awesome, but the mana symbols turn me off--they just look goofy

Forest: Beta (this one (http://sales.starcitygames.com//carddisplay.php?product=16742))

Plains: APAC (Great Wall; Flowers)

Swamp: Mirage (this one (http://sales.starcitygames.com//carddisplay.php?product=29236))

Mountain: What the hell's a mountain? ;)

In Fish, I do like some of the Portal II lands and use those there:

http://sales.starcitygames.com//carddisplay.php?product=29637

http://sales.starcitygames.com//carddisplay.php?product=16411

This is awesome too, mana symbol notwithstanding:

http://www.magiclibrarities.net/48-168-rarities-plains-zoom-card.html#return

Edit - For some reason the image links are broken.

[idraleo]

some of my Snow-covered Foil lands, foil chinese will came soon ;)

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/8682/foto0004mt5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Clark Kant]

Here is what I consider by far the best looking island...

http://sales.starcitygames.com/cardscans/MAGTIM/island_289.jpg

[Di]

Swamp: Mirage (this one (http://sales.starcitygames.com//carddisplay.php?product=29236))



That is my favorite art out of all of Magic. I have a few Japanese Mirage ones of those and some foil 8th. Just pure awesome.

[mercenarybdu]

I like my TS basics due to all the darkness and carnage in the art.

[alcaeus]

Unglued and Unhinged lands beat the guru lands any day.:cool:
no1: Unglued Island!

can someone load them in this thread, i'm not good at that stuff.:frown:

[r0ckstAr]

I personally love these forests :
http://i23.ebayimg.com/02/i/000/a8/bb/323f_1_b.JPG

[Barook]

My choices:

http://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/10E/EN/Card129681.jpghttp://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/UZ/en-us/Card8327.jpghttp://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/UNH/en-us/Card73973.jpghttp://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/OD/en-us/Card31624.jpghttp://resources.wizards.com/Magic/Cards/10E/EN/Card129562.jpg

[vigilante]

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n1/vigilante_mtg/NightmaresNotGuruIsland.jpg

That Island gets my vote.

[Barsoom]

Time to necro this topic.
My favourite Islands:

http://magiccards.info/scans/en/ia/334.jpghttp://magiccards.info/scans/en/ia/335.jpghttp://magiccards.info/scans/en/ia/336.jpghttp://magiccards.info/scans/en/in/338.jpghttp://magiccards.info/scans/en/apac/12.jpghttp://magiccards.info/scans/en/guru/2.jpghttp://magiccards.info/scans/en/us/338.jpghttp://magiccards.info/scans/en/us/336.jpghttp://magiccards.info/scans/en/on/337.jpg

[Ectoplasm]

This is the best island:

http://i40.tinypic.com/14yaao9.jpg

And this is the best plains, I just love the pretty flowers:

http://i42.tinypic.com/34eamwo.jpg

:D

But I agree, snowcovered foil islands are nice, and I like the 'pointy sticks' Mirrodin plains as well.

[Occam]

I like guru and summer basics the most, but I play with the former more often as I like to preserve my summer cards. I really like APAC lands as well (the sunflower plain is really nice).

I would like to play a casual game or two using only parallax-tide basics one day, but I don't have enough of them.

I would also like to play stax/stompy with 4 x Foil +2 CoTs too.

[majikal]

http://magiccards.info/scans/en/apac/12.jpg
That is super sexy!

[TheInfamousBearAssassin]

Penny for pound, I still think most of the Ravnica lands are some of the sexiest basics out there. As this Arcana talks about (http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtgcom/feature/284), they did a lot of first hand research as a team to get the feel for Ravnica's basic lands, which I think really came through in creating an evocative and cohesive feel.

I'm not saying I wouldn't rather have a set of Guru Islands. I'm just saying I'd sell them off and use the Ravnica ones instead and feel pretty happy about the difference.

Mirage, Ice Age and Kamigawa block had generally pretty good lands as well, but I think Ravnica was the block where they knocked it out of the park, barring like, one of the Plains and one of the Forests. 18 out of 20 were pretty much awesome. The fact that they're the only straight-up-common basic lands that SCG sells out of seems to back up the theory too.

[Bardo]

Ravnica was the only "basic land pack" (4 each of the 5 types) that I ever bought. Looking back, some are still my favorite best basics, but most have become meh.

The ones that still work for me.

http://sales.starcitygames.com/cardscans/MAGRAV/island291.jpghttp://sales.starcitygames.com/cardscans/MAGRAV/plains287.jpghttp://sales.starcitygames.com/cardscans/MAGRAV/swamp295.jpghttp://sales.starcitygames.com/cardscans/MAGRAV/swamp298.jpg

For me, APAC has the greatest winners:losers ratio. In terms of consistency of beauty and perfection, Guru wins. Next to that, Urza's block, Portal (1k and 2k) and Mirage are my favorites.

[TheInfamousBearAssassin]

Really? I think these two are some of the best forests ever made;

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/3558/forestmartiniere.jpg (http://img14.imageshack.us/my.php?image=forestmartiniere.jpg)

Yeah, that one absolutely gorgeous. - Bardo

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/3584/forestwaters.jpg (http://img14.imageshack.us/my.php?image=forestwaters.jpg)

And pretty much all of the islands were amazing. I dunno. I like pretty much all of them except the Wright forest and the Waters plains.

[The Pharmacist]

Go with the Guru lands. They look so nice!