TSG
TSG has been involved in Magic for the better part of his life. While only sporting 1 Pro Tour appearance on his resume he does have an extensive knowledge of the game and its history. Financial eye for Channelfireball.com and co-host of Magic TV means split duties already along with trying to find time to play Magic for himself.
Good stuff. I still have and use my 2005 GP Minneapolis playmat.
“finisher gently”? That’s…cute? No, it’s not, this playmat is terrible.
She is smoking? Why instead of an axe they put a rifle and also some beer cans.
If they take the angel off then I won’t be embarrassed to actually use it in front of other people. If not, I’ll just cut her off
playmats are always embarrassing.
@ Derbe
Have you seen the 2011 States playmat? That thing is amazing
finish her gently – seriously?
Fake. I assume.
God, this is horrendous. Random manga steampunk angel? Smoking a cigar? Lucky dice? American flag?
What on earth does this have to do with anything?
i hope this thing is fake for the sake of those who get it
Its a Texas flag, of which Austin is the capital. Other than that, I can see nothing to do with Magic.
I’m petty sure that it’s a steampunk Lightning Angel.
Is it just me or does this guy really feel sort of Ravnica-style? The design is pretty crazy though.
Not even a redheaded angel could make me want that hideous thing…
Wow, did they hire someone from the marketing department of EA to come up with this. A horrible product that also is a politically correct nightmare. A double loss! Time to drop imo.
Rk Post?
This looks like the image for the new RK Post Legion Sleeves. I wouldn’t be surprised if Legion was the TO for the grand prix, and this was sort of a tie in to promote there new line of sleeves.
Unfortunately, that doesn’t change the fact that this is an awful looking mat. But at least attendees get a mat. The grand prix here in denver only gave us a crappy deck box.
PS> I appreciate incorporating the Texas State flag into the mat, but since when is the Texas flag pink? Ugh…
is that an elf?
The consensus? Disappointment
That’s absolutely terrible.
I think you guys are all being very mean. I, for one, applaud their use of a mentally-challenged model. That’s very progressive and I think you guys are all horrible people for making fun of the handicapped.
Like my name says… absolutely horrid.
ChannelFireball, your name and logo are on this thing. I suggest you do everything in your power to make a change, or at least let Wizards know how embarrassed you (presumably) are to be associated with this art.
The playmat is a steampunk lightning angel smoking a cigar with fuzzy dice hanging off a mace with “finisher gently” standing in front of a texas flag. So why all the whining? The image is no more obnoxious than any thing that’s ever come out of texas, the state willing to send retarded people to the electric chair.
How did this get to be News? And are those links in the tabs next to the News tab supposed to do something?
ugliest mat i’ve ever seen
that is not the Texas state flag; star too big, stripes too long.
composition of the artwork on the mat is also horrible.
I don’t get what this has to do with anything… how about some cool Magic design? lol..
bad bad bad
Yeah, thats awful. I agree with Derbe though: Playmats are always pretty embarassing, but like others said, the 2011 states mats look AMAZING. Just high quality artwork, something I’d want to own for the art’s sake, although I’d never use it. This…makes me feel ashamed to be seen at an event giving it out.
it sort of looks like an unhinged version of what lightning angel would look like….
I don’t understand why some TOs can get Wizards artwork and some don’t. I get so confused when I see a random art image for Magic playmats…..they should have Magic cards/characters on them.