List of illustrators

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There have been numerous artists that have illustrated Magic: The Gathering cards.[1][2] This is a list of illustrators in order of the set where their work(s) were first featured.

List

The number of cards that features the artist is counted according to Scryfall. Split cards or double-faced cards with both sides by the same artist are counted as separate pieces. For the last featured set only original art is accounted for: reprints are disregarded. The count includes tokens and emblems.

Updated for Double Masters 2022

Artist # Debut set year Last set with new art Year Notes
Amy Weber 64 Alpha 1993 Microprose "Astral" set 1997 1 collaboration with Tom Wänerstrand.
Andi Rusu 14 Alpha 1993 Alliances 1996
Anson Maddocks 114 Alpha 1993 Time Spiral 2006
Brian Snõddy 129 Alpha 1993 Adventures in the Forgotten Realms 2021 1 collaboration with Paolo Parente.
Christopher Rush 122 Alpha 1993 Commander (2011) 2011
Cornelius Brudi 9 Alpha 1993 Ice Age 1995
Dameon Willich 16 Alpha 1993 Ice Age 1995
Dan Frazier 267 Alpha 1993 Double Masters 2022 2022
Daniel Gelon 64 Alpha 1993 Time Spiral 2006
Douglas Shuler 131 Alpha 1993 Double Masters 2022 2022 1 collaboration with Liz Danforth. In the early days miscredited as Douglas Schuler
Drew Tucker 64 Alpha 1993 Double Masters 2022 2022
Fay Jones 1 Alpha 1993 Alpha 1993
Jeff A. Menges 54 Alpha 1993 Tempest 1997
Jesper Myrfors 57 Alpha 1993 Fallen Empires 1994
Julie Baroh 24 Alpha 1993 Tempest 1997
Kev Brockschmidt 4 Alpha 1993 Alpha 1993
Mark Poole 144 Alpha 1993 Double Masters 2022 2022
Mark Tedin 211 Alpha 1993 Double Masters 2022 2022
Melissa Benson 63 Alpha 1993 Urza's Legacy 1999
Quinton Hoover 76 Alpha 1993 Morningtide 2008 2 collaborations with Val Mayerik.
Richard Thomas 44 Alpha 1993 Unhinged 2004
Rob Alexander 155 Alpha 1993 Double Masters 2022 2022
Ron Spencer 249 Alpha 1993 Double Masters 2022 2022 5 collaborations with his sister Terese Nielsen
Sandra Everingham 43 Alpha 1993 Mystery Booster 2019
Tom Wänerstrand 62 Alpha 1993 Heroes of the Realm 2021 1 collaboration with Amy Weber
Kaja Foglio 63 Arabian Nights 1993 Darksteel 2004 1 collaboration with her husband Phil Foglio
Ken Meyer Jr. 14 Arabian Nights 1993 Invasion 2000
Kristen Bishop 1 Arabian Nights 1993 Arabian Nights 1993
Susan Van Camp 43 Arabian Nights 1993 Tempest 1997
Kerstin Kaman 3 Antiquities 1994 Antiquities 1994
Margaret Organ-Kean 24 Antiquities 1994 Tempest 1997
NéNé Thomas 24 Antiquities 1994 Microprose "Astral" set 1997 2 collaborations: with Phillip Mosnes and with Catherine Buck.
Pete Venters 293 Antiquities 1994 Double Masters 2022 2022
Phil Foglio 57 Antiquities 1994 Double Masters 2022 2022 1 collaboration with his wife Kaja Foglio. Also credited as Claymore J. Flapdoodle.
Randy Asplund-Faith 24 Antiquities 1994 Alliances 1996
Anthony S. Waters 115 Legends 1994 Alara Reborn 2009 In earlier sets credited as Anthony Waters.
Bryon Wackwitz 21 Legends 1994 Alliances 1996
Edward Beard Jr. 125 Legends 1994 Ravnica: City of Guilds 2005
Harold McNeill 27 Legends 1994 Tempest 1997
Heather Hudson 193 Legends 1994 Eventide 2008 Also credited as Erica Gassalasca-Jape.
Liz Danforth 35 Legends 1994 Time Spiral 2006
Mike Kimble 19 Legends 1994 Mirage 1996
Nicola Leonard 20 Legends 1994 Tempest 1997
Richard Kane Ferguson 74 Legends 1994 Double Masters 2022 2022
Scott Kirschner 43 Legends 1994 Urza's Saga 1998
Dennis Detwiller 13 The Dark 1994 Fallen Empires 1994
Michael Whelan 1 Media insert 1994 Media insert 1994
Pat Morrissey 30 Fallen Empires 1994 Mercadian Masques 1999
Allen Williams 55 Ice Age 1995 Throne of Eldraine 2019 Also credited as L.A. Williams
Catherine Buck 1 Ice Age 1995 Ice Age 1995 Collaboration with NéNé Thomas.
James Ernest. 1 Ice Age 1995 Ice Age 1995
Mike Raabe 40 Ice Age 1995 Unhinged 2004
Phillip Mosness 1 Ice Age 1995 Ice Age 1995 Collaboration with NéNé Thomas.
Randy Gallegos 170 Ice Age 1995 Streets of New Capenna 2022
Rick Emond 7 Ice Age 1995 Ice Age 1995
Ruth Thompson 9 Ice Age 1995 Alliances 1996
Alan Rabinowitz 44 Homelands 1995 Unhinged 2004
David A. Cherry 26 Homelands 1995 Unglued 1998
Dom! 4 DCI promo 1995 Mirage 1996
Jock 5 DCI promo 1995 Mirage 1996 Also credited as JOCK.
Bill Sienkiewicz 2 Alliances 1996 Alliances 1996
Carol Heyer 2 Alliances 1996 Alliances 1996
D. Alexander Gregory 90 Alliances 1996 Magic 2013 2012 1 collaboration with Zak Plucinski.
Diana Vick 1 Alliances 1996 Alliances 1996
Greg Simanson 22 Alliances 1996 Urza's Saga 1998
John Matson 112 Alliances 1996 Archenemy 2010
Lawrence Snelly 8 Alliances 1996 Urza's Saga 1998
Rebecca Guay 157 Alliances 1996 SL: All-Natural, Totally Refreshing 2021
Terese Nielsen 202 Alliances 1996 Modern Horizons 2019 5 collaborations with her brother Ron Spencer, 2 with Philip Tan and 1 with Thomas M. Baxa.
Zak Plucinsky 8 Alliances 1996 Fifth Edition 1997 1 collaboration with Alexander d. Gregory
Adam Rex 129 Mirage 1996 SL: Out of Time 2021
Adrian Smith 28 Mirage 1996 New Phyrexia 2011
Al Davidson 2 Mirage 1996 Mirage 1996
Andrew Robinson 56 Mirage 1996 Magic 2014 2013
Bob Eggleton 19 Mirage 1996 Urza's Saga 1998
Charles Gillespie 19 Mirage 1996 Tempest 1997
Chippy 117 Mirage 1996 Dragon's Maze 2013
Cliff Nielsen 10 Mirage 1996 Weatherlight 1997
David O'Connor 13 Mirage 1996 Double Masters 2022 2022
David Ho 2 Mirage 1996 Mirage 1996
Dermot Power 25 Mirage 1996 Double Masters 2022 2022
Donato Giancola 161 Mirage 1996 Double Masters 2022 2022
Garry Leach 21 Mirage 1996 Tempest 1997 Credited as Gary Leach.
Geofrey Darrow 10 Mirage 1996 Visions 1997 6 collaborations with I. Rabarot
Gerry Grace 19 Mirage 1996 Portal 1997
Hannibal King 27 Mirage 1996 Seventh Edition 2001
Ian Miller 28 Mirage 1996 Double Masters 2022 2022
Janine Johnston 14 Mirage 1996 Time Spiral 2006
Jeff Miracola 132 Mirage 1996 Double Masters 2022 2022
Jennifer Law 2 Mirage 1996 Mirage 1996
John Avon 225 Mirage 1996 SL: Dr. Lair's Secretorium 2021
John Bolton 11 Mirage 1996 Champions of Kamigawa 2004
John Coulthart 23 Mirage 1996 Weatherlight 1997
John Malloy 2 Mirage 1996 Mirage 1996
Junior Tomlin 4 Mirage 1996 Mirage 1996
Kari Johnson 2 Mirage 1996 Mirage 1996
Kathryn Rathke 3 Mirage 1996 Mirage 1996
Kev Walker 458 Mirage 1996 Double Masters 2022 2022 Once credited as Evkay Alkerway
Martin McKenna 5 Mirage 1996 Mirage 1996
Mike Dringenberg 41 Mirage 1996 Eventide 2008
Mike Kerr 5 Mirage 1996 Fifth Edition 2004
Robert Bliss 16 Mirage 1996 Ravnica: City of Guilds 2005
Roger Raupp 42 Mirage 1996 Onslaught 2002
Scott M. Fischer 160 Mirage 1996 Double Masters 2022 2022
Steve Luke 29 Mirage 1996 Tempest 1997
Steve White 14 Mirage 1996 Urza's Saga 1998
Stuart Beel 2 Mirage 1996 Mirage 1996
Stuart Griffin 17 Mirage 1996 Time Spiral 2006
Thomas Gianni 28 Mirage 1996 Future Sight 2008
Tom Kyffin 16 Mirage 1996 Tempest 1997
Tony Roberts 16 Mirage 1996 Fifth Edition 1997
Una Fricker 47 Mirage 1996 Time Spiral 2006
William Donohoe 3 Mirage 1996 Mirage 1996
Zina Saunders 29 Mirage 1996 Tempest 1997
Blackie del Rio 2 Visions 1997 Fifth Edition 1997
Brian Horton 4 Visions 1997 Weatherlight 1997
Bryan Talbot 8 Visions 1997 Weatherlight 1997
Cecil Fernando 4 Visions 1997 Weatherlight 1997
Craig Hooper 1 Visions 1997 Visions 1997
David Seeley 9 Visions 1997 Fifth Edition 1997
Eric Peterson 72 Visions 1997 Mirrodin 2003
George Pratt 14 Visions 1997 Mercadian Masques 1999
Greg Spalenka 5 Visions 1997 Visions 1997
I. Rabarot 6 Visions 1997 Visions 1997 All in collaboration with Geoffrey Darrow
Jerry Tiritilly 37 Visions 1997 Onslaught 2002
Jon J Muth 5 Visions 1997 Urza's Saga 1998
Michael Danza 3 Visions 1997 Visions 1997
Nathalie Hertz 3 Visions 1997 Visions 1997
Omaha Pérez 1 Visions 1997 Visions 1997
Paul Lee 3 Visions 1997 Duel Decks: Garruk vs. Liliana 2009
Romas Kukalis 5 Visions 1997 Portal 1997
Scott Hampton 18 Visions 1997 Morningtide 2008
Tony DiTerlizzi 91 Visions 1997 Adventures in the Forgotten Realms 2021 Credited as DiTerlizzi. 3 collaborations with M.W. Kaluta.
Clint Langley 8 Fifth Edition 1997 Time Spiral 2006
Doug Keith 4 Fifth Edition 1997 Fifth Edition 1997
James Allen 4 Fifth Edition 1997 Fifth Edition 1997
Ted Naifeh 11 Fifth Edition 1997 Weatherlight 1997
Brian Durfee 3 Portal 1997 Weatherlight 1997
Colin MacNeil 13 Portal 1997 APAC lands 1998
Paolo Parente 160 Portal 1997 Double Masters 2022 2022 1 collaboration with Brian Snõddy. Also credited as Parente.
William Simpson 11 Portal 1997 Future Sight 2007
Brom 44 Weatherlight 1997 Battle for Baldur's Gate 2022
Darbury Stenderu 1 Weatherlight 1997 Weatherlight 1997
Dylan Martens 2 Weatherlight 1997 Weatherlight 1997
Franz Vohwinkel 135 Weatherlight 1997 Battle for Baldur's Gate 2022
Kipling West 2 Weatherlight 1997 Weatherlight 1997
Mark Harrison 3 Weatherlight 1997 Mirrodin 2003
Patric Kochakji 2 Weatherlight 1997 Weatherlight 1997
Rogério Vilela 2 Weatherlight 1997 Weatherlight 1997
Stephen L. Walsh 2 Weatherlight 1997 Weatherlight 1997
Alan Pollack Tempest 1997
April Lee Tempest 1997
Carl Frank Tempest 1997
Daren Bader Tempest 1997
Doug Chaffee Tempest 1997
Eric David Anderson Tempest 1997
Janet Aulisio Tempest 1997
Jason Alexander Behnke Tempest 1997
Jeff Laubenstein Tempest 1997
Jeff Reitz Tempest 1997
Jim Nelson Tempest 1997
Joel Biske Tempest 1997
Matthew D. Wilson Tempest 1997
Randy Elliott Tempest 1997
Ron Chironna Tempest 1997
Stephen Daniele Tempest 1997
Sue Ellen Brown Tempest 1997
Thomas M. Baxa Tempest 1997
Val Mayerik 41 Tempest 1997 Archenenmy 2010 2 collaborations with Quinton Hoover.
William O'Connor Tempest 1997

Stronghold

Portal Second Age

Exodus

Unglued

Urza's Saga

Urza's Legacy

Portal Three Kingdoms

Urza's Destiny

Mercadian Masques

Nemesis

Prophecy

Invasion

Planeshift

Seventh Edition

Apocalypse

Odyssey

Judgment

Onslaught

Legions

Scourge

Eighth Edition

Mirrodin

Darksteel

Fifth Dawn

Champions of Kamigawa

Betrayers of Kamigawa

Saviors of Kamigawa

Ninth Edition

Ravnica: City of Guilds

Dissension

Guildpact

Coldsnap

Time Spiral

Planar Chaos

Future Sight

Lorwyn

Morningtide

Shadowmoor

Eventide

From the Vault: Dragons

Shards of Alara

Duel Decks: Divine vs. Demonic

Conflux

Magic 2010

Planechase

Zendikar

Worldwake

Rise of the Eldrazi

Magic 2011

Scars of Mirrodin

Mirrodin Besieged

New Phyrexia

Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012

Commander

Magic 2012

Innistrad

Avacyn Restored

Magic 2013

Return to Ravnica

Dragon's Maze

Magic 2014

Theros

Born of the Gods

Journey into Nyx

Magic 2015

Khans of Tarkir

Fate Reforged

Dragons of Tarkir

Magic Origins

Battle for Zendikar

Commander 2015

Oath of the Gatewatch

Shadows over Innistrad

Eldritch Moon

Kaladesh

Amonkhet

Hour of Devastation

HasCon 2017

Unstable

Rivals of Ixalan

Global Series: Jiang Yanggu & Mu Yanling

Arena New Player Experience

Commander 2018

Throne of Eldraine

Mystery Booster

Secret Lair Drop Series (December 2019)

Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths / Ikoria Commander

Core Set 2020

Secret Lair Drop Series: Summer Superdrop

Secret Lair Drop Series: Every Dog Has Its Day

Arena Beginner Set

Zendikar Rising

Secret Lair Drop Series: Secretversary

References

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  2. Matt Cavotta (February 08, 2006). "Pack a Lunch, It’s a Field Trip!". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. Wizards of the Coast (February 11, 2016). "Wayne England". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  4. Matt Cavotta (April 26, 2007). "My Name Is Joey Fatone, and I'll Be Your Waiter". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  5. Jeremy Jarvis (September 28, 2009). "The Artists of Zendikar". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.