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Avatar of Kaldra

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I began playing Magic: the Gathering back in the early 2000's, during Planeshift. But my first set I ever drafted, or even went to the pre-release for was Mirrodin. Getting handed that giant shiny sword that was insane, amidst all of the adult players, was one hell of a rush. I attended the next two pre-releases, getting myself the shield and Helm of Kaldra. But then... there was no avatar token. Kaldra was never a card, only to be shown by a penny or face-down card. Kaldra, the legend, who could kill anything in combat, was a puny token? Abysmal. 

So, the other day, I decided I'd draw Kaldra myself so I could turn him into a token. He doesn't have a background yet, but the warrior lives on! (and yes, I know MTGO has an official token, but it's glowy and blue and weird. Mirrodin is a plane of metal, let's make the Avatar of some metal weapons out of metal too, yeah? Much cooler, art team).

Ink on paper, Photoshop and pure wizardry. 
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trogdor28's avatar
I never quite understood why the token was designed that way in MTGO. Yours is simply so much better, it screams badass all over the place. Very nice!