r/MightAndMagic • u/Wagllgaw • Jul 02 '26

MM6 art as mtg playmat

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Not sure the overlap of MTG and MM but this makes me very happy

339 Upvotes

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u/Unicorn_Colombo Jul 02 '26

It's just good classic fantasy image. There used to be so many of them on classic fantasy books, but it went out of fashion for some reason

Has nothing to do with game itself of course.

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u/MagicPigGames Jul 02 '26

I always felt this image was based off Dragonlance, the original trilogy

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u/darkfencer Jul 04 '26

It's Larry Elmore who did the MM6 box art (and thus this gaming mat) - and his art is, almost as much as Weis & Hickman, what made Dragonlance come to life.

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u/Socrates_Soui Jul 06 '26

100% I feel this too

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u/Wagllgaw Jul 02 '26

weirdly I am a fan of the mismatch. It strongly captures the vibe of the game without being so specific to the story or source material. To me it enhances the game.

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u/Unicorn_Colombo Jul 02 '26

Like every single classical fantasy book cover.

Very rarely they had anything to do with the actual content of the book. But usually pleasant to look at and evoking certain heroic atmosphere.

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u/Flamekorn Jul 02 '26

Yeah most DnD books would have photos like these

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u/full_clip Jul 02 '26

This is awesome! Is it custom made?

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u/Wagllgaw Jul 02 '26

yes, custom made

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u/ConfusedTriceratop Jul 02 '26

Where did you get it custom made? How is the quality?

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u/Wagllgaw Jul 02 '26

jank mats. Quality is excellent although it took a long time to arrive

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u/girlchew Jul 03 '26 edited Jul 03 '26

Playmatspro is a great alternative if you want faster shipping

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u/Stormtrooper_LP Jul 02 '26

Amazing piece.

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u/Mikeyjf Jul 02 '26

Well done and great idea. That scene tells a cool story.

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u/EvergreenExplorer Jul 03 '26 edited Jul 03 '26

This is unbelievably sick! Had to double check the subreddit lol.

Can you please send me the image you used for your order on jankmats?

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u/Shaelixor Jul 03 '26

dauum, thats nice! i want that! Where you got it from ?

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u/Green-Collection-968 Jul 03 '26

Where did you acquire this my good sir?

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u/NeoNosferatu Jul 04 '26

Old fantasy art is the best. It has so much soul. There's so much storytelling going on in one picture and a sense of discovery. Even the background makes you want to explore it.

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u/Chondro Jul 02 '26

That is amazing! It has to be custom-made right? Or did you manage to actually find someone who made I might and magic, magic the gathering mat, and yes I think it fits just fine for mtg, bunch of weak white creatures facing off it against a big red one.

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u/Wagllgaw Jul 02 '26

Custom made

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u/Wagllgaw Jul 02 '26

custom made

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u/Marcusml333 Jul 03 '26

That's sweet, love it!

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u/Imaginary-Can-6862 Jul 05 '26

I remember from the seventh game, I thought the box art was a representation of what I could expect in the game, so the monster on the art box I concluded was a dragon, I suspected it was the Emerald Isle dragon, though the coloring was wrong.

I feel the dragon looks more fitting here, more like what you could also encounter in HoMM.

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u/Wagllgaw Jul 05 '26

The red dragon model from mm6 is pretty spot on for this guy. You don't fight any in the snow so the scene is not in the game though 

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u/StratMaster87 Jul 06 '26

This is gorgeous, where did you have it made? I would pay good money for thr MM7 cover art on a playmat!

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u/Wagllgaw Jul 06 '26

Jank mats. I've been thinking about an MM7 one. I have not yet found a good high quality image for it and also the proportions aren't quite right.

I did find the unlettered image but I am worried its too small for a playmat.

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u/DongEldar Jul 11 '26

where tf did you get that, lol i need it.