Triumph of Ferocity

Art Perception

New 17 Aug 2014 Asked by djh119 298 Comments

It's kind of annoying you guys gave Triumph of Ferocity an alternate art. There is nothing wrong with the original art; it portrays the struggle equally, in which Liliana wins with Triumph of Cruelty. I think doing so admits that WOTC thinks the first portrayal is indecent, when it is not.


You have to remember that intent is not enough. Yes, our motives behind the illustration were pure, but the way it was perceived upset a portion of our audience. We have to be sensitive to the fact that, out of context, the art portrayed some things that we work very hard to avoid in our game. The portrayal of women in Magic is something that we strive to be a leader on in our industry. Part of living up to that goal is being aware not just of what we mean when we make our cards but what the audience perceives when they look at them. We changed the art because it was creating messages, intended or not, that we did not mean to send. I realize that some people, such as yourself, did not perceive the art that way, but you need to understand that others did and we have to be respectful of that.

Triumph of Ferocity Art

New 25 Apr 2012 Asked by dukkhasatva 29 Comments

It seems there is quite the discussion about the art of Triumph of Ferocity. If one has no context/background knowledge, that does look like the "helpless woman" you talked about not wanting on cards. Your thoughts?


I feel like its unfair to judge everything out of context. Part of the story had a big fight between two of our main planeswalkers. We want to show that on a card. Can we only illustrate that fight if Liliana is shown winning?  That seems just as sexist to me. As is, Liliana wins that fight. It’s not like we’re portraying her as some weak victim. She’s holding her own with a man twice her size.  I get where people are coming from, but I have to stand up for context.


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