Magic: The Gathering Rarities

Simplified Chinese Alternate Art

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The Chinese government has restrictions of what can and can not be depicted. Specifically, depictions of skeletons, zombies, and overtly sexual or religious images are prohibited. Consequently, when WotC printed card sets for distribution in China, several artworks had to be changed. Along the way, other artworks were also changed. The Portal artworks for the basic land were also changed, except for Swamp, curiously.

If you're thanking yourself for living in a free country right now, remember: WotC was pressured to remove the satanic images from cards in the United States. While that's a far cry from government censorship, it goes to show that nowhere is truly free.

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SIMPLIFIED CHINESE ALTERNATE ART — STARTER LEVEL
SET   CARD NAME ARTIST NOTE
1 刺客之刃(Assassin's Blade) 徐晓鸣
2 焰球 (Blaze) David Cherry Portal Second Age artwork substituted (booster version)
3 焰球 (Blaze) David Cherry Portal Second Age artwork substituted (pre-con version)
4 森林储藏地 (Elven Cache) 张艺娜
5 树林 (Forest) 李铁 Version 1
6 树林 (Forest) 李铁 Version 2
7 树林 (Forest) 李铁 Version 3
8 树林 (Forest) 李铁 Version 4
9 结实累累 (Fruition) 王玉群
10 角龟 (Horned Turtle) 王玉群
11 懦弱独眼巨人 (Hulking Cyclops) Lin Yan
12 海岛 (Island) 库雪明 Version 1
13 海岛 (Island) 库雪明 Version 2
14 海岛 (Island) 库雪明 Version 3
15 海岛 (Island) 库雪明 Version 4
16 山脉 (Mountain) 康羽 Version 1
17 山脉 (Mountain) 康羽 Version 2
18 山脉 (Mountain) 康羽 Version 3
19 山脉 (Mountain) 康羽 Version 4
20 平原 (Plains) Jack Wei Version 1
21 平原 (Plains) Jack Wei Version 2
22 平原 (Plains) Jack Wei Version 3
23 平原 (Plains) Jack Wei Version 4
24 兴旺 (Prosperity) 李有良
25 起死回生 (Raise Dead) 李尤松
26 星尘天使 (Starlit Angel) 徐晓鸣
27 奚落 (Taunt) 杨钊
28 吸血鬼飨宴 (Vampiric Feast) 王峰
29 恶之协约 (Wicked Pact) 杨光恒

SIMPLIFIED CHINESE ALTERNATE ART — ADVANCED LEVEL
SET   CARD NAME ARTIST NOTE
1 土归土 (Ashes to Ashes) Drew Tucker The Dark artwork substituted
2 腐沼鬼魂 (Bog Wraith) Ted Naifeh Portal artwork substituted
3 回力镖  (Boomerang) Richard Kane Ferguson Mirage artwork substituted
4 碳黑钻石 (Charcoal Diamond) David Martin
5 苦力骷髅妖 (Drudge Skeletons) Ian Miller [sic] Unworthy Dead art from Urza's Saga
6 苦力骷髅妖 (Drudge Skeletons) Arnie Swekel
7 黑檀手的信众(Initiates of the Ebon Hand) Kaja Foglio Alternate Fallen Empires artwork
8 灵杀索尔兽 (Mindstab Thrull) Heather Hudson Alternate Fallen Empires artwork
9 尼克里特 (Necrite) Drew Tucker Alternate Fallen Empires artwork
10 起死回生 (Raise Dead) Douglas Shuler
11 枯萎灵俑 (Scathe Zombies) John Howe

SIMPLIFIED CHINESE ALTERNATE ART — ADVANCED LEVEL (FOILS)
SET   CARD NAME ARTIST NOTE
1 碳黑钻石 (Charcoal Diamond) David Martin
2 苦力骷髅妖 (Drudge Skeletons) Arnie Swekel
3 起死回生 (Raise Dead) Douglas Shuler
4 枯萎灵俑 (Scathe Zombies) John Howe

SIMPLIFIED CHINESE ALTERNATE ART — EXPERT LEVEL
SET   CARD NAME ARTIST NOTE
1 腐沼突击队 (Bog Raiders) Carl Critchlow Heads flesh-colored instead of bone-colored
2 解体 (Decompose) Tony Szczudlo Eyes added, ribs covered, hands shadowed
3 严酷苦役 (Diabolic Servitude) Scott M. Fischer Cropped version of regular artwork
4 饥馑食尸鬼 (Famished Ghoul) Adam Rex
5 火焰蚁 (Fire Ants) Tom Fleming
6 昏暗阴魂 (Looming Shade) Vincent Evans
7     恶者不息 (No Rest For The Wicked) Carl Critchlow  
8 焚魂 (Soul Burn) Andrew Goldhawk Creature's breasts are covered
9 无名亡者 (Unworthy Dead) Carl Critchlow
10 乌尔博格骷髅妖 (Urborg Skeleton) Tom Wänerstrand
11 细语阴魂 (Whispering Shade) Daren Bader Ribs covered with green flesh
12 食尸灵俑 (Zombie Cannibal) Adam Rex Bloody bone airbrushed out

SIMPLIFIED CHINESE ALTERNATE ART — EXPERT LEVEL (FOILS)
SET   CARD NAME ARTIST NOTE
1 解体 (Decompose) Tony Szczudlo Eyes added, ribs covered, hands shadowed
2 饥馑食尸鬼 (Famished Ghoul) Adam Rex
3 细语阴魂 (Whispering Shade) Daren Bader Ribs covered with green flesh
4 食尸灵俑 (Zombie Cannibal) Adam Rex Bloody bone airbrushed out