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Did WotC Steal Your Design?!
Okay, so I don't think WotC steals designs from MTGCardsmith, or any other custom card site, but I noticed that just a month before the release of Leyline of the Guildpact, I made Ornanment in Excess:
Both are 5 color enchantments. Both make your nonland permanents all colors. Both have the potential to be free to play. They even both even have some similarities in the art (big room from a similar angle, circular object near the top center). Yes, the Leyline is a much stronger card, but the similarities are still surprising.
Has anyone else seen a real MTG card released and thought, "That actually sounds kinda familiar" only to realize it's similar to a card they designed? Share your most similar cards below!
Both are 5 color enchantments. Both make your nonland permanents all colors. Both have the potential to be free to play. They even both even have some similarities in the art (big room from a similar angle, circular object near the top center). Yes, the Leyline is a much stronger card, but the similarities are still surprising.
Has anyone else seen a real MTG card released and thought, "That actually sounds kinda familiar" only to realize it's similar to a card they designed? Share your most similar cards below!
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The set design process reportedly takes them about 2-3 years, and even then have the cards all ready to go a couple months before spoiler season.
That and while they for legal reasons cannot admit to looking at fan designs even, there are likely some eyes on sites like ours.
If you'd like, while not stolen (yet hopefully) I have an experience where there's a somewhat decent chance that Gavin Verhey saw a few of my original designs. (No way of knowing for certain or even suspicion until something strikes close to them tho)