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Magic: The Gathering Artist

Cynthia Sheppard

Cynthia Sheppard has painted 78 distinct Magic: The Gathering artworks, printed 194 times across 102 sets, from 2011 to 2026. Their palette is led by black and multicolor, and it lands mostly on creatures and sorceries. Their most reprinted piece is Treasure Cruise, which has appeared on 14 printings, and 4 of these artworks were made for Secret Lair drops.

78
Artworks
102
Sets
2011–2026
Active
194
Printings
Bloodcrazed Neonate
First card · 2011
Bloodline Recollector // Ancestral Craving
Most recent · 2026
Bloodline Recollector // Ancestral Craving
Most valuable · $88

What they paint

By colour · 78 artworks

White 12
Blue 9
Black 17
Red 13
Green 3
Multicolor 16
Colorless 8

By card type · 7 kinds

Creature 53
Instant 7
Sorcery 9
Artifact 1
Enchantment 2
Planeswalker 4
Other 2

Sets

102 sets, oldest first. Hover or tap a symbol for its name; click it to filter the art below.

Innistrad ↗ 1 artwork · 2011 Innistrad Tokens ↗ 1 artwork · 2011 Dark Ascension ↗ 2 artworks · 2012 Jumpstart 2022 ↗ 3 artworks · 2012 Foundations Jumpstart ↗ 3 artworks · 2012 Avacyn Restored ↗ 4 artworks · 2012 Jumpstart ↗ 3 artworks · 2012 The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander ↗ 1 artwork · 2012 The List ↗ 18 artworks · 2012 Magic 2013 ↗ 1 artwork · 2012 Ultimate Masters ↗ 4 artworks · 2012 Battlebond ↗ 1 artwork · 2012 Duel Decks: Jace vs. Vraska ↗ 2 artworks · 2012 Iconic Masters ↗ 1 artwork · 2012 Core Set 2021 ↗ 1 artwork · 2012 Return to Ravnica ↗ 2 artworks · 2012 Judge Gift Cards 2013 ↗ 1 artwork · 2013 Magic Online Promos ↗ 4 artworks · 2013 Gatecrash ↗ 1 artwork · 2013 Ravnica Remastered ↗ 1 artwork · 2013 Dragon's Maze ↗ 1 artwork · 2013 Modern Masters 2017 ↗ 1 artwork · 2013 Double Masters 2022 ↗ 5 artworks · 2013 Duel Decks: Mind vs. Might ↗ 1 artwork · 2013 Eternal Masters ↗ 1 artwork · 2013 Magic 2014 ↗ 1 artwork · 2013 Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander ↗ 2 artworks · 2013 Signature Spellbook: Chandra ↗ 1 artwork · 2013 Time Spiral Remastered ↗ 2 artworks · 2013 Pioneer Masters ↗ 3 artworks · 2013 Theros ↗ 2 artworks · 2013 Commander 2013 ↗ 2 artworks · 2013 Commander Anthology ↗ 2 artworks · 2013 Commander 2013 Oversized ↗ 2 artworks · 2013 Born of the Gods ↗ 2 artworks · 2014 Commander Legends ↗ 1 artwork · 2014 Journey into Nyx ↗ 3 artworks · 2014 Conspiracy ↗ 1 artwork · 2014 Magic 2015 ↗ 3 artworks · 2014 Commander 2016 ↗ 2 artworks · 2014 Commander 2021 ↗ 2 artworks · 2014 Commander Anthology Volume II ↗ 1 artwork · 2014 Khans of Tarkir ↗ 4 artworks · 2014 Modern Horizons 3 Commander ↗ 1 artwork · 2014 Mystery Booster 2 ↗ 1 artwork · 2014 New Capenna Commander ↗ 2 artworks · 2014 Secrets of Strixhaven Commander ↗ 1 artwork · 2014 Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander ↗ 1 artwork · 2014 Khans of Tarkir Tokens ↗ 2 artworks · 2014 Ugin's Fate ↗ 1 artwork · 2015 Double Masters ↗ 1 artwork · 2015 Forgotten Realms Commander ↗ 1 artwork · 2015 Bloomburrow Commander ↗ 1 artwork · 2015 Commander 2018 ↗ 1 artwork · 2015 Fate Reforged ↗ 3 artworks · 2015 Midnight Hunt Commander ↗ 2 artworks · 2015 Neon Dynasty Commander ↗ 1 artwork · 2015 Fate Reforged Promos ↗ 2 artworks · 2015 Starter Commander Decks ↗ 1 artwork · 2015 Dragons of Tarkir ↗ 1 artwork · 2015 Duel Decks: Elves vs. Inventors ↗ 1 artwork · 2015 March of the Machine Commander ↗ 1 artwork · 2015 Magic Origins ↗ 5 artworks · 2015 Battle for Zendikar ↗ 4 artworks · 2015 Battle for Zendikar Promos ↗ 1 artwork · 2015 Zendikar Rising Commander ↗ 1 artwork · 2015 Commander 2015 ↗ 1 artwork · 2015 Legendary Cube Prize Pack ↗ 1 artwork · 2015 Foundations ↗ 1 artwork · 2016 Oath of the Gatewatch ↗ 1 artwork · 2016 Oath of the Gatewatch Promos ↗ 1 artwork · 2016 Shadows over Innistrad Promos ↗ 2 artworks · 2016 Shadows over Innistrad Remastered ↗ 2 artworks · 2016 Shadows over Innistrad ↗ 2 artworks · 2016 Eldritch Moon ↗ 1 artwork · 2016 Jumpstart: Historic Horizons ↗ 2 artworks · 2016 Eldritch Moon Promos ↗ 1 artwork · 2016 Commander 2017 ↗ 1 artwork · 2016 Treasure Chest ↗ 1 artwork · 2016 Double Masters 2022 Tokens ↗ 1 artwork · 2017 Commander 2017 Tokens ↗ 1 artwork · 2017 War of the Spark Promos ↗ 1 artwork · 2019 War of the Spark ↗ 1 artwork · 2019 Modern Horizons ↗ 1 artwork · 2019 Secret Lair Drop ↗ 4 artworks · 2019 Commander 2019 ↗ 1 artwork · 2019 Commander 2019 Oversized ↗ 1 artwork · 2019 Mystery Booster Playtest Cards 2019 ↗ 1 artwork · 2019 Mystery Booster Playtest Cards 2021 ↗ 1 artwork · 2019 Theros Beyond Death ↗ 1 artwork · 2020 Modern Horizons 2 ↗ 1 artwork · 2020 Kaldheim ↗ 1 artwork · 2021 March of the Machine ↗ 2 artworks · 2023 March of the Machine Promos ↗ 2 artworks · 2023 Wilds of Eldraine Promos ↗ 1 artwork · 2023 Wilds of Eldraine ↗ 1 artwork · 2023 The Lost Caverns of Ixalan ↗ 1 artwork · 2023 The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Promos ↗ 1 artwork · 2023 Innistrad Remastered ↗ 3 artworks · 2025 Secret Lair Showcase Planes ↗ 1 artwork · 2025 Special Guests ↗ 1 artwork · 2026 Reality Fracture ↗ 2 artworks · 2026

Secret Lair

4 artworks made for Secret Lair drops.

Meren of Clan Nel Toth — art by Cynthia Sheppard Meren of Clan Nel Toth Secret Lair Drop · 2020 · International Women's Day Doom Blade — art by Cynthia Sheppard Doom Blade Secret Lair Drop · 2024 · sAnS mERcY sAnS mERcY — art by Cynthia Sheppard sAnS mERcY Secret Lair Showcase Planes · 2025 · Kaleidoscope Killers Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy — art by Cynthia Sheppard Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy Secret Lair Drop · 2026 · Dungeons & Dragons®: Gale's Ambition

Every artwork

2011

Bloodcrazed Neonate — art by Cynthia Sheppard Bloodcrazed Neonate Innistrad · 2011 Zombie — art by Cynthia Sheppard Zombie Innistrad Tokens · 2011

2012

Scorned Villager // Moonscarred Werewolf — art by Cynthia Sheppard Scorned Villager // Moonscarred Werewolf Dark Ascension · 2012 Markov Warlord — art by Cynthia Sheppard 3 printings Markov Warlord Dark Ascension · 2012 Exquisite Blood — art by Cynthia Sheppard 4 printings $40 Exquisite Blood Avacyn Restored · 2012 Rush of Blood — art by Cynthia Sheppard Rush of Blood Avacyn Restored · 2012 Trusted Forcemage — art by Cynthia Sheppard Trusted Forcemage Avacyn Restored · 2012 Archangel — art by Cynthia Sheppard Archangel Avacyn Restored · 2012 Sublime Archangel — art by Cynthia Sheppard 2 printings Sublime Archangel Magic 2013 · 2012 Cremate — art by Cynthia Sheppard Cremate Return to Ravnica · 2012 Tavern Swindler — art by Cynthia Sheppard 6 printings Tavern Swindler Return to Ravnica · 2012

2013

Bribery — art by Cynthia Sheppard 2 printings Bribery Judge Gift Cards 2013 · 2013 Shadow Alley Denizen — art by Cynthia Sheppard 3 printings Shadow Alley Denizen Gatecrash · 2013 Wake the Reflections — art by Cynthia Sheppard 3 printings Wake the Reflections Dragon's Maze · 2013 Young Pyromancer — art by Cynthia Sheppard 13 printings Young Pyromancer Magic 2014 · 2013 Scholar of Athreos — art by Cynthia Sheppard Scholar of Athreos Theros · 2013 Wingsteed Rider — art by Cynthia Sheppard 5 printings Wingsteed Rider Theros · 2013 Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge — art by Cynthia Sheppard 2 printings Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge Commander 2013 Oversized · 2013 Rubinia Soulsinger — art by Cynthia Sheppard 3 printings Rubinia Soulsinger Commander 2013 · 2013

2014

Reap What Is Sown — art by Cynthia Sheppard Reap What Is Sown Born of the Gods · 2014 Impetuous Sunchaser — art by Cynthia Sheppard Impetuous Sunchaser Born of the Gods · 2014 Prophetic Flamespeaker — art by Cynthia Sheppard Prophetic Flamespeaker Journey into Nyx · 2014 Reviving Melody — art by Cynthia Sheppard Reviving Melody Journey into Nyx · 2014 Interpret the Signs — art by Cynthia Sheppard 3 printings Interpret the Signs Journey into Nyx · 2014 Wind Dancer — art by Cynthia Sheppard Wind Dancer Conspiracy · 2014 Shadowcloak Vampire — art by Cynthia Sheppard 2 printings Shadowcloak Vampire Magic 2015 · 2014 Altac Bloodseeker — art by Cynthia Sheppard Altac Bloodseeker Magic 2015 · 2014 Blood Host — art by Cynthia Sheppard 2 printings Blood Host Magic 2015 · 2014 Canyon Lurkers — art by Cynthia Sheppard 2 printings Canyon Lurkers Khans of Tarkir · 2014 Sorin, Solemn Visitor Emblem — art by Cynthia Sheppard Sorin, Solemn Visitor Emblem Khans of Tarkir Tokens · 2014 Sorin, Solemn Visitor — art by Cynthia Sheppard 2 printings Sorin, Solemn Visitor Khans of Tarkir · 2014 Sultai Soothsayer — art by Cynthia Sheppard 3 printings Sultai Soothsayer Khans of Tarkir · 2014 Vampire — art by Cynthia Sheppard Vampire Khans of Tarkir Tokens · 2014 Treasure Cruise — art by Cynthia Sheppard 14 printings Treasure Cruise Khans of Tarkir · 2014

2015

Jeskai Infiltrator — art by Cynthia Sheppard 2 printings Jeskai Infiltrator Ugin's Fate · 2015 Shamanic Revelation — art by Cynthia Sheppard 14 printings Shamanic Revelation Fate Reforged · 2015 Harsh Sustenance — art by Cynthia Sheppard Harsh Sustenance Fate Reforged · 2015 Jeskai Infiltrator — art by Cynthia Sheppard 3 printings Jeskai Infiltrator Fate Reforged Promos · 2015 Youthful Scholar — art by Cynthia Sheppard 2 printings Youthful Scholar Dragons of Tarkir · 2015 Ghirapur Aether Grid — art by Cynthia Sheppard 2 printings Ghirapur Aether Grid Magic Origins · 2015 Ampryn Tactician — art by Cynthia Sheppard Ampryn Tactician Magic Origins · 2015 Reclusive Artificer — art by Cynthia Sheppard 3 printings Reclusive Artificer Magic Origins · 2015 Archangel of Tithes — art by Cynthia Sheppard 2 printings $5 Archangel of Tithes Magic Origins · 2015 Send to Sleep — art by Cynthia Sheppard 2 printings Send to Sleep Magic Origins · 2015 Transgress the Mind — art by Cynthia Sheppard Transgress the Mind Battle for Zendikar · 2015 Emeria Shepherd — art by Cynthia Sheppard 4 printings Emeria Shepherd Battle for Zendikar Promos · 2015 Lithomancer's Focus — art by Cynthia Sheppard Lithomancer's Focus Battle for Zendikar · 2015 Incubator Drone — art by Cynthia Sheppard Incubator Drone Battle for Zendikar · 2015 Thief of Blood — art by Cynthia Sheppard 3 printings $11 Thief of Blood Commander 2015 · 2015

2016

Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim — art by Cynthia Sheppard 4 printings Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim Oath of the Gatewatch Promos · 2016 Markov Dreadknight — art by Cynthia Sheppard 2 printings Markov Dreadknight Shadows over Innistrad Promos · 2016 Stromkirk Mentor — art by Cynthia Sheppard Stromkirk Mentor Shadows over Innistrad · 2016 Flameblade Angel — art by Cynthia Sheppard 3 printings Flameblade Angel Shadows over Innistrad · 2016 Dark Salvation — art by Cynthia Sheppard 5 printings Dark Salvation Eldritch Moon · 2016 Wasitora, Nekoru Queen — art by Cynthia Sheppard 5 printings Wasitora, Nekoru Queen Treasure Chest · 2016

2017

Cat Dragon — art by Cynthia Sheppard 2 printings Cat Dragon Commander 2017 Tokens · 2017

2019

Ashiok, Dream Render — art by Cynthia Sheppard 2 printings Ashiok, Dream Render War of the Spark Promos · 2019 Seasoned Pyromancer — art by Cynthia Sheppard 4 printings $8 Seasoned Pyromancer Modern Horizons · 2019 Ashiok, Dream Render — art by Cynthia Sheppard 2 printings Ashiok, Dream Render Magic Online Promos · 2019 Anje Falkenrath — art by Cynthia Sheppard 2 printings Anje Falkenrath Commander 2019 · 2019 Louvaq, the Aberrant — art by Cynthia Sheppard 2 printings Louvaq, the Aberrant Mystery Booster Playtest Cards 2019 · 2019

2020

Incendiary Oracle — art by Cynthia Sheppard Incendiary Oracle Theros Beyond Death · 2020 Meren of Clan Nel Toth — art by Cynthia Sheppard Meren of Clan Nel Toth Secret Lair Drop · 2020 · International Women's Day Tavern Scoundrel — art by Cynthia Sheppard 2 printings Tavern Scoundrel The List · 2020

2021

Renegade Reaper — art by Cynthia Sheppard Renegade Reaper Kaldheim · 2021

2023

Guardian of Ghirapur — art by Cynthia Sheppard 4 printings Guardian of Ghirapur March of the Machine · 2023 Archangel Elspeth — art by Cynthia Sheppard 3 printings $6 Archangel Elspeth March of the Machine · 2023 Beseech the Mirror — art by Cynthia Sheppard 4 printings $33 Beseech the Mirror Wilds of Eldraine · 2023 Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance — art by Cynthia Sheppard 3 printings Saheeli, the Sun's Brilliance The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Promos · 2023

2024

Doom Blade — art by Cynthia Sheppard Doom Blade Secret Lair Drop · 2024 · sAnS mERcY

2025

Scorned Villager // Moonscarred Werewolf — art by Cynthia Sheppard Scorned Villager // Moonscarred Werewolf Innistrad Remastered · 2025 Odric, Lunarch Marshal — art by Cynthia Sheppard Odric, Lunarch Marshal Innistrad Remastered · 2025 Scorned Villager // Moonscarred Werewolf — art by Cynthia Sheppard Scorned Villager // Moonscarred Werewolf Innistrad Remastered · 2025 sAnS mERcY — art by Cynthia Sheppard sAnS mERcY Secret Lair Showcase Planes · 2025 · Kaleidoscope Killers

2026

Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy — art by Cynthia Sheppard Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy Secret Lair Drop · 2026 · Dungeons & Dragons®: Gale's Ambition Library of Leng — art by Cynthia Sheppard $10 Library of Leng Special Guests · 2026 Bloodline Recollector // Ancestral Craving — art by Cynthia Sheppard Bloodline Recollector // Ancestral Craving Reality Fracture · 2026 Bloodline Recollector // Ancestral Craving — art by Cynthia Sheppard $88 Bloodline Recollector // Ancestral Craving Reality Fracture · 2026

Worked alongside

Artists whose catalogue overlaps most with Cynthia Sheppard’s.

Clint Cearley 65 shared sets · 103 artworks Mark Winters 53 shared sets · 46 artworks Mathias Kollros 67 shared sets · 177 artworks Cliff Childs 65 shared sets · 102 artworks Winona Nelson 73 shared sets · 163 artworks Anthony Palumbo 59 shared sets · 89 artworks Willian Murai 52 shared sets · 57 artworks Chase Stone 67 shared sets · 126 artworks Zack Stella 62 shared sets · 128 artworks Jason Felix 66 shared sets · 151 artworks Jaime Jones 69 shared sets · 126 artworks Adam Paquette 81 shared sets · 317 artworks