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Magic: The Gathering Artist

Darren Tan

Darren Tan has painted 40 distinct Magic: The Gathering artworks, printed 67 times across 34 sets, from 2019 to 2026. Their palette is led by white and black, and it lands mostly on creatures and instants. Their most reprinted piece is Manifestation Sage, which has appeared on 5 printings, and 1 of these artworks was made for Secret Lair drops.

40
Artworks
34
Sets
2019–2026
Active
67
Printings
Thopter
First card · 2019
Loyal Tutor
Most recent · 2026
Delney, Streetwise Lookout
Most valuable · $34

What they paint

By colour · 40 artworks

White 9
Blue 4
Black 7
Red 4
Green 2
Multicolor 7
Colorless 7

By card type · 8 kinds

Creature 26
Instant 3
Sorcery 3
Artifact 1
Enchantment 2
Land 2
Planeswalker 1
Battle 2

Sets

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

Ravnica Allegiance Tokens ↗ 1 artwork · 2019 Modern Horizons ↗ 1 artwork · 2019 Commander 2019 ↗ 1 artwork · 2019 Zendikar Rising ↗ 1 artwork · 2020 Magic Online Promos ↗ 2 artworks · 2021 Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos ↗ 1 artwork · 2021 Strixhaven: School of Mages ↗ 1 artwork · 2021 Jumpstart: Historic Horizons ↗ 1 artwork · 2021 Innistrad: Midnight Hunt ↗ 1 artwork · 2021 Foundations Jumpstart ↗ 1 artwork · 2021 Innistrad: Crimson Vow ↗ 2 artworks · 2021 Innistrad: Double Feature ↗ 3 artworks · 2022 Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty ↗ 1 artwork · 2022 Alchemy: New Capenna ↗ 1 artwork · 2022 Warhammer 40,000 Commander ↗ 3 artworks · 2022 The Brothers' War ↗ 2 artworks · 2022 The Brothers' War Promos ↗ 2 artworks · 2022 Secret Lair Drop ↗ 1 artwork · 2022 March of the Machine ↗ 2 artworks · 2023 March of the Machine Promos ↗ 1 artwork · 2023 Doctor Who ↗ 2 artworks · 2023 Murders at Karlov Manor ↗ 1 artwork · 2024 Murders at Karlov Manor Promos ↗ 1 artwork · 2024 Outlaws of Thunder Junction ↗ 2 artworks · 2024 Outlaws of Thunder Junction Promos ↗ 1 artwork · 2024 Alchemy: Outlaws of Thunder Junction ↗ 1 artwork · 2024 Special Guests ↗ 1 artwork · 2024 Aetherdrift ↗ 1 artwork · 2025 Tarkir: Dragonstorm Promos ↗ 1 artwork · 2025 Tarkir: Dragonstorm ↗ 2 artworks · 2025 Secrets of Strixhaven Commander ↗ 1 artwork · 2026 Secrets of Strixhaven ↗ 1 artwork · 2026 Reality Fracture ↗ 3 artworks · 2026 Reality Fracture Promos ↗ 2 artworks · 2026

Secret Lair

1 artwork made for Secret Lair drops.

K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth — art by Darren Tan $16 K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth Secret Lair Drop · 2022 · Post Malone: Backstage Pass

Every artwork

2019

Thopter — art by Darren Tan Thopter Ravnica Allegiance Tokens · 2019 Orcish Hellraiser — art by Darren Tan Orcish Hellraiser Modern Horizons · 2019 Nightshade Assassin — art by Darren Tan Nightshade Assassin Commander 2019 · 2019

2020

Kor Blademaster — art by Darren Tan Kor Blademaster Zendikar Rising · 2020

2021

Manifestation Sage — art by Darren Tan 5 printings Manifestation Sage Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos · 2021 Subversive Acolyte — art by Darren Tan Subversive Acolyte Jumpstart: Historic Horizons · 2021 Dawnhart Rejuvenator — art by Darren Tan Dawnhart Rejuvenator Innistrad: Midnight Hunt · 2021 Belligerent Guest — art by Darren Tan 2 printings Belligerent Guest Innistrad: Crimson Vow · 2021 Bloodsworn Squire // Bloodsworn Knight — art by Darren Tan Bloodsworn Squire // Bloodsworn Knight Innistrad: Crimson Vow · 2021

2022

Dawnhart Rejuvenator — art by Darren Tan Dawnhart Rejuvenator Innistrad: Double Feature · 2022 Bloodsworn Squire // Bloodsworn Knight — art by Darren Tan Bloodsworn Squire // Bloodsworn Knight Innistrad: Double Feature · 2022 Belligerent Guest — art by Darren Tan Belligerent Guest Innistrad: Double Feature · 2022 Dragonfly Suit — art by Darren Tan Dragonfly Suit Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty · 2022 Obscura Polymorphist — art by Darren Tan Obscura Polymorphist Alchemy: New Capenna · 2022 Illuminor Szeras — art by Darren Tan 2 printings $7 Illuminor Szeras Warhammer 40,000 Commander · 2022 Tomb Blade — art by Darren Tan 2 printings Tomb Blade Warhammer 40,000 Commander · 2022 The War in Heaven — art by Darren Tan 2 printings The War in Heaven Warhammer 40,000 Commander · 2022 Mishra, Tamer of Mak Fawa — art by Darren Tan 3 printings Mishra, Tamer of Mak Fawa The Brothers' War · 2022 Siege Veteran — art by Darren Tan 5 printings Siege Veteran The Brothers' War Promos · 2022 K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth — art by Darren Tan $16 K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth Secret Lair Drop · 2022 · Post Malone: Backstage Pass

2023

Invasion of Tarkir // Defiant Thundermaw — art by Darren Tan Invasion of Tarkir // Defiant Thundermaw March of the Machine · 2023 Invasion of Tarkir // Defiant Thundermaw — art by Darren Tan Invasion of Tarkir // Defiant Thundermaw March of the Machine Promos · 2023 Marshal of Zhalfir — art by Darren Tan Marshal of Zhalfir March of the Machine · 2023 Four Knocks — art by Darren Tan 4 printings Four Knocks Doctor Who · 2023 Hunted by The Family — art by Darren Tan 4 printings Hunted by The Family Doctor Who · 2023

2024

Delney, Streetwise Lookout — art by Darren Tan 3 printings $34 Delney, Streetwise Lookout Murders at Karlov Manor · 2024 Jem Lightfoote, Sky Explorer — art by Darren Tan Jem Lightfoote, Sky Explorer Outlaws of Thunder Junction · 2024 Duelist of the Mind — art by Darren Tan 4 printings Duelist of the Mind Outlaws of Thunder Junction · 2024 Grenzo, Crooked Jailer — art by Darren Tan Grenzo, Crooked Jailer Alchemy: Outlaws of Thunder Junction · 2024 Phantasmal Image — art by Darren Tan $8 Phantasmal Image Special Guests · 2024

2025

Sabotage Strategist — art by Darren Tan Sabotage Strategist Aetherdrift · 2025 Fleeting Effigy — art by Darren Tan Fleeting Effigy Tarkir: Dragonstorm · 2025 United Battlefront — art by Darren Tan 3 printings United Battlefront Tarkir: Dragonstorm · 2025

2026

Quintorius, History Chaser — art by Darren Tan Quintorius, History Chaser Secrets of Strixhaven Commander · 2026 Cost of Brilliance — art by Darren Tan Cost of Brilliance Secrets of Strixhaven · 2026 Loyal Tutor — art by Darren Tan Loyal Tutor Reality Fracture · 2026 Loyal Tutor — art by Darren Tan Loyal Tutor Reality Fracture Promos · 2026 Shipwreck Marsh — art by Darren Tan Shipwreck Marsh Reality Fracture · 2026 Shipwreck Marsh — art by Darren Tan Shipwreck Marsh Reality Fracture Promos · 2026 Loyal Tutor — art by Darren Tan Loyal Tutor Reality Fracture · 2026

Worked alongside

Artists whose catalogue overlaps most with Darren Tan’s.

David Auden Nash 18 shared sets · 52 artworks Andreas Zafiratos 21 shared sets · 86 artworks Johan Grenier 28 shared sets · 109 artworks Francisco Miyara 15 shared sets · 44 artworks Liiga Smilshkalne 21 shared sets · 63 artworks Fajareka Setiawan 19 shared sets · 74 artworks Bryan Sola 23 shared sets · 82 artworks Ekaterina Burmak 26 shared sets · 85 artworks Zara Alfonso 14 shared sets · 27 artworks Billy Christian 22 shared sets · 101 artworks Joshua Raphael 21 shared sets · 109 artworks Cristi Balanescu 27 shared sets · 186 artworks