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Magic: The Gathering Artist

John Matson

John Matson has painted 114 distinct Magic: The Gathering artworks, printed 218 times across 70 sets, from 1996 to 2023. Their palette is led by green and blue, and it lands mostly on creatures and enchantments. Their most reprinted piece is Stone Rain, which has appeared on 10 printings.

114

Artworks

70

Sets

1996–2023

Active

218

Printings

Storm Elemental

First card · 1996

Elemental

Most recent · 2023

Shizo, Death's Storehouse

Most valuable · $47

What they paint

By colour · 114 artworks

White 17

Blue 24

Black 17

Red 14

Green 25

Multicolor 3

Colorless 14

By card type · 7 kinds

Creature 50

Instant 19

Sorcery 14

Artifact 4

Enchantment 20

Land 4

Other 3

Sets

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

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1996

Storm Elemental — art by John Matson

3 printings Storm Elemental Alliances · 1996

Gorilla Berserkers — art by John Matson

Gorilla Berserkers Alliances · 1996

Gorilla Berserkers — art by John Matson

Gorilla Berserkers Alliances · 1996

Nocturnal Raid — art by John Matson

Nocturnal Raid Mirage · 1996

Phyrexian Tribute — art by John Matson

Phyrexian Tribute Mirage · 1996

Purraj of Urborg — art by John Matson

Purraj of Urborg Mirage · 1996

Uktabi Wildcats — art by John Matson

2 printings Uktabi Wildcats Mirage · 1996

Wall of Roots — art by John Matson

4 printings Wall of Roots Mirage · 1996

Sand Golem — art by John Matson

Sand Golem Mirage · 1996

Jolt — art by John Matson

Jolt Mirage · 1996

Disempower — art by John Matson

Disempower Mirage · 1996

1997

Elven Cache — art by John Matson

2 printings Elven Cache Visions · 1997

Quirion Druid — art by John Matson

Quirion Druid Visions · 1997

Wind Shear — art by John Matson

Wind Shear Visions · 1997

Vanishing — art by John Matson

Vanishing Visions · 1997

Lightning Cloud — art by John Matson

Lightning Cloud Visions · 1997

Merfolk of the Pearl Trident — art by John Matson

Merfolk of the Pearl Trident Fifth Edition · 1997

Seasinger — art by John Matson

Seasinger Fifth Edition · 1997

Updraft — art by John Matson

Updraft Fifth Edition · 1997

Living Lands — art by John Matson

2 printings Living Lands Fifth Edition · 1997

Force Spike — art by John Matson

Force Spike Fifth Edition · 1997

Skeletal Snake — art by John Matson

Skeletal Snake Portal · 1997

Pyroclasm — art by John Matson

2 printings $9 Pyroclasm Portal · 1997

Stone Rain — art by John Matson

10 printings Stone Rain Portal · 1997

Gorilla Warrior — art by John Matson

3 printings $9 Gorilla Warrior Portal · 1997

Giant Octopus — art by John Matson

3 printings Giant Octopus Portal · 1997

Assassin's Blade — art by John Matson

2 printings Assassin's Blade Portal · 1997

Downdraft — art by John Matson

Downdraft Weatherlight · 1997

Phantom Warrior — art by John Matson

3 printings Phantom Warrior Weatherlight · 1997

Vodalian Illusionist — art by John Matson

2 printings Vodalian Illusionist Weatherlight · 1997

Festering Evil — art by John Matson

Festering Evil Weatherlight · 1997

Dark Banishing — art by John Matson

3 printings Dark Banishing Tempest · 1997

Rats of Rath — art by John Matson

2 printings Rats of Rath Tempest · 1997

Furnace of Rath — art by John Matson

9 printings $12 Furnace of Rath Tempest · 1997

Coiled Tinviper — art by John Matson

2 printings Coiled Tinviper Tempest · 1997

Jinxed Idol — art by John Matson

2 printings Jinxed Idol Tempest · 1997

Cinder Marsh — art by John Matson

3 printings Cinder Marsh Tempest · 1997

Worthy Cause — art by John Matson

Worthy Cause Tempest · 1997

Mawcor — art by John Matson

2 printings Mawcor Tempest · 1997

Tradewind Rider — art by John Matson

7 printings Tradewind Rider Tempest · 1997

1998

Rolling Stones — art by John Matson

Rolling Stones Stronghold · 1998

Heartstone — art by John Matson

4 printings Heartstone Stronghold · 1998

Spirit en-Kor — art by John Matson

2 printings Spirit en-Kor Stronghold · 1998

Wall of Souls — art by John Matson

2 printings Wall of Souls Stronghold · 1998

Erratic Portal — art by John Matson

3 printings Erratic Portal Exodus · 1998

Robe of Mirrors — art by John Matson

Robe of Mirrors Exodus · 1998

Thalakos Scout — art by John Matson

2 printings Thalakos Scout Exodus · 1998

Mage il-Vec — art by John Matson

2 printings Mage il-Vec Exodus · 1998

Kor Chant — art by John Matson

2 printings Kor Chant Exodus · 1998

Hidden Predators — art by John Matson

Hidden Predators Urza's Saga · 1998

Treefolk Seedlings — art by John Matson

Treefolk Seedlings Urza's Saga · 1998

Whirlwind — art by John Matson

4 printings Whirlwind Urza's Saga · 1998

Fluctuator — art by John Matson

$6 Fluctuator Urza's Saga · 1998

Shivan Gorge — art by John Matson

4 printings Shivan Gorge Urza's Saga · 1998

Cloak of Mists — art by John Matson

Cloak of Mists Urza's Saga · 1998

Energy Field — art by John Matson

3 printings Energy Field Urza's Saga · 1998

1999

Cho-Manno's Blessing — art by John Matson

Cho-Manno's Blessing Mercadian Masques · 1999

Common Cause — art by John Matson

Common Cause Mercadian Masques · 1999

Robber Fly — art by John Matson

Robber Fly Mercadian Masques · 1999

War Cadence — art by John Matson

2 printings War Cadence Mercadian Masques · 1999

Bifurcate — art by John Matson

Bifurcate Mercadian Masques · 1999

Charm Peddler — art by John Matson

Charm Peddler Mercadian Masques · 1999

Chambered Nautilus — art by John Matson

Chambered Nautilus Mercadian Masques · 1999

2000

Searing Wind — art by John Matson

3 printings Searing Wind Prophecy · 2000

Overburden — art by John Matson

$14 Overburden Prophecy · 2000

Rage Weaver — art by John Matson

3 printings Rage Weaver Invasion · 2000

Zap — art by John Matson

Zap Invasion · 2000

Horned Cheetah — art by John Matson

Horned Cheetah Invasion · 2000

Manipulate Fate — art by John Matson

2 printings Manipulate Fate Invasion · 2000

2001

Spirit — art by John Matson

$34 Spirit Magic Player Rewards 2001 · 2001

Planeswalker's Mirth — art by John Matson

Planeswalker's Mirth Planeshift · 2001

Storm Crow — art by John Matson

7 printings Storm Crow Seventh Edition · 2001

Giant Cockroach — art by John Matson

2 printings Giant Cockroach Seventh Edition · 2001

Trained Armodon — art by John Matson

2 printings Trained Armodon Seventh Edition · 2001

Tranquility — art by John Matson

2 printings Tranquility Seventh Edition · 2001

Levitation — art by John Matson

2 printings Levitation Seventh Edition · 2001

Temporal Spring — art by John Matson

3 printings Temporal Spring Apocalypse · 2001

Mournful Zombie — art by John Matson

Mournful Zombie Apocalypse · 2001

Crypt Creeper — art by John Matson

Crypt Creeper Odyssey · 2001

Fledgling Imp — art by John Matson

Fledgling Imp Odyssey · 2001

Nantuko Mentor — art by John Matson

Nantuko Mentor Odyssey · 2001

2002

Last Laugh — art by John Matson

$13 Last Laugh Torment · 2002

Restless Dreams — art by John Matson

Restless Dreams Torment · 2002

Anurid Swarmsnapper — art by John Matson

Anurid Swarmsnapper Judgment · 2002

Trained Pronghorn — art by John Matson

Trained Pronghorn Judgment · 2002

Soulgorger Orgg — art by John Matson

Soulgorger Orgg Judgment · 2002

Entrails Feaster — art by John Matson

Entrails Feaster Onslaught · 2002

Forest — art by John Matson

Forest Onslaught · 2002

Harsh Mercy — art by John Matson

2 printings Harsh Mercy Onslaught · 2002

2003

Battlegrowth — art by John Matson

Battlegrowth Mirrodin · 2003

Groffskithur — art by John Matson

Groffskithur Mirrodin · 2003

Journey of Discovery — art by John Matson

Journey of Discovery Mirrodin · 2003

Raise the Alarm — art by John Matson

4 printings Raise the Alarm Mirrodin · 2003

Wail of the Nim — art by John Matson

Wail of the Nim Mirrodin · 2003

2004

Auriok Glaivemaster — art by John Matson

Auriok Glaivemaster Darksteel · 2004

Abuna's Chant — art by John Matson

Abuna's Chant Fifth Dawn · 2004

Myr Servitor — art by John Matson

2 printings Myr Servitor Fifth Dawn · 2004

Shizo, Death's Storehouse — art by John Matson

3 printings $47 Shizo, Death's Storehouse Champions of Kamigawa · 2004

Rare-B-Gone — art by John Matson

Rare-B-Gone Unhinged · 2004

Loose Lips — art by John Matson

Loose Lips Unhinged · 2004

2005

Lifegift — art by John Matson

$10 Lifegift Betrayers of Kamigawa · 2005

Tree Monkey — art by John Matson

2 printings Tree Monkey Ninth Edition · 2005

2006

Commandeer — art by John Matson

4 printings $10 Commandeer Coldsnap · 2006

Balduvian Rage — art by John Matson

3 printings Balduvian Rage Coldsnap · 2006

Gemhide Sliver — art by John Matson

5 printings Gemhide Sliver Time Spiral · 2006

Jedit's Dragoons — art by John Matson

2 printings Jedit's Dragoons Time Spiral · 2006

Quilled Sliver — art by John Matson

Quilled Sliver Time Spiral · 2006

2009

Mist Leopard — art by John Matson

Mist Leopard Magic 2010 · 2009

Disorient — art by John Matson

Disorient Magic 2010 · 2009

2010

Wheel of Fortune — art by John Matson

3 printings Wheel of Fortune Judge Gift Cards 2010 · 2010

I Call on the Ancient Magics — art by John Matson

$23 I Call on the Ancient Magics Archenemy Schemes · 2010

May Civilization Collapse — art by John Matson

$15 May Civilization Collapse Archenemy Schemes · 2010

Nature Demands an Offering — art by John Matson

Nature Demands an Offering Archenemy Schemes · 2010

2023

Elemental — art by John Matson

Elemental Commander Masters Tokens · 2023

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