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Magic: The Gathering Artist

John Stanko

John Stanko has painted 106 distinct Magic: The Gathering artworks, printed 215 times across 103 sets, from 2010 to 2025. Their palette is led by white and colorless, and it lands mostly on creatures and instants. Their most reprinted piece is Viscera Seer, which has appeared on 10 printings, and 1 of these artworks was made for Secret Lair drops.

106
Artworks
103
Sets
2010–2025
Active
215
Printings
Every Hope Shall Vanish
First card · 2010
Kolodin, Triumph Caster
Most recent · 2025
My Genius Knows No Bounds
Most valuable · $15

What they paint

By colour · 106 artworks

White 28
Blue 11
Black 15
Red 11
Green 6
Multicolor 17
Colorless 18

By card type · 6 kinds

Creature 64
Instant 11
Sorcery 8
Artifact 8
Enchantment 11
Other 4

Sets

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

Archenemy Schemes ↗ 3 artworks · 2010 Commander 2013 ↗ 2 artworks · 2010 Commander Legends ↗ 3 artworks · 2010 Jumpstart ↗ 4 artworks · 2010 The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander ↗ 1 artwork · 2010 Magic 2011 ↗ 2 artworks · 2010 Core Set 2019 ↗ 3 artworks · 2010 The List ↗ 13 artworks · 2010 Magic Online Promos ↗ 6 artworks · 2010 Legendary Cube Prize Pack ↗ 2 artworks · 2010 Secrets of Strixhaven Commander ↗ 1 artwork · 2010 Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander ↗ 3 artworks · 2010 Commander Anthology ↗ 1 artwork · 2011 Commander 2011 ↗ 1 artwork · 2011 DCI Promos ↗ 1 artwork · 2011 Commander 2015 ↗ 1 artwork · 2011 Commander 2019 ↗ 1 artwork · 2011 Eternal Masters ↗ 1 artwork · 2011 Innistrad Remastered ↗ 7 artworks · 2011 Innistrad ↗ 3 artworks · 2011 Midnight Hunt Commander ↗ 1 artwork · 2011 Wizards Play Network 2011 ↗ 1 artwork · 2011 Shadows of the Past ↗ 1 artwork · 2011 Duel Decks: Sorin vs. Tibalt ↗ 1 artwork · 2012 Friday Night Magic 2012 ↗ 1 artwork · 2012 Modern Masters 2017 ↗ 1 artwork · 2012 Time Spiral Remastered ↗ 2 artworks · 2012 Commander 2020 ↗ 1 artwork · 2012 Duel Decks: Blessed vs. Cursed ↗ 1 artwork · 2012 Dark Ascension ↗ 4 artworks · 2012 Dark Ascension Tokens ↗ 1 artwork · 2012 Innistrad Remastered Tokens ↗ 1 artwork · 2012 Avacyn Restored ↗ 4 artworks · 2012 Duel Decks: Heroes vs. Monsters ↗ 1 artwork · 2012 Battlebond ↗ 1 artwork · 2013 Magic 2014 ↗ 1 artwork · 2013 Double Masters 2022 ↗ 1 artwork · 2013 Iconic Masters ↗ 1 artwork · 2013 Core Set 2020 ↗ 1 artwork · 2013 Theros ↗ 3 artworks · 2013 Jumpstart 2022 ↗ 1 artwork · 2013 Modern Horizons 3 ↗ 2 artworks · 2013 Journey into Nyx ↗ 2 artworks · 2014 Commander 2021 ↗ 1 artwork · 2014 Conspiracy ↗ 1 artwork · 2014 Vintage Masters ↗ 1 artwork · 2014 Magic 2015 ↗ 1 artwork · 2014 Commander 2014 ↗ 1 artwork · 2014 Core Set 2021 ↗ 1 artwork · 2014 Mystery Booster 2 ↗ 2 artworks · 2014 Core Set 2021 Promos ↗ 1 artwork · 2014 Ultimate Masters ↗ 2 artworks · 2014 Magic Origins ↗ 2 artworks · 2015 Pioneer Masters ↗ 1 artwork · 2015 Double Masters ↗ 1 artwork · 2016 Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander ↗ 2 artworks · 2016 Game Night: Free-for-All ↗ 1 artwork · 2016 Shadows over Innistrad Remastered ↗ 4 artworks · 2016 Shadows over Innistrad ↗ 5 artworks · 2016 Eldritch Moon ↗ 3 artworks · 2016 Foundations Jumpstart ↗ 2 artworks · 2016 Kaladesh ↗ 1 artwork · 2016 Commander 2017 ↗ 1 artwork · 2016 Treasure Chest ↗ 1 artwork · 2016 Aether Revolt ↗ 1 artwork · 2017 Kaladesh Remastered ↗ 1 artwork · 2017 Amonkhet ↗ 2 artworks · 2017 Amonkhet Remastered ↗ 2 artworks · 2017 Foundations ↗ 2 artworks · 2017 Hour of Devastation ↗ 1 artwork · 2017 Ixalan ↗ 4 artworks · 2017 Commander Masters ↗ 2 artworks · 2018 Dominaria ↗ 1 artwork · 2018 Neon Dynasty Commander ↗ 1 artwork · 2018 Dominaria Promos ↗ 1 artwork · 2018 March of the Machine Commander ↗ 1 artwork · 2018 Core Set 2019 Promos ↗ 1 artwork · 2018 Modern Horizons ↗ 1 artwork · 2019 Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate ↗ 4 artworks · 2019 Throne of Eldraine ↗ 2 artworks · 2019 Wizards Play Network 2023 ↗ 1 artwork · 2019 Theros Beyond Death ↗ 4 artworks · 2020 Jumpstart Front Cards ↗ 1 artwork · 2020 Modern Horizons 2 ↗ 3 artworks · 2021 Murders at Karlov Manor Commander ↗ 1 artwork · 2021 Modern Horizons 2 Promos ↗ 1 artwork · 2021 Jumpstart: Historic Horizons ↗ 1 artwork · 2021 Secret Lair Drop ↗ 2 artworks · 2021 Adventures in the Forgotten Realms ↗ 1 artwork · 2021 Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate ↗ 7 artworks · 2021 Innistrad: Midnight Hunt ↗ 2 artworks · 2021 Alchemy: Innistrad ↗ 2 artworks · 2021 Judge Gift Cards 2022 ↗ 1 artwork · 2022 Innistrad: Double Feature ↗ 2 artworks · 2022 Streets of New Capenna ↗ 3 artworks · 2022 Battle for Baldur's Gate Promos ↗ 1 artwork · 2022 Alchemy: Wilds of Eldraine ↗ 2 artworks · 2023 Murders at Karlov Manor ↗ 1 artwork · 2024 Fallout ↗ 2 artworks · 2024 Assassin's Creed ↗ 3 artworks · 2024 Duskmourn: House of Horror ↗ 4 artworks · 2024 Duskmourn: House of Horror Promos ↗ 1 artwork · 2024 Aetherdrift ↗ 1 artwork · 2025

Secret Lair

1 artwork made for Secret Lair drops.

Viscera Seer — art by John Stanko Viscera Seer Secret Lair Drop · 2021

Every artwork

2010

Every Hope Shall Vanish — art by John Stanko $6 Every Hope Shall Vanish Archenemy Schemes · 2010 My Genius Knows No Bounds — art by John Stanko $15 My Genius Knows No Bounds Archenemy Schemes · 2010 Nature Shields Its Own — art by John Stanko Nature Shields Its Own Archenemy Schemes · 2010 Viscera Seer — art by John Stanko 10 printings Viscera Seer Magic 2011 · 2010 Wall of Vines — art by John Stanko 3 printings Wall of Vines Magic 2011 · 2010

2011

Stranglehold — art by John Stanko 2 printings $8 Stranglehold Commander 2011 · 2011 Tormented Soul — art by John Stanko 2 printings Tormented Soul DCI Promos · 2011 Desperate Ravings — art by John Stanko 5 printings Desperate Ravings Innistrad · 2011 Feeling of Dread — art by John Stanko 2 printings Feeling of Dread Innistrad · 2011 Rooftop Storm — art by John Stanko 4 printings Rooftop Storm Innistrad · 2011 Curse of the Bloody Tome — art by John Stanko 2 printings Curse of the Bloody Tome Wizards Play Network 2011 · 2011

2012

Lingering Souls — art by John Stanko 7 printings Lingering Souls Friday Night Magic 2012 · 2012 Human — art by John Stanko 3 printings Human Dark Ascension Tokens · 2012 Thraben Doomsayer — art by John Stanko 2 printings Thraben Doomsayer Dark Ascension · 2012 Burden of Guilt — art by John Stanko 2 printings Burden of Guilt Dark Ascension · 2012 Gruesome Discovery — art by John Stanko Gruesome Discovery Dark Ascension · 2012 Spiteful Shadows — art by John Stanko Spiteful Shadows Dark Ascension · 2012 Kessig Malcontents — art by John Stanko Kessig Malcontents Avacyn Restored · 2012 Somberwald Vigilante — art by John Stanko 2 printings Somberwald Vigilante Avacyn Restored · 2012 Nightshade Peddler — art by John Stanko 2 printings Nightshade Peddler Avacyn Restored · 2012 Builder's Blessing — art by John Stanko Builder's Blessing Avacyn Restored · 2012

2013

Tenacious Dead — art by John Stanko 2 printings Tenacious Dead Magic 2014 · 2013 Satyr Rambler — art by John Stanko Satyr Rambler Theros · 2013 Sedge Scorpion — art by John Stanko 2 printings Sedge Scorpion Theros · 2013 Chronicler of Heroes — art by John Stanko 3 printings Chronicler of Heroes Theros · 2013 Ophiomancer — art by John Stanko 4 printings Ophiomancer Commander 2013 · 2013

2014

Rouse the Mob — art by John Stanko Rouse the Mob Journey into Nyx · 2014 Chariot of Victory — art by John Stanko Chariot of Victory Journey into Nyx · 2014 Magister of Worth — art by John Stanko 3 printings Magister of Worth Conspiracy · 2014 Paragon of New Dawns — art by John Stanko Paragon of New Dawns Magic 2015 · 2014 Containment Priest — art by John Stanko 8 printings Containment Priest Commander 2014 · 2014

2015

Possessed Skaab — art by John Stanko 2 printings Possessed Skaab Magic Origins · 2015 Consecrated by Blood — art by John Stanko Consecrated by Blood Magic Origins · 2015

2016

Chaplain's Blessing — art by John Stanko Chaplain's Blessing Shadows over Innistrad · 2016 Biting Rain — art by John Stanko 2 printings Biting Rain Shadows over Innistrad · 2016 Obsessive Skinner — art by John Stanko 3 printings Obsessive Skinner Shadows over Innistrad · 2016 Strength of Arms — art by John Stanko 5 printings Strength of Arms Shadows over Innistrad · 2016 Town Gossipmonger // Incited Rabble — art by John Stanko Town Gossipmonger // Incited Rabble Shadows over Innistrad · 2016 Weaver of Lightning — art by John Stanko 3 printings Weaver of Lightning Eldritch Moon · 2016 Choking Restraints — art by John Stanko Choking Restraints Eldritch Moon · 2016 Ironwright's Cleansing — art by John Stanko Ironwright's Cleansing Eldritch Moon · 2016 Renegade Firebrand — art by John Stanko Renegade Firebrand Kaladesh · 2016 Magus of the Mind — art by John Stanko 2 printings Magus of the Mind Treasure Chest · 2016

2017

Conviction — art by John Stanko 4 printings Conviction Aether Revolt · 2017 Graceful Cat — art by John Stanko Graceful Cat Amonkhet · 2017 Censor — art by John Stanko 2 printings Censor Amonkhet · 2017 Firebrand Archer — art by John Stanko 5 printings Firebrand Archer Hour of Devastation · 2017 Hierophant's Chalice — art by John Stanko Hierophant's Chalice Ixalan · 2017 Pirate's Cutlass — art by John Stanko 4 printings Pirate's Cutlass Ixalan · 2017 Rallying Roar — art by John Stanko Rallying Roar Ixalan · 2017 Depths of Desire — art by John Stanko Depths of Desire Ixalan · 2017

2018

Raff Capashen, Ship's Mage — art by John Stanko 5 printings Raff Capashen, Ship's Mage Dominaria · 2018 Sigiled Sword of Valeron — art by John Stanko 3 printings Sigiled Sword of Valeron Core Set 2019 · 2018 Trusty Packbeast — art by John Stanko 2 printings Trusty Packbeast Core Set 2019 · 2018

2019

Unsettled Mariner — art by John Stanko 2 printings $5 Unsettled Mariner Modern Horizons · 2019 Drown in the Loch — art by John Stanko 3 printings Drown in the Loch Throne of Eldraine · 2019 Lucky Clover — art by John Stanko 2 printings Lucky Clover Throne of Eldraine · 2019

2020

Pheres-Band Brawler — art by John Stanko Pheres-Band Brawler Theros Beyond Death · 2020 Sage of Mysteries — art by John Stanko Sage of Mysteries Theros Beyond Death · 2020 Discordant Piper — art by John Stanko Discordant Piper Theros Beyond Death · 2020 Funeral Rites — art by John Stanko 2 printings Funeral Rites Theros Beyond Death · 2020 Lightning — art by John Stanko Lightning Jumpstart Front Cards · 2020

2021

Master of Death — art by John Stanko 5 printings Master of Death Modern Horizons 2 Promos · 2021 Prismatic Ending — art by John Stanko 3 printings Prismatic Ending Modern Horizons 2 · 2021 Legion Vanguard — art by John Stanko 3 printings Legion Vanguard Modern Horizons 2 · 2021 Viscera Seer — art by John Stanko Viscera Seer Secret Lair Drop · 2021 Portable Hole — art by John Stanko 4 printings Portable Hole Adventures in the Forgotten Realms · 2021 Duelcraft Trainer — art by John Stanko Duelcraft Trainer Innistrad: Midnight Hunt · 2021 Covert Cutpurse // Covetous Geist — art by John Stanko Covert Cutpurse // Covetous Geist Innistrad: Midnight Hunt · 2021 Sinister Reflections — art by John Stanko Sinister Reflections Alchemy: Innistrad · 2021 Brittle Blast — art by John Stanko Brittle Blast Alchemy: Innistrad · 2021

2022

No Mercy — art by John Stanko No Mercy Judge Gift Cards 2022 · 2022 Duelcraft Trainer — art by John Stanko Duelcraft Trainer Innistrad: Double Feature · 2022 Covert Cutpurse // Covetous Geist — art by John Stanko Covert Cutpurse // Covetous Geist Innistrad: Double Feature · 2022 Power Artifact — art by John Stanko Power Artifact Magic Online Promos · 2022 Illuminator Virtuoso — art by John Stanko Illuminator Virtuoso Streets of New Capenna · 2022 Raffine's Informant — art by John Stanko 2 printings Raffine's Informant Streets of New Capenna · 2022 Ballroom Brawlers — art by John Stanko Ballroom Brawlers Streets of New Capenna · 2022 Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion — art by John Stanko 4 printings Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion Battle for Baldur's Gate Promos · 2022 also Lae'zel, Githyanki Warrior Seasoned Dungeoneer — art by John Stanko 3 printings $5 Seasoned Dungeoneer Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate · 2022 Nalia de'Arnise — art by John Stanko 4 printings Nalia de'Arnise Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate · 2022 Lae'zel, Callous Warrior — art by John Stanko Lae'zel, Callous Warrior Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate · 2022 Lae'zel, Primal Warrior — art by John Stanko Lae'zel, Primal Warrior Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate · 2022 Lae'zel, Wrathful Warrior — art by John Stanko Lae'zel, Wrathful Warrior Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate · 2022 Lae'zel, Blessed Warrior — art by John Stanko Lae'zel, Blessed Warrior Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate · 2022

2023

Town Gossipmonger // Incited Rabble — art by John Stanko Town Gossipmonger // Incited Rabble Shadows over Innistrad Remastered · 2023 High Fae Prankster — art by John Stanko High Fae Prankster Alchemy: Wilds of Eldraine · 2023 Talion's Throneguard — art by John Stanko Talion's Throneguard Alchemy: Wilds of Eldraine · 2023

2024

Inside Source — art by John Stanko Inside Source Murders at Karlov Manor · 2024 Dr. Madison Li — art by John Stanko 2 printings Dr. Madison Li Fallout · 2024 Lord of the Undead — art by John Stanko 2 printings $9 Lord of the Undead Fallout · 2024 Abstruse Appropriation — art by John Stanko Abstruse Appropriation Modern Horizons 3 · 2024 The Capitoline Triad — art by John Stanko The Capitoline Triad Assassin's Creed · 2024 Havi, the All-Father — art by John Stanko Havi, the All-Father Assassin's Creed · 2024 Shaun & Rebecca, Agents — art by John Stanko Shaun & Rebecca, Agents Assassin's Creed · 2024 Fear of Missing Out — art by John Stanko 3 printings Fear of Missing Out Duskmourn: House of Horror Promos · 2024 Hardened Escort — art by John Stanko Hardened Escort Duskmourn: House of Horror · 2024 Baseball Bat — art by John Stanko Baseball Bat Duskmourn: House of Horror · 2024 Tunnel Surveyor — art by John Stanko Tunnel Surveyor Duskmourn: House of Horror · 2024 Sol Ring — art by John Stanko Sol Ring Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander · 2024

2025

Killing Wave — art by John Stanko 2 printings Killing Wave Innistrad Remastered · 2025 Laboratory Maniac — art by John Stanko Laboratory Maniac Innistrad Remastered · 2025 Young Wolf — art by John Stanko Young Wolf Innistrad Remastered · 2025 Town Gossipmonger // Incited Rabble — art by John Stanko Town Gossipmonger // Incited Rabble Innistrad Remastered · 2025 Town Gossipmonger // Incited Rabble — art by John Stanko Town Gossipmonger // Incited Rabble Innistrad Remastered · 2025 Kolodin, Triumph Caster — art by John Stanko Kolodin, Triumph Caster Aetherdrift · 2025

Worked alongside

Artists whose catalogue overlaps most with John Stanko’s.

Jason Felix 71 shared sets · 151 artworks Clint Cearley 61 shared sets · 103 artworks Mathias Kollros 65 shared sets · 177 artworks Vincent Proce 67 shared sets · 142 artworks Anthony Palumbo 58 shared sets · 89 artworks Ryan Yee 64 shared sets · 95 artworks James Ryman 59 shared sets · 117 artworks Eric Deschamps 80 shared sets · 221 artworks Craig J Spearing 57 shared sets · 135 artworks Slawomir Maniak 77 shared sets · 258 artworks Lucas Graciano 68 shared sets · 179 artworks Howard Lyon 71 shared sets · 149 artworks