030: John Avon basics: The land master's most masterful masterpieces

John Avon is Magic’s Master of Mana, Baron of Basics, and Lord of Lands. He’s illustrated fully 7% of all basic land arts ever printed, and among them are many of the most iconic basics of all time. We share our pick for #1 Avon basic land art for each type, and talk about what makes Avon’s art so effective.All the land panoramas: https://imgur.com/a/MNZrN (scryfall version: https://scryfall.com/search?q=e%3Dchk+t%3Dbasic+order%3Aset+%2B%2B)All John Avon basics, in order of release: https://scryfall.com/search?q=a%3Aavon+t%3Aland+t%3Abasic+Unique%3Aart+order%3Areleased+dir%3Aasc+prefer%3Aoldest&order=released&dir=asc ---Plains2:36 - Austin’s pick: scryfall.com/card/7ed/344/plains4:54 - Austin’s runner-up: scryfall.com/card/pmps07/1/ja5:20 - Connor’s pick: scryfall.com/card/kld/250/plainsIsland8:10 - Connor’s pick: scryfall.com/card/ust/213/island10:50 - Austin’s pick: scryfall.com/card/inv/336/island13:54 - Austin’s runner-up: scryfall.com/card/unh/137/islandSwamp15:30 - Austin’s pick: scryfall.com/card/pal06/3/swamp19:00 - Austin’s runner-up: scryfall.com/card/unh/138/swamp19:27 - Connor’s pick: scryfall.com/card/m15/258/swamp22:06 - Connor’s runner-up: scryfall.com/card/ust/214/swampMountain22:51 - Connor’s pick: scryfall.com/card/chk/300/mountain 25:23 - Connor’s runner-up: scryfall.com/card/chk/301/mountain26:10 - Austin’s runner-up: scryfall.com/card/chk/302/mountain27:51 - Austin’s pick: scryfall.com/card/mir/346/mountainForest30:22 - Austin’s pick: scryfall.com/card/ons/349/forest 33:47 - Austin’s runner-up: