I was playing online with a friend yesterday (who happens to be an avid WoW player). He doesn't play Shadow Era online very often so he was confronted by that annoying Loest telling him how to play. As soon as he saw Loest, he asked me "Who is this Loest and why is he holding Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian?"
That's right, it would seem that Loest is yet another card who has World of Warcraft fan art. He is an unidentified human mage holding a staff which is instantly recognizable by anyone who plays a lot of WoW. We can only assume that the city behind him is in fact Stormwind, the human capital.
Loest - Human mage with a staff from WoW
Phoenix Urigon - Deathwing the Destroyer from WoW
Morbid Acolyte - Some sort of Troll Witchdoctor from WoW
Am I missing anything? I remember something about Battle Hardened but I forget whether it's from WoW or not.
I respect the fact that Wulven now owns this artwork and have every right to use it, but at the same time do we want Shadow Era to be known as the game which uses WoW fan art for all its cards? It's as easy as doing a little research, or asking the artist what the painting is supposed to be before buying it.
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