Card artists, in order: Lie Setiawan (Krenko), Svetlin Velinov (Goreclaw), Caroline Gariba (Lathril), Chris Rallis (Wilhelt), Chris Rahn (Tovolar), and Zack Stella (Gishath)
Blue mages also care about control and proving themselves the smartest, and their primary method of defending themselves is by outthinking the opponent represented in-game with countermagic that proves they held the answer before the opponent considered the threat, and card advantage that symbolizes how much the blue mage has studied
The unkicked version of Tear Asunder doesnt have an exact equivalent but its quite similar to Deglamer, a cheap enchantment and artifact killer that can remove indestructible gods and prevent graveyard recursion
Cards like Grim Lavamancer are a real pain against you and being able to take them out with Scroll is delightful
We should give them haste so they can immediately attack and protection from mean removal spells
Matte sleeves find a nice middle ground, and stay that way for much longer than glossy sleeves
