KORLASH, HEIR TO BLACKBLADE

BY DAARKEN

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I received a commission from Wizards of the Coast to create an illustration of Korlash, Heir to Blackblade, for the tenth Edition set of Magic: The Gathering. They were looking for a character that looked evil enough to be able to succeed Dakkon Blackblade and take his sword. Other than keeping the same look of the sword, I pretty much had free reign as to what the actual character looked like. Since there was already an original Dakkon Blackblade, I wanted to make something that would live up to the ...

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