Magic: The Gathering Plains Art Ranking: Draftsim Lists 29 Best, #29–#15 Shown
Draftsim's community ranking of the 29 best Plains arts in Magic, updated October 26, 2026, runs from Outlaws of Thunder Junction at #29 to Throne of Eldraine at #15.
Draftsim, a community site, has published The 29 Best Plains Arts in Magic, a ranking of basic land artwork for Magic: The Gathering, last updated October 26, 2026. The available portion covers ranks #29 to #15. This is a community opinion piece, not an official Wizards of the Coast list.
Draftsim Plains Ranking: What the Author Values
The author says Secret Lairs and full-art basics rate pretty highly. The reasoning is that they can go beyond the photo-realism that dominates most modern Magic art.
The Draftsim article opens with a Plains illustrated by Magali Villeneuve and shows another illustrated by Volkan Baga.
Plains Arts Ranked #29 to #20
The lower half of the visible list, from the bottom up:
- #29: Outlaws of Thunder Junction #278, by Adam Paquette, with towering tumbleweeds and a distant train.
- #28: Commander 2016 #339, by Kev Walker, with a fallen statue head among the hills.
- #27: Avatar: The Last Airbender #0287, by Salvatorre Zee Yazzie, showing fields below Appa.
- #26: Innistrad: Midnight Hunt #268, by Alayna Danner, in black and white with a scarecrow of twisted branches.
- #25: Dragons of Tarkir #252, by Florian de Gesincourt, a desolate plain.
- #24: Edge of Eternities #367, by Adam Paquette, with a bulbous planet, an arching spaceship, and rings in the sky.
- #23: Zendikar Rising #266, by Sam Burley, with rings resembling a broken skyclave.
- #22: Dominaria #253, by Mark Poole, with an overgrown arch and standing stones.
- #21: Shards of Alara #230, by Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai, a clearing in Naya's jungle.
- #20: The Hobbit #194, by WFlemming Illustration, showing the Shire with Bilbo and the dwarves marching.
Plains Arts Ranked #19 to #15
The next group of the visible list:
- #19: Magic 2011 #231, by John Avon. Draftsim says the same art appears in Commander 2018.
- #18: Jumpstart #45, by Johannes Voss.
- #17: Jumpstart #42, by Yeong Hao Han, dreamy art with a starry border.
- #16: Battle for Zendikar #253, a full-art Plains by Vincent Proce, dominated by hedrons.
- #15: Throne of Eldraine #253, by Howard Lyon, a path winding through brambles.
What is still unknown
- Which Plains arts take ranks #14 to #1 is not shown in the available text.
- Which art Draftsim ranks best overall is not shown.
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What it means for players and collectors
- Artists repeat in the list: Adam Paquette appears at #29 and #24.
- Draftsim notes that the Magic 2011 Plains art also appears in Commander 2018.
- The ranking is one community site's taste, so treat it as a starting point for basic-land hunting.
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