god, I even like these magic collaborations but they are putting out so many so fast I can’t care. I feel like final fantasy/fallout/dr who/lord of the rings/assassins creed is like ten years worth of sets
bt123456789
that…looks like AI it’s so bad.
the finger was symbolic but also required for the blade yes, until Leonardo modified it for Ezio.
edit: it was modified by Altair originally, been awhile since I played the Ezio trilogy.
Sitherio
Well yes, but by 2 they developed it so that wasn’t required. So that picture can be accurate as just someone who lost a finger or an old assassin using the new equipment. It’d probably look better if they used the stubbed finger for the blade but its no less accurate as-is.
Korvun
More artwork by people who don’t understand/didn’t bother to learn about what they’re making artwork about. So yes, the *blade* (that isn’t a blade) is supposed to be where the missing finger is.
StannisLivesOn
Only in the first game.
Such-Pair1019
Ooops, wrong finger
TrickOut
Kinda it wasn’t need in the second game because of new tech, but was sort of the “sign of a assassin” so maybe just an older assassin
ScoobyDeezy
TIL it’s “yoo-bee-soft” not “ooh-bee-soft,” if the article is anything to go by.
TaxCPA
Is the shadow a fork?!?!
LevelStudent
Not that I don’t like the (older) Assassin’s Creed games, but this feels like a bottom barrel pick compared to LOTR, Doctor Who, and Jurrasic Park. Heck even Fallout has a ton more recognizable things. Assassins Creed takes place in what is mostly the “real world” so beyond the Assassins and the Templars there are basically 0 characters that are not just humans in literally black or white clothing.
king0demons
No, it was actually an accidental occurrence that became a ritual, which later evolved into a brand rather than a removal to better conceal themselves along with a redesign of the blade to prevent it from happening again.
hotstepper77777
Did Ubisoft design the cards they spoiled so far?
Cuz they’re all shit.
ShawshankException
In-universe they haven’t chopped off their fingers since Ezio
Aycoth
Goodness, the amount of people who are complaining in the comments about the art is bonkers.
1) the gauntlet appears to be based off Altair’s, hence the missing finger
2) Altair is the one who modified the blade to not need the missing finger, which is why the placement is different
3) the shadow is the MTG logo, it’s not ai
I swear y’all are trying to get angry about stuff on purpose in these comments. It’s a well thought out ad, ease off
Thatsaclevername
Altair’s hidden blade did indeed come through the “ring finger slot” when he had his hand balled up into a fist. Later on the blade was adjusted so this wasn’t required.
I liked that as part of the mythos though.
Dynasuarez-Wrecks
Yes. No. Sort of.
Assassin’s Creed 1 and 2 suggested that the removal of the ring finger was necessary to avoid interfering with the hidden blade. However, later installments appeared to have retconned that so that it was never the case. Instead, the fingerectomy was symbolic.
In Assassin’s Creed: Origins, which follows Bayek, his wife Aya, and their foundation of the Hidden Ones that later became the Assassins, the hidden blade was perfectly usable* without any of the fingers getting in the way. Bayek’s amputated finger was the result of one his targets getting him in a wrist lock and choking him, so he activated the blade out of desperation to pierce his opponent’s throat, cutting off his own finger in the process.
Assassins later amputated their ring finger in homage to Bayek.
* Perfectly usable at least insofar as it was designed to be used. The hidden blade is a ridiculous weapon significantly less practical than a dagger, and no one who isn’t a video game character would ever have actually used it.
SwagDawgButOnReddit
Originally, yes, but they improved the blades to where they wouldn’t cut the fingers. After that, they still cut their fingers off as a symbol of tribute or smthn
whereisfishman
Only Altair did that. Every other assassin you play didn’t cut off a finger.
This is just terrible art.
DedPimpin
As someone who’s played MTG on and off since the Tempest expansion in the 90’s- I freaking hate all these collabs. It really screws with the worldbuilding. Does not feel like a consistent universe anymore.
Competitive_Monke
later assassin creeds didnt have that
SuperToxin
Looks like it’s AI based on the pattern on the metal being all fucked
winb_20
I think it was at one point but then it became more of a symbolic thing? Could be wrong though
PyroIrish
Does it bother anyone else that the gauntlet and the blade are misaligned?
TheZipperDragon
From what I remember, they retconned it to be that the ring finger is cut off to symbolize your marriage to the order or something, but originally, yeah, it was for the blade to go through.
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god, I even like these magic collaborations but they are putting out so many so fast I can’t care. I feel like final fantasy/fallout/dr who/lord of the rings/assassins creed is like ten years worth of sets
that…looks like AI it’s so bad.
the finger was symbolic but also required for the blade yes, until Leonardo modified it for Ezio.
edit: it was modified by Altair originally, been awhile since I played the Ezio trilogy.
Well yes, but by 2 they developed it so that wasn’t required. So that picture can be accurate as just someone who lost a finger or an old assassin using the new equipment. It’d probably look better if they used the stubbed finger for the blade but its no less accurate as-is.
More artwork by people who don’t understand/didn’t bother to learn about what they’re making artwork about. So yes, the *blade* (that isn’t a blade) is supposed to be where the missing finger is.
Only in the first game.
Ooops, wrong finger
Kinda it wasn’t need in the second game because of new tech, but was sort of the “sign of a assassin” so maybe just an older assassin
TIL it’s “yoo-bee-soft” not “ooh-bee-soft,” if the article is anything to go by.
Is the shadow a fork?!?!
Not that I don’t like the (older) Assassin’s Creed games, but this feels like a bottom barrel pick compared to LOTR, Doctor Who, and Jurrasic Park. Heck even Fallout has a ton more recognizable things. Assassins Creed takes place in what is mostly the “real world” so beyond the Assassins and the Templars there are basically 0 characters that are not just humans in literally black or white clothing.
No, it was actually an accidental occurrence that became a ritual, which later evolved into a brand rather than a removal to better conceal themselves along with a redesign of the blade to prevent it from happening again.
Did Ubisoft design the cards they spoiled so far?
Cuz they’re all shit.
In-universe they haven’t chopped off their fingers since Ezio
Goodness, the amount of people who are complaining in the comments about the art is bonkers.
1) the gauntlet appears to be based off Altair’s, hence the missing finger
2) Altair is the one who modified the blade to not need the missing finger, which is why the placement is different
3) the shadow is the MTG logo, it’s not ai
I swear y’all are trying to get angry about stuff on purpose in these comments. It’s a well thought out ad, ease off
Altair’s hidden blade did indeed come through the “ring finger slot” when he had his hand balled up into a fist. Later on the blade was adjusted so this wasn’t required.
I liked that as part of the mythos though.
Yes. No. Sort of.
Assassin’s Creed 1 and 2 suggested that the removal of the ring finger was necessary to avoid interfering with the hidden blade. However, later installments appeared to have retconned that so that it was never the case. Instead, the fingerectomy was symbolic.
In Assassin’s Creed: Origins, which follows Bayek, his wife Aya, and their foundation of the Hidden Ones that later became the Assassins, the hidden blade was perfectly usable* without any of the fingers getting in the way. Bayek’s amputated finger was the result of one his targets getting him in a wrist lock and choking him, so he activated the blade out of desperation to pierce his opponent’s throat, cutting off his own finger in the process.
Assassins later amputated their ring finger in homage to Bayek.
* Perfectly usable at least insofar as it was designed to be used. The hidden blade is a ridiculous weapon significantly less practical than a dagger, and no one who isn’t a video game character would ever have actually used it.
Originally, yes, but they improved the blades to where they wouldn’t cut the fingers. After that, they still cut their fingers off as a symbol of tribute or smthn
Only Altair did that. Every other assassin you play didn’t cut off a finger.
This is just terrible art.
As someone who’s played MTG on and off since the Tempest expansion in the 90’s- I freaking hate all these collabs. It really screws with the worldbuilding. Does not feel like a consistent universe anymore.
later assassin creeds didnt have that
Looks like it’s AI based on the pattern on the metal being all fucked
I think it was at one point but then it became more of a symbolic thing? Could be wrong though
Does it bother anyone else that the gauntlet and the blade are misaligned?
From what I remember, they retconned it to be that the ring finger is cut off to symbolize your marriage to the order or something, but originally, yeah, it was for the blade to go through.
They didn’t get the memo