Elven Chain Mail

[Cornwaille]

Nice that Hasbro has made some effort to provide for the missing card, although I suspect the artist doesn't know much about chain mail, what the hell is going on with those links?

[Kurgan]

You can always use the well worn excuse "it's magic, so that covers for looking like it wouldn't protect you."

[Kurgan]

After tinkering with the image and even replacing the "links" with scans of actual riveted chainmail, I can see the wisdom of what the original artist (or artists) were doing. Yes, it looks very "fake" up close, but when you shrink the image down (as you would be seeing it on a phone screen, or a printed card), it looks "right." Real riveted chainmail worn properly (as opposed to the shiny, butted mail you see people wearing in cosplay or whatever) is dark and oily, and unless you're up close or there's light shining on it, it can end up looking like a rough thick sweater. The official artwork has the "look" of some kind of woven armor, and the real thing loses too much in the conversion process. So I take back anything bad I said about the artwork!


Here's an example of what I'm talking about (if you're using a regular sized monitor like 15-19 inches, click on the images for a clearer picture):