Animate Dead

This is altered art for Animate Dead, a card for the Magic the Gathering trading card game. I altered the original art with acrylic paints the sealed them to protect them from fading over time and with wear.

All cards posted are for sale, so if interested send me a message with questions and I'll give you more information.

As to play legality, UTR 28 states that:

"Cards used in a tournament may not have writing on their faces other than signatures or artistic modifications. Modifications may not obscure the artwork so as to make the card unrecognizable. If modifications to a card are deemed by the Head Judge to constitute outside notes or unsporting conduct, the player using such cards will be subject to the appropriate provisions of the DCI Penalty Guidelines."

UTR 32 states that:

"The Head Judge is the final authority regarding card interpretations. See the DCI Floor Rules for the appropriate game for more detailed rules regarding how cards should be interpreted. If the Head Judge determines that a player is using non-English–language cards and/or misprints to create an advantage by using misleading text or artwork, that player will be subject to the appropriate provisions of the DCI Penalty Guidelines."

Personal Experience

I have played in numerous PTQs and countless FNMs with altered art cards of all kinds. The rules are always up to the head judge. They are the god of the tournament. That being said, I have never been asked to replace my cards. My Asian cards have received more judge calls than any of my altered art cards, even textless ones. The worst that any judge actually made me do was have an English version of that card to show my opponent when I played the altered art version. He did not make me replace the card though and a Gatherer printout would probably have been just as good if I did not have an English card.

So in short if playing with altered art cards maximizes your enjoyment, go for it. I have never had any real problems.