The first Altered Reality Challenge has closed and now it is up to the judges to judge and the public to vote.

The Info

What is the altered reality challenge?

Announced on June 15th, the Altered Reality Challenge is a monthly competition for card altering artists! This inaugural month the prompt was "Phyrexian" alter. Whether that meant redoing the card in Phyrexian text, or just Phyrex-ifying the art.

What's left on this challenge?

Entries closed on June 27th, and voting opens today June 29th. You'll be able to vote until July 4th, 11:59:59pm ET. And the winners both by our panel of judges and by your public opinion vote will be announced on July 6th.

Prizes

As published in the announcement of the contest:

The judged winner will receive a $25 gift certificate to CoolStuffInc.com, the popular vote winner will receive a $15 gift certificate, and the popular vote runner-up will receive a $10 gift certificate to CoolStuffInc.com. Yes, the same person can win both the judging and the popular vote.

The Entries

On many of these images you can click on them to see a bigger version of the alter.

Black Wing Studios

Alter title: Elspeth, Compleat

Links:

http://blackwingstudio.deviantart.com/ & Facebook

Ebay Listings

Classy Giant

I decided to attempt a Vintage comic style Rendition of Zombie Hulk from the Marvel Zombies storyline. I've only been playing magic a few years, so I do not really know the entire back story of the Phyrexians and the Glistening Oil. I do know that they overtook Mirrodin. I kind of Viewed the Phyrexians like a more intelligent Zombie and they were slowly consuming all in its path... I guess kind of like assimilating. This is what came to mind. I am happy with it, I can only hope you are too!

Henrion Yannis

Email: demoniumbanane@hotmail.fr

My entry is the Darksteel Forge with a new art and it's called "the blightsteel forge", with in the picture darksteel colossus who became a blightsteel colossus when it enter the forge. I used acrylics, golden paint and 0.05 black felt-tips.

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Jackie Lee

Email: jackielee@tabletoparena.com

Twitter: @JackieLeeAlters

Alter title: Karn, Father of Machines

Blog

Just who had the bright idea to liberate Karn, anyway? I think the Phyrexians were doing the right thing, giving him an awesome body and title. I had a lot of fun changing the tone of this card with acrylic and Pitt pens.

Jason Schneider

Hi, my name is Jason Schneider. My MTGO and forum name is Hoadley. This is my first attempt at an alter so be kind and any feedback would be great.

I was inspired by the topic of this challenge and an idea popped into my head that I didn't think anybody else would go for. It is an homage to Phyrexian Gremlins and answers the question, "How did the Juggernaut turn Phyrexian?" without any of that glistening oil nonsense. We all know who the masterminds behind this takeover really were.

Alter title: How the Juggernaut turned Phyrexian

Lane Watson

Email: theseriddlesthree@hotmail.com

Alter Title: Beseech the Praetor

Malte Milbrand

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Manuel Castellanos

Email: manuelcastellanos34@hotmail.com

Alter Title: Rampant Phyrexian Corruption

Marina Velo

Email: marina.velo@ovi.com

Thomas Parker

Email: tomcat_mu@yahoo.com

Title: Karn, Silver Golem Infected

Here's my entry for the contest. It is Karn, Silver Golem infected with Phyrexian Oil. I thought he would be a good character to use since the whole block is about him and the infection he brought. Thought it would be a good card to make "Phyrexian" by showing him infected/bound by the Phyrexian Oil.

Time to vote! Cast your vote below.

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