Wayne England (d. 9 February 2016) was an English artist whose work regularly appeared in role-playing games,

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rulebooks and magazines and was used on cards for collectible card games such as ''

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''. He died on 9 February 2016. Fellow ''Magic: The Gathering'' artist Christopher Rush died a day later.

Works

England produced interior illustrations for '' Games Workshop'' since Realms of Chaos books, many ''

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'' books, and did the cover for '' Lords of Madness'' (2005). He also produced artwork for other games such as '' The Wheel of Time Roleplaying Game'' (

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) and ''

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'' (

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and

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), as well as for ''

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'' magazine. He illustrated at least 108 different cards for the ''

'' collectible card game. Of them, some of his most famous works for ''Magic: The Gathering'' include:
Cryptic Command
– Lorwyn
Ghostly Prison
– Planechase 2012
Goblin Trenches
– Apocalypse
Stony Silence
– Innistrad
Phantom Nantuko
– Judgment
Oblivion Ring
– Lorwyn
Very Cryptic Command
– Unstable

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* 2016 deaths British illustrators Role-playing game artists Year of birth missing {{UK-illustrator-stub