According to a Twitter user, the Wagdie NFT project has stolen artwork. Magic: The Gathering, in particular, is a hugely popular card game. Of course, nothing has been proven, but it appears to be quite similar.
On OpenSea, the Wagdie NFT project (We Are All Going to Die) has 6.7k pieces with a current floor price of 0.54 ETH. They appear to be a successful collection by all accounts, and they have over 14,000 Twitter followers.
The collection appears to be themed on fantasy. They were originally distributed for free, which appears to be a recent practice. They don’t have a website and rely only on Twitter.
The Wagdie NFT collection has now been accused of stealing artwork from the classic card game Magic: The Gathering. Their NFT is apparently “basically simply Massacre Wurm flipped and traced,” according to Remi Lemille on Twitter. This is a giant worm-like monster with dragon-like characteristics.
Richard Garfield designed the tabletop and internet collectible card game Magic: The Gathering. To clarify, it is played by two or more people, and the rules may appear complex to those on the outside.
The game has a very wide and devoted following. There are several events taking place all around the world, and their official Twitter account has over 320,000 followers.
Although the game’s publisher, Wizards of the Coast, has shown interest in participating in NFTs, no official Magic: The Gathering NFTs have yet been released.
An unauthorized NFT collection was started. However, the original game’s publishers intervened, bringing attorneys into the dispute to get access to the area. If it turns out that the work was stolen, this may not be a good indication for the Wagdie NFT collection.
It would almost certainly be a success if they could get into the space. Furthermore, many of their fans would undoubtedly purchase their favorite characters in NFT form.
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