It probably varies from artist to artist, but it is a lot more than what a fandom artist will charge. Think hundreds for even a basic sketch.

Here's an article from a blog by Pete Mohrbacher who apparently used to work with MtG but is an independent illustrator nowadays.

https://www.vandalhigh.com/blog/201.....t-pay-on-magic

He has an email in his contact info. Perhaps you could talk with him?

I know a few old timers you can talk to about that. AcidiaPluvia would have most recent knowledge likely. Can note.more when home and provide links and names.

I myself don't have an answer, sadly. But you could try asking one of these two:

https://twitter.com/KatieDeSousa
https://twitter.com/Iron_Stylus

They've both since moved on from Riot Games (and good for them), but are both very talented, experienced, and still active in the industry.

I think Iron Stylus has his DMs open and is pretty approachable (I tagged him in a little pixel art doodle I made of Leona once and he responded to me).

I've never personally interacted with Katie De Sousa, but she's active on Twitter and very supportive of women in gaming.

It really scales based on the project;

If you're selling to Wizards of the Coast, for example, their budget is going to be a lot higher per image than an indie game developer.

It'll also strongly depend on if you're doing a one-off illustration for them, or doing an entire sequence. (For many projects, the cost of paying you a salary per year can be cheaper than trying to buy piecemeal, but then you're liable to become The Project Artist instead of Artist Who Draws X. Make sure your skillset is broad enough to be successful in that!)

Berbalang is a WOTC art director..not sure how active he is here now though.