diff --git a/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/ImageKeys.java b/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/ImageKeys.java
index e07f836566d..f2b976f3008 100644
--- a/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/ImageKeys.java
+++ b/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/ImageKeys.java
@@ -113,7 +113,11 @@ public final class ImageKeys {
         }
         //try fullborder...
         if (filename.contains(".full")) {
-            file = findFile(dir, TextUtil.fastReplace(filename, ".full", ".fullborder"));
+            String fullborderFile = TextUtil.fastReplace(filename, ".full", ".fullborder");
+            file = findFile(dir, fullborderFile);
+            if (file != null) { return file; }
+            // if there's an art variant try without it
+            file = findFile(dir, TextUtil.fastReplace(fullborderFile, "1.fullborder", ".fullborder"));
             if (file != null) { return file; }
         }
         //if an image, like phenomenon or planes is missing .full in their filenames but you have an existing images that have .full/.fullborder