diff --git a/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/card/CardDb.java b/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/card/CardDb.java
index 266ec4403fa..590d4f0f63f 100644
--- a/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/card/CardDb.java
+++ b/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/card/CardDb.java
@@ -402,6 +402,10 @@ public final class CardDb implements ICardDatabase, IDeckGenPool {
         return false;
     }
 
+    public boolean hasPreferredArt(String cardName){
+        return artPrefs.getOrDefault(cardName, null) != null;
+    }
+
     public CardRules getRules(String cardName) {
         CardRules result = rulesByName.get(cardName);
         if (result != null) {
diff --git a/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/deck/Deck.java b/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/deck/Deck.java
index 1aba50342f6..97505c987b4 100644
--- a/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/deck/Deck.java
+++ b/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/deck/Deck.java
@@ -443,6 +443,12 @@ public class Deck extends DeckBase implements Iterable<Entry<DeckSection, CardPo
 
         if (card.getRules().isVariant())
             return false;  // skip variant cards
+        if (StaticData.instance().getCommonCards().hasPreferredArt(card.getName())){
+            // if there is any preferred art, never update it!
+            CardDb.CardRequest request = CardDb.CardRequest.fromString(card.getName());
+            if (request.edition.equals(card.getEdition()) && request.artIndex == card.getArtIndex())
+                return false;
+        }
         boolean isLatestCardArtPreference = StaticData.instance().cardArtPreferenceIsLatest();
         CardEdition cardEdition = StaticData.instance().getCardEdition(card.getEdition());
         if (cardEdition == null)  return false;