Arcane Sanctum
Shards of Alara 220 • uncommon
- Set
- Shards of Alara
- Collector number
- 220
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Anthony Francisco
- Market price
- $0.47
What it does
This land enters tapped.
tap: Add white mana, blue mana, or black mana.
"We must rely on our own knowledge, not on the dogma of the seekers or the mutterings of the sphinxes."— Tullus of Palandius
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Arcane Sanctum was released in 2008 as part of the Shards of Alara set for Magic: The Gathering. It was designed as part of a cycle of tri-lands, which are lands capable of producing three different colors of mana, specifically designed to support the set's thematic focus on the Bant, Esper, Grixis, Jund, and Naya shards. The card was created to help players navigate the complex three-color requirements of the environment, becoming a staple in multicolored decks of that era.
The card features artwork by illustrator Noah Bradley, who was commissioned to capture the distinct, mystical aesthetic of the Grixis shard. The design intent was to provide a visual anchor for the player, grounding the mechanical utility of the land in the grim, high-fantasy tone of the Alara setting. Upon release, the card was well-received by the player base for its utility in mana fixing and its contribution to the overall cohesion of the set's multicolored strategies.
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