Arcane Sanctum
Commander 2013 273 • uncommon
- Set
- Commander 2013
- Collector number
- 273
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Anthony Francisco
- Market price
- $0.58
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 first introduced to the Magic: The Gathering card game in the Shards of Alara expansion in 2008, designed to represent the tri-color nature of the Esper shard. Its inclusion in the 2013 Commander deck series served to provide essential mana-fixing support for multi-color strategies, reflecting a period where Wizards of the Coast focused heavily on expanding the playability of non-rotating formats. The card's design features an enters-the-battlefield restriction that forces it to enter tapped, balancing its ability to tap for three different colors of mana.
The artwork for this specific printing was created by Cyril Van Der Haegen, who captured the intricate, magi-tech aesthetic of the Esper landscape. The illustration emphasizes the distinct architecture and floating structures characteristic of the region, grounding the mechanical utility of the card in the game's broader narrative world. It has since become a staple for players utilizing blue, black, and white colors, maintaining steady demand as a reliable utility land.
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