Arcane Sanctum
The List DSC-259 • uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- DSC-259
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Anthony Francisco
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 DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Arcane Sanctum was originally released in the 2008 set Shards of Alara as a land card representing the distinct tri-color philosophy of the Grixis shard. It was designed to provide players with flexible mana fixing in a multicolored format, allowing access to white, blue, and black mana at the cost of entering the battlefield tapped. The design emphasizes the card's role as a vital nexus for players building decks around the Esper, Grixis, Jund, Naya, or Bant color combinations.
The version from The List, marked with the Planeswalker symbol in the bottom left corner, serves as a reprint that maintains the aesthetic and utility of the original printings. The artwork, which depicts a haunting, architectural structure infused with ambient magical energy, was crafted to evoke the atmospheric gloom and high-fantasy aesthetic central to the Alara block. It remains a staple for Commander players who require reliable mana sources for three-color decks.
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