Ash Barrens
Doctor Who 848 • uncommon
- Set
- Doctor Who
- Collector number
- 848
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Oliver Wetter
- Finish
- Surge
- Market price
- $3.32
What it does
tap: Add colorless mana.
Basic landcycling 1 generic mana (1 generic mana, Discard this card: Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)
"Look at the trees. Not a trace of foliage. The very bark stripped from the trunks. And the soil, barren."— The Sixth Doctor
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Ash Barrens was originally introduced in the Commander 2016 set as an uncommon land card designed to provide color-fixing utility in multiplayer formats. The card's design focuses on flexibility, allowing players to either produce colorless mana or pay one mana and tap it to search their library for a basic land, which enters the battlefield tapped. This mechanic has made it a staple in various Commander decks, praised for its ability to smooth out mana bases without the prohibitive cost of expensive fetch lands.
The Doctor Who version, released as part of the Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond collaboration in 2023, features thematic artwork that aligns with the series' aesthetic. The card retains its functional utility while adapting its visual identity to fit the Whovian landscape. As a land card in a deck centered on iconic science fiction characters and settings, it serves as a subtle nod to the desolate, alien environments often visited by the Doctor across their travels.
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