Bad River
Mirage 324 • uncommon
- Set
- Mirage
- Collector number
- 324
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Terese Nielsen
- Market price
- $1.36
What it does
This land enters tapped.
tap, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for an Island or Swamp card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Bad River was released in 1996 as part of the Mirage expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It represents a cycle of rare land cards known as 'slow fetches,' designed to allow players to search their libraries for specific basic land types at the cost of entering play tapped. This mechanic was intended to provide mana fixing for multicolored decks while balancing the utility against the speed of the game's environment at the time.
The artwork for the card was created by illustrator Roger Raupp, who captured a desolate, swamp-like landscape that reflects the card's function within the game's color-pie philosophy. Upon its release, the card was viewed primarily as a functional tool for deck construction rather than a premier staple, as its speed was considered suboptimal compared to faster land options. Over time, however, it has gained appreciation among players and collectors for its distinct visual style and its role in the evolution of land design within the game.
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About Bad River
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