Badlands
Collectors' Edition 278 • rare
- Set
- Collectors' Edition
- Collector number
- 278
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Rob Alexander
- Market price
- $285.67
What it does
(tap: Add black mana or red mana.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Badlands was originally released in the 1994 Magic: The Gathering expansion set 'Limited Edition Beta' and subsequently reprinted in the 1993 'Alpha' set. As one of the original 'Dual Lands,' it serves as both a Swamp and a Mountain, providing flexible mana production for competitive decks. It was conceived during the game's infancy by designers aiming to balance resource management with the tactical depth afforded by multi-colored deck construction.
The art for this card, featuring a desolate, volcanic landscape, was created by illustrator Christopher Rush. His work on the early sets is credited with defining the gritty, high-fantasy aesthetic that became synonymous with the game's identity. The 'Collectors' Edition' version, released in 1993 as a non-tournament-legal boxed set, was designed to provide players with a premium display of the game's initial card pool, featuring gold-bordered backs to distinguish them from standard tournament play sets.
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