Bayou
Limited Edition Alpha 278 • rare
- Set
- Limited Edition Alpha
- Collector number
- 278
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Jesper Myrfors
- Market price
- €3,585.49
What it does
(tap: Add black mana or green 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
Bayou was released in 1993 as part of the Limited Edition Alpha set, the inaugural printing of the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It belongs to a cycle of ten 'dual lands' designed by Richard Garfield to provide players with flexible mana options. These lands were intended to bridge the color requirements of early deck-building, though their high utility quickly established them as foundational components of the game's competitive landscape.
The artwork for Bayou was created by Christopher Rush, one of the most prolific early contributors to the game’s visual identity. Rush utilized a traditional illustrative style that captured a swampy, foreboding aesthetic, fitting the card’s classification as a hybrid between Black and Green mana sources. While the art was lauded for its atmospheric quality, the card itself became a perennial subject of discussion due to its Reserved List status, which guarantees that it will never be reprinted in its original form, cementing its historical significance within the hobby.
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