Boreal Shelf
Coldsnap 144 • uncommon
- Set
- Coldsnap
- Collector number
- 144
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Heather Hudson
- Market price
- $3.29
What it does
This land enters tapped.
tap: Add white mana or blue mana.
"Who will stay the Tyrant's hand, As ice and woe both grip our land? The helpless feel his frozen brand."— *The Dynasty of Winter Kings*
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Boreal Shelf was released in 2006 as part of the Coldsnap expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set was designed as a thematic successor to the 1995 Ice Age block, utilizing the same snowy, desolate aesthetic and mechanics. It was conceived as a 'lost' third set that was never produced during the original era, allowing designers to revisit cold-themed cards and mechanics like snow-covered permanents that had been absent from standard play for over a decade.
The card was illustrated by Donato Giancola, a prominent fantasy artist known for his sophisticated, painterly approach to world-building. His design for Boreal Shelf captures the stark, frigid atmosphere of the plane of Dominaria during the Ice Age. The card was well-received by players for its utility in mana-fixing within snow-reliant decks, serving as a functional piece of land design that balanced environmental narrative with competitive gameplay requirements.
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