Caldera Lake
Tempest 316 • rare
- Set
- Tempest
- Collector number
- 316
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Allen Williams
- Market price
- $1.75
What it does
This land enters tapped.
tap: Add colorless mana.
tap: Add blue mana or red mana. This land deals 1 damage to you.
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
Caldera Lake was released in 1997 as part of the Tempest expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It represents the set's focus on innovative mechanical design, specifically introducing the concept of lands that require the sacrifice of a permanent upon entry. This design philosophy aimed to provide players with efficient mana-fixing capabilities while balancing the immediate board state through a strategic drawback, reflecting the high-powered and experimental nature of the Tempest block.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Heather Hudson, whose work is characterized by a distinctive, painterly approach to fantasy landscapes. Her depiction of the caldera focuses on the interplay of volcanic geology and stagnant water, capturing the brooding, volatile atmosphere central to the visual identity of the Tempest setting. Upon its release, the card was viewed by players as a functional utility tool, prized for its specific utility in multi-colored deck compositions within the competitive meta of the late 1990s.
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