Castle Vantress
Throne of Eldraine 242 • rare
- Set
- Throne of Eldraine
- Collector number
- 242
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- John Avon
- Market price
- $0.41
What it does
This land enters tapped unless you control an Island.
tap: Add blue mana.
2 generic mana blue mana blue mana, tap: Scry 2.
Without Vantress's knowledge, the realm would lose itself in darkness.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Castle Vantress was released in 2019 as part of the Throne of Eldraine expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set drew heavily from Arthurian legend and Grimm’s fairy tales, aiming to blend high fantasy with a whimsical, storybook aesthetic. As one of the five rare utility lands featured in the set, it was designed to provide players with consistent deck-manipulation through its scry ability, reflecting the deep, arcane wisdom associated with the fae-touched courts of the game's setting.
The landscape illustration was created by John Avon, a prominent and long-standing contributor to the game’s visual identity. Avon focused on capturing the ethereal, towering nature of Vantress, the realm of the high-fey, using his signature approach to light and atmospheric perspective. Upon its release, the card was well-received by competitive players for its utility in control-oriented decks, and it remains a favored example of Avon's talent for depicting fantastical, world-building environments.
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