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
- $0.40
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 set, a Magic: The Gathering expansion heavily inspired by Arthurian legend and classic fairy tales. Designed as part of a cycle of rare utility lands, the card represents the home of the blue-aligned court of Vantress. Mechanically, it was crafted to provide players with a repeatable method of card selection, reinforcing the blue color identity of manipulation and scrying.
The artwork for this piece was created by Titus Lunter, who was tasked with visualizing a sprawling, architectural marvel set against a stormy, magical horizon. Lunter aimed to capture the ethereal and intellectual atmosphere of the Vantress court, utilizing a color palette dominated by cool blues and purples to distinguish it from the other castles in the cycle. Upon its release, the card was well-received by players for its thematic resonance and its utility in both constructed formats and limited play environments.
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