Gates of Istfell
Kaldheim 256 • uncommon
- Set
- Kaldheim
- Collector number
- 256
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Anastasia Ovchinnikova
- Market price
- $0.27
What it does
This land enters tapped.
tap: Add white mana.
2 generic mana white mana blue mana blue mana, tap, Sacrifice this land: You gain 2 life and draw two cards.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Gates of Istfell was released in early 2021 as part of the Magic: The Gathering expansion set Kaldheim. The card was designed as a rare land representing one of the ten realms of the Norse-inspired world of Kaldheim, specifically the realm of Istfell, which serves as the afterlife in the set’s mythology. Its inclusion in the set was intended to provide players with a utility land that offers both color flexibility and life gain, fitting the thematic tone of a realm defined by spirits and the transition between life and death.
The artwork for the card was created by illustrator Johannes Voss, who sought to capture the ethereal, frozen, and melancholy atmosphere associated with the Istfell realm. Voss utilized a cool color palette and sweeping, ghostly compositions to convey the sense of a gateway between worlds. Upon its release, the card was received as a functional, flavor-rich piece of the Kaldheim environment, frequently appearing in draft environments and Commander decks that prioritize land-based resource management.
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