Glacial Fortress
Aetherdrift Commander 159 • rare
- Set
- Aetherdrift Commander
- Collector number
- 159
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- James Paick
- Market price
- $0.35
What it does
This land enters tapped unless you control a Plains or an Island.
tap: Add white mana or blue mana.
Ships blown north in their voyage across the Stormwreck Sea become trapped in the unmelting ice.
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
Glacial Fortress first appeared in the Magic: The Gathering set Magic 2010, marking a significant mechanical shift in how the game approached land cards that provide multiple colors of mana. It was designed as part of a cycle of 'check lands' that interact with the presence of basic land types, offering a strategic incentive for players to include fundamental lands in their decks. The card was intended to provide a reliable mana base for mid-range strategies, balancing utility with the necessity of careful deck construction.
The Aetherdrift Commander iteration features the evocative artwork of James Paick, an artist well-regarded in the fantasy illustration community for his atmospheric environmental design. In this version, Paick captures the stark, frigid majesty of a remote stronghold carved into ice, emphasizing the solitary and crystalline nature of the location. His work on this card contributes to the overall aesthetic consistency of the Aetherdrift series, which focuses on landscapes shaped by shifting planar energies.
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