Glacial Fortress
Magic 2013 225 • rare
- Set
- Magic 2013
- Collector number
- 225
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Franz Vohwinkel
- Market price
- $0.59
What it does
This land enters tapped unless you control a Plains or an Island.
tap: Add white mana or blue mana.
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 was originally introduced to the Magic: The Gathering card game in the Magic 2010 core set as part of a cycle of allied-color 'buddy lands.' These lands were designed to provide reliable mana fixing for dual-color decks by entering the battlefield untapped if the player controlled a land sharing one of their basic types. This mechanic offered a strategic alternative to the slower, enter-the-battlefield-tapped lands that had dominated core sets for years, quickly becoming a staple in competitive play.
The version from the Magic 2013 set features artwork by Franz Vohwinkel, who has contributed extensively to the game's visual identity. Vohwinkel focused on a classic high-fantasy aesthetic for the landscape, emphasizing the stark, chilly contrast between the stone architecture and the surrounding ice. The card was well-received by the player base for its utility in balancing early-game resources, and it remains a recognizable example of functional card design within the core set ecosystem.
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