Glacial Fortress
Ixalan Promos 255s • rare
- Set
- Ixalan Promos
- Collector number
- 255s
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- James Paick
- Finish
- Foil
- Market price
- $8.04
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 was originally introduced as a core component of the Magic: The Gathering land cycle that debuted in the Magic 2010 expansion. As a 'check land,' it is designed to enter the battlefield tapped unless the player controls a Plains or an Island, offering a balanced utility for multicolored decks that require specific color fixing without the inherent drawbacks of lands that always enter tapped.
This specific iteration, numbered 255s, was released as part of the Ixalan promotional set. The artwork was commissioned from artist James Paick, whose signature style focuses on atmospheric lighting and expansive, rugged environments. His depiction of the fortress emphasizes the icy, monolithic nature of the structure, successfully aligning the card with the thematic exploration of mysterious, hidden locales prevalent in the Ixalan block.
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