Holdout Settlement
Oath of the Gatewatch 172 • common
- Set
- Oath of the Gatewatch
- Collector number
- 172
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Kieran Yanner
- Market price
- $0.23
What it does
tap: Add colorless mana. (colorless mana represents colorless mana.)
tap, Tap an untapped creature you control: Add one mana of any color.
Even in areas of profound devastation, the hedrons remained intact.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Holdout Settlement was released in early 2016 as part of the Oath of the Gatewatch expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed to function as a versatile utility land, providing colorless mana while offering a strategic choice: players could tap the land for a specific color of mana if they were willing to tap another untapped creature they controlled. This mechanic, known as tapping for a cost, emphasizes the collaborative nature of the set's theme, where individual units coordinate to support the broader tactical goals of the player.
The artwork for Holdout Settlement was illustrated by Cliff Childs, who was tasked with visualizing a remote, makeshift base on the war-torn plane of Zendikar. Childs utilized a grounded, earthy palette to reflect the rugged, survivalist aesthetic of the setting, depicting a structure that looks built rather than grown. Upon its release, the card was well-received by players in limited formats, where its ability to fix mana bases while leveraging excess creatures made it a reliable, albeit situational, inclusion in many decks.
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