Hostile Desert
Hour of Devastation 178 • rare
- Set
- Hour of Devastation
- Collector number
- 178
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Josh Hass
- Market price
- $0.25
What it does
tap: Add colorless mana.
2 generic mana, Exile a land card from your graveyard: This land becomes a 3/4 Elemental creature until end of turn. It's still a land.
Amonkhet's desiccated land thirsts for blood.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Hostile Desert was released in 2017 as part of the Hour of Devastation expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set focused on the climactic battle against the elder dragon Nicol Bolas on the plane of Amonkhet, a world inspired by ancient Egyptian mythology. As a utility land designed for this desert-themed set, it was mechanically crafted to reward players for manipulating their graveyards, specifically by exiling land cards to transform into a creature.
The artwork was provided by Josh Hass, who utilized a stark, arid color palette to emphasize the inhospitable nature of the Amonkhet landscape. His design captures the feeling of a shifting, magical terrain, grounding the card within the visual identity of the desert block. Upon its release, the card was noted by players for its niche utility in formats like Standard and Commander, where graveyard synergy is common, though it remained a specialized choice rather than a foundational staple.
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