Magic: The Gathering

Island

Duskmourn: House of Horror 279 • common

Set: Duskmourn: House of Horror
Collector number: 279
Rarity: Common
Type: Land
Colors: Colorless
Artist: Raymond Bonilla
Market price: $0.23

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Market

What it's worth

$0.23market price via TCGplayer · Oct 7, 2026$0.13 – $0.27 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

This card is a fundamental component of its set, serving as the essential resource for players utilizing blue mana. As a common entry in the house of horror thematic series, it provides a grounded, atmospheric foundation for any deck navigating the terrors of this collection.

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Card face

What it does

(tap: Add blue mana.)

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

The Island card from the Duskmourn: House of Horror set, numbered 279, was released in September 2024 as part of a Magic: The Gathering expansion themed around 1980s modern horror tropes. Wizards of the Coast designed the set to evoke the atmosphere of haunted house films and supernatural slashers, moving away from traditional fantasy aesthetics to embrace flickering neon, dusty corridors, and claustrophobic urban settings.

The artistic direction for this particular basic land was intended to reflect the set's unsettling, liminal nature. By placing a body of water within the context of a cursed, sprawling structure, the illustration bridges the gap between the game's functional requirement for mana-producing cards and the narrative horror of a house that defies the physical laws of the outside world. It received attention for its departure from the idyllic landscapes typically featured on basic land cards.

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