Island
Shards of Alara 237 • common
- Set
- Shards of Alara
- Collector number
- 237
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Mark Tedin
- Market price
- $0.20
What it does
(tap: Add blue mana.)
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Island card from the Shards of Alara set, released in 2008, serves as a quintessential representation of the Grixis shard, a plane characterized by decay and entropy. This specific iteration, identified as collector number 237, was designed to immerse players in the desolate, gothic landscape of a world drained of white, green, and red mana. The art direction for the set focused on distinguishing the five distinct shards of a once-unified plane, with Grixis presented as a jagged, nightmare-scape of bone and shadow.
The illustration was crafted by artist Nils Hamm, whose signature atmospheric style was instrumental in establishing the gloom of the Grixis environment. By utilizing muted, sickly color palettes and sharp, angular architecture, Hamm aimed to evoke a sense of inevitable decline and environmental rot. The artwork was well received by the Magic: The Gathering community, often cited for its effectiveness in conveying the mechanical identity of the color black in a landscape setting, and it remains a staple for players building decks themed around the dark, fractured aesthetic of Alara.
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