Island
Innistrad 253 • common
- Set
- Innistrad
- Collector number
- 253
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- James Paick
- Market price
- $0.19
What it does
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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 2011 Innistrad set serves as a foundational piece of the gothic horror-themed expansion. Released by Wizards of the Coast, this set drew heavy inspiration from classic Victorian horror literature, shifting the aesthetic of Magic: The Gathering toward somber, mist-shrouded landscapes and folklore-inspired macabre. This particular land card was designed to ground players in the atmosphere of the plane of Innistrad, emphasizing a desolate and haunting natural environment.
The illustration was crafted by artist Jung Park, whose contribution captures the isolation central to the set's thematic identity. Park utilized a desaturated, cool color palette to evoke the frigid, oppressive mood characteristic of Innistrad's setting. The artwork was well-regarded by the community for its cinematic sense of scale and its departure from the more traditional, vibrant landscape depictions seen in previous sets, effectively establishing the plane's melancholic visual language.
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