Island
Arena League 1996 2 • rare
- Set
- Arena League 1996
- Collector number
- 2
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Tony Roberts
- Market price
- $49.49
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 1996 Arena League Island was produced as part of a highly limited promotional set distributed through the Arena League, an organized play circuit for the Magic: The Gathering card game. These cards were designed to serve as rewards for top-performing players, marking a departure from standard retail booster packs by offering unique, high-rarity land cards that featured distinct, painterly aesthetic styles uncommon for basic lands of that era.
The artwork for this specific card was commissioned from Tony Roberts, a British fantasy illustrator known for his dramatic, atmospheric landscapes. Roberts employed a rich, traditional medium approach that prioritized texture and scale, moving away from the more graphic or whimsical illustrations common in early Magic: The Gathering sets. The card was well-received by collectors for its moody, immersive depiction of a tropical island, establishing it as a sought-after piece of early collectible history.
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