Island Sanctuary
30th Anniversary Edition 25 • rare
- Set
- 30th Anniversary Edition
- Collector number
- 25
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Mark Poole
- Market price
- $34.88
What it does
If you would draw a card during your draw step, instead you may skip that draw. If you do, until your next turn, you can't be attacked except by creatures with flying and/or islandwalk.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Island Sanctuary was originally released in the 1994 Legends expansion for Magic: The Gathering, designed by the game's early development team to explore complex defensive mechanics. The card features art by Dameon Willich, whose surreal and ethereal aesthetic helped define the high-fantasy visual identity of the game’s nascent years. Mechanically, it was intended to represent a state of pacifism, forcing players to sacrifice their offensive capabilities to avoid combat entirely.
The 30th Anniversary Edition, released in 2022, serves as a non-tournament-legal retrospective set designed to celebrate the history of the game by reprinting iconic and rare cards with updated borders and the classic card backs. The inclusion of Island Sanctuary in this set reflects its status as a piece of Magic history, preserving the original illustration while marking the milestone of three decades of consistent design evolution.
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