Karn's Bastion
War of the Spark Promos 248p • rare
- Set
- War of the Spark Promos
- Collector number
- 248p
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Adam Paquette
- Market price
- $2.95
What it does
tap: Add colorless mana.
4 generic mana, tap: Proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
"I can't protect everyone here. But those I can, I will."— Karn
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Karn's Bastion was introduced in the 2019 Magic: The Gathering set War of the Spark, a pivotal release that concluded a multi-year story arc involving the planeswalker Nicol Bolas. As a non-basic land, the card represents the physical fortification built by the artifact creature Karn on the plane of Ravnica to withstand the impending planar invasion. The card's mechanics revolve around the 'proliferate' keyword, mechanically bridging the set's focus on planeswalkers and their loyalty counters.
The promotional version, designated 248p, features distinct artwork by Adam Paquette. Paquette, a long-time contributor to the game’s aesthetic, utilized a somber, industrial palette to convey the fortification’s metallic and defensive nature. The card was distributed through various organized play channels during the War of the Spark season, intended to reward participants with a visually unique variant that highlights the gravity of the set's narrative conflict.
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