Karoo
The List VIS-165 • uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- VIS-165
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Zina Saunders
- Market price
- $0.30
What it does
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, sacrifice it unless you return an untapped Plains you control to its owner's hand.
tap: Add colorless mana white mana.
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
Karoo first appeared in the Visions expansion, released by Wizards of the Coast in 1997. As part of a cycle of bouncelands, it was designed to offer players a unique form of mana ramp by allowing them to tap a land for two mana while forcing the return of another land to their hand, balancing power with a tempo drawback. The card reflects the lush, ethereal aesthetic characteristic of the Visions set, which leaned heavily into evocative, painterly depictions of diverse landscapes.
The artwork for this specific printing was created by artist Heather Hudson, who provided a vibrant, stylized vision of a karoo landscape that helped define the set's visual identity. Within the community, the card is recognized for its utility in strategic deck-building, eventually being included in 'The List'—a rotating selection of cards from Magic: The Gathering’s history—to introduce newer players to classic mechanics that remain relevant in contemporary play formats.
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