Lake of the Dead
Alliances 140 • rare
- Set
- Alliances
- Collector number
- 140
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Pete Venters
- Market price
- $121.33
What it does
If this land would enter, sacrifice a Swamp instead. If you do, put this land onto the battlefield. If you don't, put it into its owner's graveyard.
tap: Add black mana.
tap, Sacrifice a Swamp: Add black mana black mana black mana black 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
Lake of the Dead was released in 1996 as part of the Alliances expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set was designed to shake up the existing metagame by introducing powerful, situationally potent cards that rewarded specific deck-building strategies. As a rare land, it was intended to provide a high-risk, high-reward mana resource for black-aligned decks, reflecting the gothic and macabre aesthetic themes that defined the set's narrative arc during the Mirage block era.
The artwork for the card was created by fantasy illustrator Donato Giancola. In his rendering, Giancola focused on the somber, desolate atmosphere implied by the name, utilizing a dark color palette to evoke a sense of decay and isolation. Upon its release, the card became a significant piece of utility for competitive players, specifically those focused on resource-heavy formats, and it remains a notable example of the early experimental design philosophies employed by Wizards of the Coast.
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