Land Tax
Legends 26 • uncommon
- Set
- Legends
- Collector number
- 26
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- white mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Brian Snõddy
- Market price
- $68.27
What it does
At the beginning of your upkeep, if an opponent controls more lands than you, you may search your library for up to three basic land cards, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricBanned
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Land Tax was released in 1994 as part of the Legends expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, Legends was the first set to feature multi-colored cards and a sprawling narrative centered on the battle between the elder dragons Nicol Bolas and Chromium. The card was designed to help players maintain land parity in multiplayer formats, fitting into the set's thematic emphasis on resource management and complex board states.
The artwork was created by Brian Snõddy, whose minimalist, iconic style helped define the visual identity of early Magic cards. His depiction of a figure levying a tax reflects the card's function as a mechanical tool for searching one's library for basic lands. Upon its release, the card was received as a highly efficient utility piece, eventually becoming a staple in white-aligned control decks due to its ability to thin the deck and ensure consistent land drops.
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