Lotus Vale
Weatherlight 165 • rare
- Set
- Weatherlight
- Collector number
- 165
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- John Avon
- Market price
- $47.38
What it does
If this land would enter, sacrifice two untapped lands instead. If you do, put this land onto the battlefield. If you don't, put it into its owner's graveyard.
tap: Add three mana of any one color.
At what price beauty?
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
Lotus Vale was released in the 1997 Magic: The Gathering expansion Weatherlight. Developed during a period of experimentation for the game, the card was intended to provide a high-power utility effect that mirrored the iconic Black Lotus, albeit with a significant resource cost to prevent it from dominating competitive formats. Its design, characterized by the requirement to sacrifice lands upon play, represents the game's shift toward testing the boundaries of mana acceleration mechanics during the mid-nineties.
The artwork for the card was created by Christopher Rush, an artist whose contributions are deeply tied to the visual identity of early Magic: The Gathering. Rush aimed for a ethereal, tranquil depiction of a valley that visually resonated with the concept of raw elemental power. While the card is often discussed for its unique mechanical implementation, it remains a notable piece of the game's history, reflecting the illustrative style that defined the set's high-fantasy aesthetic.
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