Magic: The Gathering

Mountain

Portal Second Age 161 • common

Set: Portal Second Age
Collector number: 161
Rarity: Common
Type: Land
Colors: Colorless
Artist: Rob Alexander
Market price: $1.25

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Market

What it's worth

$1.25market price via TCGplayer · Aug 25, 2026$1.19 – $1.30 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

This card serves as a foundational element for players, representing the essential resource needed to fuel fire and earth-themed strategies during gameplay. As a common card from this particular set, it remains a quintessential piece for collectors interested in the evolution of landscape art and functional utility within the game.

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Card face

What it does

(tap: Add red mana.)

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Released in 1998, the Mountain card from the Portal Second Age set was designed to introduce new players to Magic: The Gathering. As part of a standalone set intended for a beginner audience, the art style shifted toward a cleaner, more instructional aesthetic that prioritized clarity of game mechanics and accessible fantasy imagery.

The card features the landscape-oriented, high-contrast illustration style characteristic of the set, created to differentiate the game from its more complex expansions. It was widely received as a functional, visually distinct entry point that simplified the card layout to ensure that newcomers could quickly grasp the basic resource system of the game.

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About

About Mountain

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