Mountain
Limited Edition Beta 297 • common
- Set
- Limited Edition Beta
- Collector number
- 297
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Douglas Shuler
- Market price
- $24.83
What it does
(tap: Add red mana.)
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Mountain card from the Limited Edition Beta set was released in 1993 as part of Magic: The Gathering’s second core release. Serving as a print run intended to rectify the scarcity of the original Alpha set, Beta introduced the game to a wider audience while solidifying the visual identity of the five basic land types. This specific iteration, indexed as number 297, features the evocative and iconic artwork by Christopher Rush, who was instrumental in establishing the high-fantasy aesthetic that defined the game's early years.
The design of the Beta Mountain emphasizes a classic, atmospheric approach to landscape illustration. Christopher Rush aimed to capture a sense of monumental scale and rugged solitude, utilizing a color palette that helped players intuitively identify the card’s function as a source of red mana. Upon its release, the card was widely praised for its clarity and artistic depth, ultimately becoming a staple of the foundational aesthetic that collectors and players have valued for decades as a hallmark of early trading card design.
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