Plains
Shadowmoor 285 • common
- Set
- Shadowmoor
- Collector number
- 285
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Larry MacDougall
- Market price
- $0.39
What it does
(tap: Add white 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 Plains card numbered 285 from the Shadowmoor set was released by Wizards of the Coast in 2008. As part of the Magic: The Gathering card game, the Shadowmoor block introduced a darker, more somber tone to the game's lore, focusing on a world trapped in an eternal twilight state. This design choice allowed artists to move away from the high-fantasy brightness typical of basic lands, favoring instead a moody, ethereal aesthetic that aligned with the set's narrative of shadow and transformation.
The landscape illustration for this specific Plains was created by artist Heather Hudson. Known for her expressive and atmospheric style, Hudson leaned into the set's theme by portraying the plains not as typical open, sunlit fields, but as a windswept, twilight expanse. Her work was well-received by players at the time for its distinct departure from traditional land art, successfully conveying the haunting, low-light environment that defined the Shadowmoor plane.
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