Polluted Mire
Urza's Saga 323 • common
- Set
- Urza's Saga
- Collector number
- 323
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Stephen Daniele
- Market price
- $0.35
What it does
This land enters tapped.
tap: Add black mana.
Cycling 2 generic mana (2 generic mana, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Polluted Mire was released in 1998 as part of the Urza's Saga expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set marked a significant shift in design philosophy for Wizards of the Coast, introducing complex enchantments and artifacts that centered on the character Urza. The Mire belongs to a cycle of cycle-lands, which were designed to provide deck consistency by allowing players to discard the card from their hand to draw a new one in the late game, sacrificing early-game tempo for strategic flexibility.
The artwork for Polluted Mire was created by artist Christopher Rush, a foundational figure in the aesthetic development of early Magic sets. Rush utilized a somber, desaturated color palette to convey the bleak, swampy atmosphere required for a black mana land. While the card is often viewed as a utility piece rather than a centerpiece, it is recognized by collectors as a classic example of late-nineties trading card illustration, reflecting the dark fantasy tone that defined the game's original artistic direction.
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