Saltcrusted Steppe
Commander 2017 273 • uncommon
- Set
- Commander 2017
- Collector number
- 273
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Greg Staples
- Market price
- $0.17
What it does
tap: Add colorless mana.
1 generic mana, tap: Put a storage counter on this land.
1 generic mana, Remove X storage counters from this land: Add X mana in any combination of green mana and/or white mana.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Saltcrusted Steppe was originally printed as part of the Commander 2017 set, a release designed to expand the multiplayer format with tribal-themed decks. The card serves as a utility land that provides colorless mana while offering a mana-sink ability to charge counters, which can later be removed to produce white mana. This design reflects the long-standing tradition of storage lands in Magic: The Gathering, which reward players for managing their mana resources over several turns in longer game formats.
The artwork was provided by Greg Staples, a veteran illustrator known for his atmospheric and textured approach to fantasy subjects. For this piece, Staples focused on the stark, mineral-heavy landscape of a desert, utilizing a palette that emphasizes the crystalline and crusted nature of the terrain. The design successfully captures the feeling of a harsh, barren environment that feels essential to the game's world-building, and it was received as a functional addition to budget-conscious land bases in white-inclusive decks.
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