Seaside Citadel
Shards of Alara 229 • uncommon
- Set
- Shards of Alara
- Collector number
- 229
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Volkan Baǵa
- Market price
- $0.78
What it does
This land enters tapped.
tap: Add green mana, white mana, or blue mana.
For wisdom's sake, it was built high to gaze on all things. For glory's sake, it was built high as a testament of power. For strength's sake, it was built high to repel all attacks.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Seaside Citadel was released in 2008 as part of the Shards of Alara expansion for Magic: The Gathering. It belongs to a cycle of 'tri-lands' designed to support the set's core mechanical theme, which focused on three-color 'shards' represented by the plane of Alara. The card was specifically crafted to provide mana stability for the Bant shard, which blends white, blue, and green, facilitating the complex mana requirements of the era's multi-colored deck archetypes.
The artwork was created by illustrator Noah Bradley, who aimed to capture the tranquil yet fortified essence of the Bant region. His design emphasizes a harmonious, high-fantasy aesthetic that aligns with the orderly, knightly nature of the Bant culture. Upon its release, the card was well-received by the competitive community for its efficiency, quickly becoming a staple in various formats where the specific combination of these three colors was required for strategic play.
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