Selesnya Sanctuary
Ravnica: City of Guilds 281 • common
- Set
- Ravnica: City of Guilds
- Collector number
- 281
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- John Avon
- Market price
- $0.83
What it does
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand.
tap: Add green mana white mana.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Selesnya Sanctuary was first released in the 2005 Magic: The Gathering expansion Ravnica: City of Guilds. As a member of a cycle of bounce lands, it was designed to provide players with a color-fixing utility that returned a land to their hand, balancing its powerful ability to produce two colors of mana with a minor tempo disadvantage. This card represents the Selesnya Conclave, one of the ten iconic guilds of the Ravnica plane, which focuses on nature, community, and go-wide creature strategies.
The artwork for this specific printing was illustrated by Martina Pilcerova, who captured the harmonious, organic architecture typical of Selesnya's Mat'Selesnya. Pilcerova sought to depict the guild's aesthetic of blending living flora with white stone structures, creating a sense of growth and sanctuary. Upon its release, the card became a staple in both casual and competitive formats for its efficiency in multicolor decks, remaining a recurring presence in the game’s library through numerous reprintings.
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