Steam Vents
Secret Lair Drop 129 • rare
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Collector number
- 129
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- John Avon
- Market price
- $20.54
What it does
(tap: Add blue mana or red mana.)
As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
Despite being abandoned for millennia, the Thran ironworks still occasionally sputter to life.
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Steam Vents, originally introduced in the 2005 expansion Ravnica: City of Guilds, serves as a staple dual land within the Magic: The Gathering ecosystem. This specific rendition was released as part of a high-profile Secret Lair drop, a series launched by Wizards of the Coast in 2019 to showcase unique, often experimental artistic styles on iconic game cards. By design, these limited-release drops prioritize aesthetic diversity, moving away from standard card frames to offer players and collectors visually distinct alternatives that emphasize thematic flair over traditional art direction.
The artwork for this particular iteration of Steam Vents leans into a stylized, interpretive approach typical of the Secret Lair program. By commissioning diverse artists to reimagine established staples, Wizards of the Coast sought to engage the secondary market and collector communities who value exclusivity and artistic novelty. Upon release, the card was received primarily as a premium vanity item, prized more for its unconventional illustration and limited availability than for its functional mechanics, which remain identical to the original card's design.
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