Steam Vents
Return to Ravnica 247 • rare
- Set
- Return to Ravnica
- Collector number
- 247
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Yeong-Hao Han
- Market price
- $9.87
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.
Crafted with genius, energized with madness.
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 first appeared in the 2005 expansion Guildpact, representing the Izzet League, one of the ten guilds of the urban plane Ravnica. The card was designed as part of a cycle of 'shock lands,' which function as dual-colored mana sources that deal two damage to the controller if they choose to have them enter the battlefield untapped. This mechanic effectively balanced powerful utility with a strategic cost, becoming a cornerstone of competitive play across multiple formats.
The 2012 Return to Ravnica iteration, featuring the artwork of Titus Lunter, captures the chaotic, industrial aesthetic of the Izzet guild hall. Lunter utilized a vibrant color palette of blues and oranges to illustrate the volatile intersection of water and subterranean heat characteristic of the city-plane. The card’s design and art direction were widely praised for reinforcing the established lore of the Izzet as impulsive inventors, cementing its status as an essential card for players utilizing the red and blue color combination.
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