Steam Vents
Star Trek 398 • rare
- Set
- Star Trek
- Collector number
- 398
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Chad Weatherford
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.
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 Magic: The Gathering expansion set Ravnica: City of Guilds. As part of the original cycle of shock lands, the card was designed to provide players with a versatile dual-color mana base, allowing for the inclusion of both red and blue mana while maintaining the flexibility of being a basic land type. The card's mechanics were intended to balance speed and power by requiring a life payment, a design philosophy central to the set's focus on the distinct ten guilds of the Ravnica plane.
The artwork for this specific iteration was created by illustrator Chad Weatherford. His approach sought to capture the industrial and subterranean aesthetic of the Izzet League, the guild associated with the colors red and blue. The visual direction emphasizes the chaotic fusion of steam, electricity, and alchemy that defines the guild's headquarters, which was well-received by players for reinforcing the environmental flavor of the city-world setting.
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