Swamp
Scars of Mirrodin 240 • common
- Set
- Scars of Mirrodin
- Collector number
- 240
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Lars Grant-West
- Market price
- $0.23
What it does
(tap: Add black mana.)
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Swamp card from the Scars of Mirrodin set, released in 2010, represents the return to the metallic plane of Mirrodin after the original 2003 block. This specific card was designed to reflect the visual transition of the plane as it was corrupted by the infectious Phyrexian oil, shifting from pure, bright metal to a landscape increasingly plagued by organic, grotesque growths. The expansion was conceptualized to highlight the clash between the native Mirran inhabitants and the invading Phyrexian forces.
The artwork for this particular Swamp was created by Lars Grant-West, a celebrated illustrator known for his mastery of creature and environmental detail. In this piece, Grant-West captures the eerie, corrupted aesthetic of the set by rendering the landscape with a blend of harsh, industrial architecture and the twisted, biological tendrils characteristic of the Phyrexians. Upon its release, the set's basic lands were widely praised for successfully conveying this unsettling narrative evolution, cementing the imagery as a staple of the Scars of Mirrodin block's cohesive art direction.
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