Magic: The Gathering

Swamp

Portal 206 • common

Set: Portal
Collector number: 206
Rarity: Common
Type: Land
Colors: Colorless
Artist: Romas Kukalis
Market price: $3.98

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What it's worth

$3.98market price via TCGplayer · Oct 7, 2026$3.17 – $3.98 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

This Swamp card from the Portal set features an illustration that highlights the eerie, tranquil atmosphere inherent to this land type. As a common card, it serves as a foundational element for players, offering a consistent aesthetic that defines the dark, marshy terrain of the game.

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Card face

What it does

(tap: Add black mana.)

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Released in 1997 as part of the Portal introductory set for Magic: The Gathering, this basic Swamp card was designed to simplify the game for new players. Wizards of the Coast intended Portal to serve as a standalone, gateway product that stripped away the more complex timing rules of the base game, focusing instead on ease of play and accessible visual language for a broader audience.

The artwork for this card reflects the clean, atmospheric aesthetic characteristic of the Portal set, which favored clear, evocative illustrations over the dense, textured fantasy art found in contemporary core sets. By prioritizing readability and thematic clarity, the design team aimed to help novices quickly identify land types amidst the gameplay, a directive that shaped the distinctive, minimalist look of the entire basic land cycle in this release.

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