Swamp
Return to Ravnica 260 • common
- Set
- Return to Ravnica
- Collector number
- 260
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- John Avon
- Market price
- $0.12
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 2012 Return to Ravnica expansion was created as a basic land for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set marked a return to the fan-favorite city-plane of Ravnica, a world defined by its sprawling urban landscape and the political intrigue of its ten color-coded guilds. The art direction for this specific set aimed to emphasize the gothic, industrial, and decaying nature of the city's underbelly, moving away from traditional naturalistic swamps toward the saturated, architectural horror characteristic of the Golgari Swarm's territory.
This illustration was produced by artist Jung Park, who was commissioned by Wizards of the Coast to capture the unique verticality and dense, murky atmosphere of Ravnica. Park utilized deep greens, shadows, and architectural ruins to convey the feeling of a world where nature has been aggressively reclaimed by decay. Upon its release, the card was widely praised for its immersive aesthetic, which successfully grounded players in the grim, high-fantasy urbanism that has become a hallmark of the Ravnica plane.
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