Swamp
Battle for Zendikar 263 • common
- Set
- Battle for Zendikar
- Collector number
- 263
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Jung Park
- Market price
- $0.28
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
This Swamp card was released as part of the Battle for Zendikar expansion for Magic: The Gathering, launched in 2015. The set returned players to the plane of Zendikar, a world defined by its volatile landscape and the lingering threat of the Eldrazi titans. As a basic land, this card serves as the foundational resource for black mana-aligned decks, reflecting the hazardous, mana-rich terrain that characterizes the setting.
The illustration was crafted by Adam Paquette, who contributed to the set's signature aesthetic of 'landscapes as protagonists.' The design focuses on the otherworldly and decaying beauty of the plane, utilizing a vibrant color palette to distinguish it from traditional, gloomier depictions of swamps. Upon its release, the Battle for Zendikar land cycle was widely praised by the community for its evocative art direction and its ability to convey the epic, high-fantasy scale of the game world.
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