Swamp
Starter 1999 163 • common
- Set
- Starter 1999
- Collector number
- 163
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Dan Frazier
- Market price
- $0.87
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 1999 Starter set was released by Wizards of the Coast to serve as an accessible entry point for new Magic: The Gathering players, distilling the game's complex mechanics into a streamlined experience. This specific Swamp card, identified by the collector number 163, features the minimalist aesthetic characteristic of the late-nineties design philosophy, which prioritized clarity and ease of reading for beginners over the elaborate art styles found in the core expansions of that era.
The art featured on these foundational lands was commissioned to establish a recognizable visual language for the game's five basic colors of mana. While the artists behind these specific Starter pieces were often working within strict aesthetic guidelines meant to ensure high-contrast playability, the set remains a significant artifact for its role in the explosive growth of the trading card game market at the turn of the millennium.
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