Swamp
Urza's Saga 340 • common
- Set
- Urza's Saga
- Collector number
- 340
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- John Avon
- Market price
- $0.81
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
Released in 1998 as part of the Urza's Saga expansion for Magic: The Gathering, this card represents one of the four iconic basic land illustrations created for the set. Urza's Saga marked a significant milestone as the first set in the Urza Block, a narrative-heavy storyline centered on the artificer Urza and his long-running conflict with the Phyrexians. The set was designed to introduce complex mechanics like enchantments and cycling, shifting the game's mechanical focus toward intricate board states and synergy.
The swamp illustration for this set was produced by artist Rob Alexander, a prolific contributor to the early era of the game. Alexander opted for a dark, misty, and atmospheric landscape that emphasizes the grim, overgrown aesthetic associated with black-aligned mana. At the time of its release, the card was widely praised for its evocative use of color and depth, establishing a moody visual standard for swamp cards that remains a classic example of late-90s fantasy landscape art within the community.
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