Swamp
Shards of Alara 240 • common
- Set
- Shards of Alara
- Collector number
- 240
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Mark Tedin
- Market price
- $0.35
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 Shards of Alara expansion, released by Wizards of the Coast in October 2008, serves as a fundamental land card within the Grixis shard of the Alara setting. This set was designed to explore a world fractured into five distinct planes, each defined by a specific color identity. The Swamp represents the necrotic and artifact-heavy nature of Grixis, a plane defined by its scarcity of life and abundance of death.
The artwork for this specific card was commissioned by artist Nils Hamm. Known for his atmospheric and surreal style, Hamm sought to capture the bleak, desolate aesthetic characteristic of Grixis, moving away from traditional swamp motifs toward a more industrial and decaying landscape. The design was well-received for its moody, ethereal quality, which helped ground the unique environmental storytelling of the Alara block for players and collectors alike.
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