Swamp
New Phyrexia 171 • common
- Set
- New Phyrexia
- Collector number
- 171
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Lars Grant-West
- Market price
- $0.33
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 May 2011 as part of the New Phyrexia set, this Swamp card represents the completion of the Scars of Mirrodin block, a narrative arc in Magic: The Gathering that depicts the corruption of the metallic plane of Mirrodin by the body-horror-inspired faction known as the Phyrexians. This land was specifically designed to reflect the transformation of the plane's natural environment into an artificial, oil-saturated hellscape, marking a shift in the game's aesthetic from high fantasy to biomechanical nightmare.
The artwork for this card was created by Jana Schirmer and Johannes Voss, who were tasked with translating the set's central theme of 'compleation'—the process of grafting machinery onto organic life—into a landscape format. Their visual direction emphasized the stark, alien geometry and toxic atmosphere of the new Phyrexian order, moving away from traditional swamp imagery toward a more desolate, industrial aesthetic. The card was well-received by players for its atmospheric consistency, successfully grounding the set's unsettling tone in the basic gameplay experience.
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