Swamp
Mercadian Masques 340 • common
- Set
- Mercadian Masques
- Collector number
- 340
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Rob Alexander
- Market price
- $0.39
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 October 1999 as part of the Mercadian Masques expansion for Magic: The Gathering, this card represents one of the four distinct basic land illustrations created for the Swamp card in this set. The set was designed to explore the plane of Mercadia, a world heavily influenced by merchant culture and trade, which necessitated a visual aesthetic that departed from the high-fantasy tropes of previous sets to reflect a more industrial and bustling urban environment.
This specific illustration was created by the artist Rebecca Guay, known for her distinctive, ethereal, and painterly style. By favoring soft edges and a dreamlike color palette over the sharper, more aggressive art typical of the era, Guay’s contribution provided a quiet, evocative take on the swamp landscape. While the set received mixed reviews upon release due to its complex mechanics, the artistic direction remains highly regarded by collectors for its stylistic cohesion and the evocative contributions of artists like Guay.
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