Swamp
Champions of Kamigawa 297 • common
- Set
- Champions of Kamigawa
- Collector number
- 297
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Jim Nelson
- 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
Released in October 2004 as part of the Champions of Kamigawa expansion for Magic: The Gathering, this Swamp card represents the introduction of the plane of Kamigawa, a setting heavily inspired by Japanese mythology and folklore. The set was designed to explore a top-down aesthetic shift in the game's art direction, moving away from Western high fantasy tropes toward distinct, culturally-informed visual identities for its five basic land types.
The artwork was created by Jim Nelson, a long-time contributor to the game known for his expressive, often painterly style. In this specific iteration, Nelson captures the eerie, twilight atmosphere characteristic of Kamigawa's marshlands, emphasizing organic shapes and a muted, earthy color palette. The card was well-received by players for its atmospheric departure from previous Swamp designs, which typically leaned toward dark, gothic horror imagery.
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