Swamp
Shards of Alara 241 • common
- Set
- Shards of Alara
- Collector number
- 241
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Aleksi Briclot
- Market price
- $0.27
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 set, released in 2008, represents the Grixis shard of the Alara plane. This set was notable for its exploration of a world fractured into five distinct shards, each defined by the absence of two colors of mana. The Grixis landscape was designed to reflect a nightmarish, decaying world where life force was scarce, moving away from traditional swamp aesthetics toward a desolate, industrial ruin.
The artwork for this specific card was created by Lars Grant-West. In designing the visual language for Grixis, the illustration emphasizes the harsh, jagged topography and the pervasive gloom characteristic of a plane drained of vitality. Upon its release, the land cycle in Shards of Alara was well-regarded for its cohesive artistic direction, which helped players visually identify the mechanical themes of the three-color shards that defined the expansion.
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