Magic: The Gathering

Swamp

Portal 204 • common

Set: Portal
Collector number: 204
Rarity: Common
Type: Land
Colors: Colorless
Artist: Romas Kukalis
Market price: $0.47

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Market

What it's worth

$0.47market price via TCGplayer · Oct 7, 2026$0.40 – $0.47 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

This Swamp card from the Portal set is a fundamental resource for any player’s collection. As a common card, it serves as the essential foundation for building decks that harness the power of black mana.

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Card face

What it does

(tap: Add black mana.)

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Released in 1997 as part of the Portal introductory set, this Swamp card was designed to simplify the Magic: The Gathering experience for new players. Wizards of the Coast developed Portal to serve as a gateway, stripping away complex instant-speed mechanics and stack interactions in favor of a sorcery-speed focus that made gameplay more intuitive for those unfamiliar with traditional trading card game rules.

The visual design of this specific card belongs to the stark, utilitarian aesthetic established for the set. While many early Magic cards featured intricate, painterly landscapes, the Portal lands were rendered with a deliberate emphasis on clarity and accessibility. The artwork was commissioned to provide a recognizable, singular identity for the Basic Land, ensuring that even novice players could immediately identify the source of their black mana amidst the simplified layout.

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