Swamp
Limited Edition Alpha 291 • common
- Set
- Limited Edition Alpha
- Collector number
- 291
- Rarity
- Common
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Dan Frazier
- Market price
- $58.54
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 Limited Edition Alpha set was released in 1993 as one of the original basic lands for Magic: The Gathering. As the inaugural core set for the trading card game designed by Richard Garfield, it established the fundamental mechanics and aesthetic language of the series. This version, featuring the distinct black-bordered art style of the earliest print run, served as the visual foundation for the game's mana system, representing the dark, marshy landscapes from which black mana is drawn.
The illustration for this specific Swamp was created by artist Sandra Everingham, whose work is characterized by a hand-painted, slightly surrealist approach typical of the early Magic art direction. Her design sought to evoke a sense of foreboding and ancient, stagnant decay to match the color identity of the card. Upon its release, the Alpha set was received with modest but intense enthusiasm by hobbyists, eventually becoming a cornerstone of gaming history as the precursor to the modern collectible card game industry.
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