Thawing Glaciers
Alliances 144 • rare
- Set
- Alliances
- Collector number
- 144
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Jeff A. Menges
- Market price
- $26.64
What it does
This land enters tapped.
1 generic mana, tap: Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. Return this land to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next cleanup step.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Thawing Glaciers was released in 1996 as part of the Alliances expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set was designed to explore the consequences of the events in the Ice Age storyline, specifically focusing on the thawing of the world following a long, magical winter. It was developed to push the boundaries of mechanical interaction, with many cards from this set becoming staples due to their unique, high-utility effects.
The card was illustrated by Melissa A. Benson, whose dark, atmospheric style helped define the visual language of early Magic sets. Her depiction of the glacier focuses on the encroaching warmth and the inevitable release of water, matching the thematic shift of the set. It remains a notable piece for collectors because of its specific function as a land-searching engine and its classic, hand-painted aesthetic that characterizes the mid-90s era of the game.
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