Vance's Blasting Cannons // Spitfire Bastion
Ixalan 173 • rare
- Set
- Ixalan
- Collector number
- 173
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Jonas De Ro
- Market price
- $0.34
What it does
At the beginning of your upkeep, exile the top card of your library. If it's a nonland card, you may cast that card this turn.
Whenever you cast your third spell in a turn, you may transform Vance's Blasting Cannons.
With a broadside assault, Captain Vance carved the cliffs to form her new home.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Vance's Blasting Cannons was released in 2017 as part of the Ixalan expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set introduced a major design innovation for the game: double-faced cards that transform from non-land permanents into legendary lands. This card was designed to represent the aggressive, raiding culture of the Sun Empire and the pirates of the Brazen Coalition, utilizing a unique mechanic that rewards players for casting spells from the top of their library.
The artwork was commissioned from Jonas De Ro, a digital artist known for his atmospheric environmental pieces. De Ro focused on capturing the rugged, industrial aesthetic of the Cannons, emphasizing the transition from a piece of pirate artillery to the fortified location of the Spitfire Bastion. Upon its release, the card was widely analyzed by competitive players for its potential to provide consistent card advantage, cementing its place as a distinct example of the set's transformational design philosophy.
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