• Island (Original Art)
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  • Island (Original Art)
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    Island (Original Art)

    Artist
    Mark Poole
    Year
    1993
    Medium
    Acrylics
    Set
    Alpha
    Card Color
    Blue
    Card Rarity
    Common
    Card Type
    Basic Land
    Game
    Magic the Gathering
    C.O.A.
    no
    Painted A.P.
    yes
    Substrate Material
    Illustration Board in Foam Coare Mat frame
    Substrate Dimensions
    Matted, Unframed
    Image Area Dimensions
    5 1/2"H x 7" W visible
    Frame Dimensions
    8 1/2"H x 10"W
    Handmade Protective Case
    YES
    Reserved List
    No

    Island isn’t just a basic land- it’s the core of the color blue, the foundation for some of the most controlling, creative, and powerful decks ever made. Island, first printed in Alpha (1993), is a simple yet very essential card. It provides unconditional blue mana, the most flexible color for interaction and control. It is immune to non-basic and hate (e.g. Wasteland, Blood Moon, Price of Progress). Every blue deck, from Vintage control to modern tempo decks, starts with this simple card. Because Island is a basic land card, it’s legal in every constructed format (Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Pauper, Old School). Island is the soul of blue decks- the color of counterspells, card draw, tempo, and control. Some of the most famous archetypes in Magic history are built on Islands (e.g. UWx Control, Delver decks, Mono-Blue Tempo, High Tide,..). Because Island is a basic land, it is
    not on the Reserved List and has been reprinted constantly.
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