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This has the mana abilities associated with both of its basic land types.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #288
Tropical Island
fbb·#288·rare·nonfoil·FR
Illus. Jesper Myrfors
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wishlisted
Apr 1994
32 yr ago
Value
$1000.00+$50 (+5.3%)
30 days high $1000 · low $950
Volatility · moderate
EUR€649.34USD$1000.00
NM$1000
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #364 · Popular pick
Variants
Gameplay
Land — Forest Island
({T}: Add {G} or {U}.)
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennynot legal
PreDH
Rulings · 2
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This has basic land types, but it isn't a basic land. Things that affect basic lands don't affect it. Things that affect basic land types do.
Context
Last observed at $1000.00, up from $950.00 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $649.34 and $1000.00 across 33 observations. Headline volatility reads moderate. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 33 minutes ago at $1000.00.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from FBB — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
This card belongs to *Foreign Black Border* (released April 1994).
Card #288 in Foreign Black Border.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Land — Forest Island. Color identity: green/blue.
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander. This printing is on Wizards of the Coast's Reserved List — Wizards has committed never to reprint cards on that list, which underwrites a structural scarcity floor on every surviving copy.
EDHrec ranks this card #364 in Commander, putting it in the popular-include tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Jesper Myrfors. Rarix tracks 502 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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