Bayou
Bayou: Land - Swamp Forest, Summer Magic / Edgar. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana value
- 0
- Type
- Land - Swamp Forest
- Colour identity
- Black and green (BG)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Summer Magic / Edgar (SUM)
- Released
- 1994-06-21
- Collector number
- 283
- Artist
- Jesper Myrfors
- Commander rank
- 423 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Reserved List
- Yes
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About Bayou
Bayou is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare colourless land from Summer Magic / Edgar (SUM), a core set released in June 1994. It is collector number 283 in that set, with art by Jesper Myrfors. As a land, it has no mana cost. Its colour identity is black and green. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Old School, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and PreDH. It has been printed in 14 sets, from Limited Edition Alpha (1993) to Vintage Masters (2014). It is on the Reserved List.
Card text
({T}: Add {B} or {G}.)
Format legality
Legality of Bayou by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Legal |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Old School | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
Other printings of Bayou
Bayou has been printed in 14 sets. The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 30th Anniversary Edition (30A) #274 | Rare | 2022 |
| 30th Anniversary Edition (30A) #571 | Rare | 2022 |
| Legacy Championship (OLGC) #2021B | Mythic | 2021 |
| Legacy Championship (OLGC) #2019A | Special | 2019 |
| Vintage Masters (VMA) #293 | Rare | 2014 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #43604 | Rare | 2014 |
| Masters Edition IV (ME4) #242 | Rare | 2011 |
| Masters Edition III (ME3) #204 | Rare | 2009 |
| Revised Edition (3ED) #283 | Rare | 1994 |
| Foreign Black Border (FBB) #283 | Rare | 1994 |
| Collectors' Edition (CED) #279 | Rare | 1993 |
| Intl. Collectors' Edition (CEI) #279 | Rare | 1993 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Bayou, newest first.
- 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.
- This has the mana abilities associated with both of its basic land types.
Similar cards
Other land cards with a black and green colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
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