# Swamp (Starter 1999) Starter 1999's Swamp represents an important entry point for Magic collectors interested in the game's early promotional and teaching sets. As a basic land from a limited print run product, it holds modest appeal primarily to set completionists and those documenting Magic's foundational era. Collectors typically view Starter cards as historically significant rather than valuable, since these products were designed for new players rather than serious collectors. The nonfoil version remains straightforward to acquire. While basic lands rarely command attention, Starter set lands interest those building comprehensive collections of Magic's instructional releases, offering a tangible connection to how the game introduced itself to beginners in 1999.