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Tendrils of Corruption
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Magic: The Gathering
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Historic Anthology 1HA1 · #9
- Card type
- Instant
- Rarity
- Common
- Indicative price
- Price unavailable
- Mana value
- 4
- Colour
- Black
Card text
Tendrils of Corruption deals X damage to target creature and you gain X life, where X is the number of Swamps you control.
Format legality
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- CompetitivebrawlLegal
- DuelLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PauperLegal
- PaupercommanderLegal
- PennyLegal
- PredhLegal
- TimelessLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Vance Kovacs
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2019-11-21
Flavour text
Darkness doesn't always send its minions to do its dirty work.
Rulings
If the target creature is an illegal target by the time Tendrils of Corruption tries to resolve, the spell doesn't resolve. You don't gain X life.
