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Magic: The Gathering
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Eighth Edition8ED · #281
- Card type
- Enchantment — Aura
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Indicative price
- 0.23 € · 0.23 $
- Mana value
- 1
- Colour
- Green
Card text
Enchant Swamp When enchanted land becomes tapped, destroy it. When this Aura is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, return it to its owner's hand.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PredhLegal
- PremodernLegal
- 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
- Stephen Daniele
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2003-07-28
Rulings
This card now has Enchant Swamp, which works exactly like any other Enchant ability. This means it can only be cast targeting a Swamp, and it will be put into its owner's graveyard if the permanent it's attached to ever stops being a Swamp.
