Contamination
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Urza's SagaUSG · #123
- Card type
- Enchantment
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- 14.68 € · 17.80 $
- Mana value
- 3
- Colour
- Black
Card text
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this enchantment unless you sacrifice a creature. If a land is tapped for mana, it produces instead of any other type and amount.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- 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
- 1998-10-12
Rulings
External effects that generate more mana still generate their additional mana as directed without being affected by this card. Effects which generate more mana based on what type of mana the land produces will be affected in color but not in amount.
The second ability of this card is a replacement effect, not a triggered ability.
You choose whether to sacrifice a creature or not on resolution. If not, then you sacrifice Contamination. You can choose to not sacrifice even if you no longer control Contamination on resolution.
