“"Even swamps need sustenance. We will give it to them, and in turn, they will sustain us." —Ezrith, druid of the Dark Hours”
Tendrils of Corruption
Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Instant
Mana Cost: {3}{B}
Oracle Rules Text: Tendrils of Corruption deals X damage to target creature and you gain X life, where X is the number of Swamps you control.
Flavor Text: "Even swamps need sustenance. We will give it to them, and in turn, they will sustain us." —Ezrith, druid of the Dark Hours
Set: Time Spiral Remastered (#145), Rarity: Common, Artist: Mike Dringenberg
Instant
Black
Common
$0.29
Regular
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✨ Foil
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Historical Printings & Sets (1)
1 Languages
Official Rulings (1)
2021-03-19
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.
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