---
name: "Binding the Old Gods"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{G}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Enchantment — Saga"
colors: ["B", "G"]
color_identity: ["B", "G"]
keywords: []
set: "ECC"
set_name: "Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander"
collector_number: "120"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Victor Adame Minguez"
oracle_id: "4050e5b3-07c2-461c-9852-a2c081c0198d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/binding-the-old-gods-ecc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Binding the Old Gods
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{G}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Saga

## Oracle Text
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Destroy target nonland permanent an opponent controls.
II — Search your library for a Forest card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
III — Creatures you control gain deathtouch until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [The Eldest Reborn](/printing/the-eldest-reborn-cmm.md) — Enchantment — Saga
2. [Burn, Burn, Tree and Fern](/printing/burn-burn-tree-and-fern-hob.md) — Enchantment — Saga
3. [The Binding of the Titans](/printing/the-binding-of-the-titans-cmm.md) — Enchantment — Saga
4. [Origin of Black Widow](/printing/origin-of-black-widow-msc.md) — Enchantment — Saga
5. [Phyrexian Scriptures](/printing/phyrexian-scriptures-moc.md) — Enchantment — Saga
6. [Fall of the First Civilization](/printing/fall-of-the-first-civilization-acr.md) — Enchantment — Saga

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander (ECC) #120
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Victor Adame Minguez
- **Total Printings:** 39 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`