---
name: "Bristling Backwoods"
mana_cost: "N/A"
cmc: 0
type_line: "Land — Desert"
colors: []
color_identity: ["G", "R"]
keywords: []
set: "OTJ"
set_name: "Outlaws of Thunder Junction"
collector_number: "253"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Viko Menezes"
oracle_id: "9cbc9f83-8979-42a5-a466-a8d89c8e6de8"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/bristling-backwoods-otj"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Bristling Backwoods
- **Mana Cost:** `N/A` (CMC: 0)
- **Type:** Land — Desert

## Oracle Text
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, it deals 1 damage to target opponent.
{T}: Add {R} or {G}.

> *„Die Kakteen sind klug. Sie tragen immer Wasser bei sich."
—Pioniertagebuch des Großen Ralphs*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Abraded Bluffs](/printing/abraded-bluffs-otj.md) — Land — Desert
2. [Jagged Barrens](/printing/jagged-barrens-otj.md) — Land — Desert
3. [Lush Oasis](/printing/lush-oasis-otj.md) — Land — Desert
4. [Sunscorched Desert](/printing/sunscorched-desert-akr.md) — Land — Desert
5. [Festering Gulch](/printing/festering-gulch-otj.md) — Land — Desert
6. [Creosote Heath](/printing/creosote-heath-otj.md) — Land — Desert

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Outlaws of Thunder Junction (OTJ) #253
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Viko Menezes
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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