---
name: "Contaminated Ground"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Enchantment — Aura"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Enchant"]
set: "GTC"
set_name: "Gatecrash"
collector_number: "59"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Christine Choi"
oracle_id: "55e04860-f4f5-445b-81f2-b500fa9b456a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/contaminated-ground-gtc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Contaminated Ground
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Aura
- **Keywords:** Enchant

## Oracle Text
Enchant land
Enchanted land is a Swamp.
Whenever enchanted land becomes tapped, its controller loses 2 life.

> *„Keiner schert sich um Umweltverschmutzung, bis man sie sehen kann." —Gurras, Golgari-Verrottungsfarmer*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Pooling Venom](/printing/pooling-venom-fut.md) — Enchantment — Aura
2. [Tainted Well](/printing/tainted-well-inv.md) — Enchantment — Aura
3. [Corrupted Roots](/printing/corrupted-roots-con.md) — Enchantment — Aura
4. [Evil Presence](/printing/evil-presence-lea.md) — Enchantment — Aura
5. [Blight](/printing/blight-6ed.md) — Enchantment — Aura
6. [Cursed Land](/printing/cursed-land-leb.md) — Enchantment — Aura

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Gatecrash (GTC) #59
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Christine Choi
- **Total Printings:** 20 across all historical editions

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