---
name: "Contamination"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "MB2"
set_name: "Mystery Booster 2"
collector_number: "178"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Stephen Daniele"
oracle_id: "4013b4c2-c9ed-4d14-90f0-97214ec1fded"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/contamination-mb2"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Contamination
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this enchantment unless you sacrifice a creature.
If a land is tapped for mana, it produces {B} instead of any other type and amount.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Tainted Aether](/printing/tainted-aether-7ed.md) — Enchantment
2. [Rain of Filth](/printing/rain-of-filth-usg.md) — Instant
3. [Contaminated Ground](/printing/contaminated-ground-roe.md) — Enchantment — Aura
4. [Nature's Wrath](/printing/natures-wrath-all.md) — Enchantment
5. [Hecatomb](/printing/hecatomb-6ed.md) — Enchantment
6. [Desolation](/printing/desolation-vis.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mystery Booster 2 (MB2) #178
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Stephen Daniele
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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