---
name: "Crushing Vines"
mana_cost: "{2}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "C17"
set_name: "Commander 2017"
collector_number: "146"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Scott Chou"
oracle_id: "aebe0ba5-70b2-406b-b53b-03b12a95c2c2"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/crushing-vines-c17"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Crushing Vines
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Destroy target creature with flying.
• Destroy target artifact.

> *„Der Fluch deines Schleiers hält mich nicht auf, Todesmagierin. Ich habe genügend nächtliche Jäger erlegt, und diese dunkle Welt ist nicht groß genug, dass du dich hier verstecken könntest." —Garruk Wildsprecher, zu Liliana Vess*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Crushing Canopy](/printing/crushing-canopy-jmp.md) — Instant
2. [Reclaiming Vines](/printing/reclaiming-vines-bfz.md) — Sorcery
3. [Plummet](/printing/plummet-dbl.md) — Instant
4. [Tangletrap](/printing/tangletrap-stx.md) — Instant
5. [Broken Wings](/printing/broken-wings-gn3.md) — Instant
6. [Return to the Earth](/printing/return-to-the-earth-bbd.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2017 (C17) #146
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Scott Chou
- **Total Printings:** 32 across all historical editions

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