---
name: "Dark Heart of the Wood"
mana_cost: "{B}{G}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["B", "G"]
color_identity: ["B", "G"]
keywords: []
set: "DRK"
set_name: "The Dark"
collector_number: "95"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Christopher Rush"
oracle_id: "c44f40da-867e-4237-b4b1-ed6feb1f37b7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/dark-heart-of-the-wood-drk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Dark Heart of the Wood
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}{G}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
Sacrifice a Forest: You gain 3 life.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Heartwood Giant](/printing/heartwood-giant-tmp.md) — Creature — Giant
2. [Foratog](/printing/foratog-8ed.md) — Creature — Atog
3. [Overgrown Estate](/printing/overgrown-estate-apc.md) — Enchantment
4. [Elven Palisade](/printing/elven-palisade-plst.md) — Enchantment
5. [Skyshroud Cutter](/printing/skyshroud-cutter-nem.md) — Creature — Beast
6. [Fruition](/printing/fruition-por.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Dark (DRK) #95
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Christopher Rush
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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