---
name: "Dark Heart of the Wood"
mana_cost: "{B}{G}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["B", "G"]
color_identity: ["B", "G"]
keywords: []
set: "RAV"
set_name: "Ravnica: City of Guilds"
collector_number: "200"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Mark Tedin"
oracle_id: "c44f40da-867e-4237-b4b1-ed6feb1f37b7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/dark-heart-of-the-wood-rav"
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.

> *„Die Erde hier ist aus verrotteten Toten entstanden, und die Strahlen der Sonne kommen kaum durch das dunkle Blätterdach. Pflanze unsere Brüder hier ein. Dies soll unser neues Heiligtum werden."
—Savra*

## 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:** Ravnica: City of Guilds (RAV) #200
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Mark Tedin
- **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`