---
name: "Spreading Algae"
mana_cost: "{G}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Enchantment — Aura"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Enchant"]
set: "USG"
set_name: "Urza's Saga"
collector_number: "274"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Stephen Daniele"
oracle_id: "a08189f2-1643-496a-8a91-74864528b4db"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/spreading-algae-usg"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Spreading Algae
- **Mana Cost:** `{G}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Aura
- **Keywords:** Enchant

## Oracle Text
Enchant Swamp
When enchanted land becomes tapped, destroy it.
When this Aura is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, return it to its owner's hand.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Uncontrolled Infestation](/printing/uncontrolled-infestation-scg.md) — Enchantment — Aura
2. [Contaminated Ground](/printing/contaminated-ground-roe.md) — Enchantment — Aura
3. [Kudzu](/printing/kudzu-30a.md) — Enchantment — Aura
4. [Steam Vines](/printing/steam-vines-ody.md) — Enchantment — Aura
5. [Blight](/printing/blight-6ed.md) — Enchantment — Aura
6. [Spreading Seas](/printing/spreading-seas-zen.md) — Enchantment — Aura

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Urza's Saga (USG) #274
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Stephen Daniele
- **Total Printings:** 20 across all historical editions

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