---
name: "Tendrils of Corruption"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "C14"
set_name: "Commander 2014"
collector_number: "166"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Vance Kovacs"
oracle_id: "84ee0da2-d886-4603-9aaa-bc5326a424d7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/tendrils-of-corruption-c14"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Tendrils of Corruption
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Tendrils of Corruption deals X damage to target creature and you gain X life, where X is the number of Swamps you control.

> *Darkness doesn't always send its minions to do its dirty work.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Consuming Corruption](/printing/consuming-corruption-mh3.md) — Instant
2. [Corrupt](/printing/corrupt-bro.md) — Sorcery
3. [Swallowing Plague](/printing/swallowing-plague-chk.md) — Sorcery — Arcane
4. [Infernal Harvest](/printing/infernal-harvest-vis.md) — Sorcery
5. [Defile](/printing/defile-sld.md) — Instant
6. [Snuff Out](/printing/snuff-out-mmq.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2014 (C14) #166
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Vance Kovacs
- **Total Printings:** 43 across all historical editions

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