---
name: "Vines of Vastwood"
mana_cost: "{G}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Kicker"]
set: "ZEN"
set_name: "Zendikar"
collector_number: "193"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Christopher Moeller"
oracle_id: "8998d211-5ca6-41d2-bc64-f51f70bd41e5"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/vines-of-vastwood-zen"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Vines of Vastwood
- **Mana Cost:** `{G}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Kicker

## Oracle Text
Kicker {G} (You may pay an additional {G} as you cast this spell.)
Target creature can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control this turn. If this spell was kicked, that creature gets +4/+4 until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Vineshaper Prodigy](/printing/vineshaper-prodigy-dmu.md) — Creature — Elf Druid
2. [Vastwood Surge](/printing/vastwood-surge-nec.md) — Sorcery
3. [Taunting Arbormage](/printing/taunting-arbormage-znr.md) — Creature — Elf Wizard
4. [Might of Murasa](/printing/might-of-murasa-znr.md) — Instant
5. [Woodcutter's Grit](/printing/woodcutters-grit-emn.md) — Instant
6. [Dense Foliage](/printing/dense-foliage-wth.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Zendikar (ZEN) #193
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Christopher Moeller
- **Total Printings:** 13 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`