---
name: "Worms of the Earth"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{B}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "DRK"
set_name: "The Dark"
collector_number: "56"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Anson Maddocks"
oracle_id: "9638ec0c-c8bf-4aa5-a7ca-8677e4b9f241"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/worms-of-the-earth-drk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Worms of the Earth
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{B}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
Players can't play lands.
Lands can't enter the battlefield.
At the beginning of each upkeep, any player may sacrifice two lands of their choice or have this enchantment deal 5 damage to that player. If a player does either, destroy this enchantment.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Territorial Dispute](/printing/territorial-dispute-mmq.md) — Enchantment
2. [Limited Resources](/printing/limited-resources-exo.md) — Enchantment
3. [Feast of Worms](/printing/feast-of-worms-chk.md) — Sorcery — Arcane
4. [Turf Wound](/printing/turf-wound-inv.md) — Instant
5. [Aggressive Mining](/printing/aggressive-mining-sld.md) — Enchantment
6. [Solfatara](/printing/solfatara-vis.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Dark (DRK) #56
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Anson Maddocks
- **Total Printings:** 2 across all historical editions

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