Tendrils of Corruption
Instant
M10Magic 2010#114common
Darkness doesn't always send its minions to do its dirty work.
- Finishes
- Nonfoil · Foil
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2003
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster–1 in 896
- Illustrator
- Vance Kovacs
- Found in
- 2010 Core Set MTGO Redemption · 2010 Core Set MTGO Redemption Foil · 3 more
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
Constructed
StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal
Commander
CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
Arena
AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal
Other
PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Tendrils of Corruption deals X damage to target creature and you gain X life, where X is the number of Swamps you control.
Plays as:
Burn
Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
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Low
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Buy / Sell Gap
Buy
Nonfoil
$0.32
+3.2%
Since Feb 2024:H $0.33L $0.08$0.02
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$5.00
0.0%
Since Feb 2024:H $5.92L $1.48$1.40
$0.63
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Rulings
1 · latest Mar 19, 2021
- WotCMar 19, 2021
If the target creature is an illegal target by the time Tendrils of Corruption tries to resolve, the spell doesn't resolve. You don't gain X life.