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Tendrils of Corruption

{3}{B}

Instant

TSPTime Spiral#136common

"Even swamps need sustenance. We will give it to them, and in turn, they will sustain us." —Ezrith, druid of the Dark Hours

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 1253
Illustrator
Mike Dringenberg
Found in
Time Spiral MTGO Redemption Foil · Time Spiral MTGO Redemption · 2 more
Printings10EDHREC rank#9,041
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
Nonfoil+5.9%
$0.18
$0.01 low$0.00 gapTCGplayer
Foil0.0%
$1.09
$1.06 low$0.61 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.13· across 10 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

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.