Magic: The Gathering

Contaminated Ground

Gatecrash 59 • common

Set: Gatecrash
Collector number: 59
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: 1 generic mana black mana
Type: Enchantment
Colors: Black
Artist: Christine Choi
Market price: $0.14

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$0.14market price via TCGplayer · Aug 19, 2026$0.07 – $0.16 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

This enchantment transforms the lands it touches, forcing players to adapt their strategies as the terrain itself becomes a liability. As a common card, it represents a foundational piece of game design that demonstrates how simple mechanics can shift the pressure on a player’s resources.

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Card face

What it does

Enchant land

Enchanted land is a Swamp.

Whenever enchanted land becomes tapped, its controller loses 2 life.

"No one cares about pollution until they can see it."— Gurras, Golgari rot farmer

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Contaminated Ground was released in 2013 as part of the Gatecrash expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Set on the plane of Ravnica, the card reflects the aesthetic of the Dimir guild, whose agents specialized in espionage and covert sabotage. Mechanically, the enchantment serves as a land destruction and disruption tool, representing the thematic corruption of urban resources within the game's cityscape setting.

The artwork was commissioned from Christine Choi, who aimed to capture the dark, industrial decay associated with the Ravnican underworld. Her depiction of tainted land emphasizes the visual language of magical pollution and systemic erosion. Upon its release, the card was received as a functional common, utilized primarily within the Limited format to punish opponents by restricting their mana base during fast-paced tournament play.

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Other printings

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Contaminated GroundRise of the Eldrazi · #102 · common · 2010$0.23

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