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Magic: The Gathering

Creeping Tar Pit

New Capenna Commander 396 • rare

Set
New Capenna Commander
Collector number
396
Rarity
Rare
Type
Land
Colors
Colorless
Artist
Jason Felix
Market price
$0.36
$0.36est. via TCGplayer
104,743cards tracked
13other printings of this card
Card face

What it does

This land enters tapped.

tap: Add blue mana or black mana.

1 generic mana blue mana black mana: Until end of turn, this land becomes a 3/2 blue and black Elemental creature. It's still a land. It can't be blocked this turn.

Formats

Where you can play it

  • StandardNot legal
  • PioneerNot legal
  • ModernLegal
  • LegacyLegal
  • VintageLegal
  • CommanderLegal
  • PauperNot legal
  • BrawlLegal
  • HistoricLegal
  • TimelessLegal
  • Penny DreadfulLegal
  • OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Creeping Tar Pit was first introduced in the Worldwake expansion as a rare utility land, designed by the Magic: The Gathering development team to provide control-oriented decks with a reliable, unblockable threat that could bridge the late game. The card represents a sentient, predatory patch of magical sludge, embodying the atmospheric horror and swamp aesthetics often associated with the game's darker narrative elements.

This specific iteration, numbered 396 in the New Capenna Commander set, features artwork by Titus Lunter. Lunter’s depiction emphasizes the viscous, shifting nature of the creature, moving away from its original appearance to better align with the art direction of the set. The card has been widely received by competitive players for its efficiency in providing both mana fixing and a potent win condition that evades traditional creature removal.

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