Golgari Germination
Ravnica: City of Guilds 209 • uncommon
- Set
- Ravnica: City of Guilds
- Collector number
- 209
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana green mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black · Green
- Artist
- Thomas M. Baxa
- Market price
- $1.59
What it does
Whenever a nontoken creature you control dies, create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token.
The Golgari don't bury their dead. They plant them.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Golgari Germination was introduced in the 2005 Ravnica: City of Guilds expansion, serving as a thematic representation of the Golgari Swarm’s cyclical nature. Set within the ecumenopolis of Ravnica, the card embodies the guild’s philosophy of decay fueling new life. Mechanically, it creates a Saproling token whenever a non-token creature is put into a graveyard, reinforcing the guild's reliance on resource recycling during gameplay.
The artwork was illustrated by Luca Zontini, who captured the grim, subterranean aesthetic of the Ravnica plane. Zontini’s design leans into the verdant yet rotting imagery characteristic of the Golgari, utilizing a muted, earthy color palette. Upon its release, the card became a staple in casual graveyard-centric decks, noted by players for its efficiency in token generation and its clear alignment with the guild's broader mechanical identity within the set.
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