Magic: The Gathering

Malignant Growth

Mirage 272 • rare

Set: Mirage
Collector number: 272
Rarity: Rare
Mana cost: 3 generic mana green mana blue mana
Type: Enchantment
Colors: Green · Blue
Artist: Scott M. Fischer
Market price: $0.54

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$0.54market price via TCGplayer · Aug 20, 2026$0.54 – $0.57 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As a rare enchantment, this card represents a unique piece of game history from the Mirage set. Its status as a rare item makes it a prized addition for collectors who focus on the aesthetic and mechanical evolution of early card sets.

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Card face

What it does

Cumulative upkeep 1 generic mana (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)

At the beginning of your upkeep, put a growth counter on this enchantment.

At the beginning of each opponent's draw step, that player draws an additional card for each growth counter on this enchantment, then this enchantment deals damage to the player equal to the number of cards they drew this way.

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Malignant Growth was released in 1996 as part of the Mirage expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As the first set designed as a cohesive, standalone drafting experience, Mirage was influenced by African-inspired aesthetics and a shift toward more evocative, atmospheric world-building. The card reflects the set's focus on nature-based magic and the cycle of decay, functioning as a green enchantment that provides incremental damage and card draw, representing the gradual, consuming spread of a forest rot.

The artwork was created by Scott M. Fischer, a prolific illustrator whose work defined much of the visual identity of Magic cards in the mid-nineties. Fischer utilized a dark, organic style to capture the unsettling nature of the growth described in the card's mechanics. His design was well-regarded for its ability to convey a sense of claustrophobia and biological decay, fitting perfectly within the thematic boundaries established by the creative team for the Mirage block.

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