Strangling Spores
Core Set 2019 122 • common
- Set
- Core Set 2019
- Collector number
- 122
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Jason A. Engle
- Market price
- $0.11
What it does
Target creature gets -3/-3 until end of turn.
Imagine a thousand tiny mushrooms cropping up within your lungs.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Strangling Spores was introduced as part of the Core Set 2019 expansion for Magic: The Gathering, released in July 2018. Designed to serve as a functional black removal spell within a foundational set, the card was intended to provide new and returning players with a straightforward, illustrative example of the color's ability to weaken creatures and remove threats from the battlefield.
The artwork for the card was rendered by artist Svetlin Velinov, who has contributed extensively to the visual identity of the game. Velinov utilized his signature painterly style to depict the visceral nature of black-aligned magic, focusing on the encroaching, parasitic flora thematic common to the card's mechanical function. It was received as a standard utility card, primarily finding its place in limited play environments as a reliable method for dealing with early-game creatures.
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