Tendrils of Corruption
Commander 2014 166 • common
- Set
- Commander 2014
- Collector number
- 166
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Vance Kovacs
- Market price
- $0.24
What it does
Tendrils of Corruption deals X damage to target creature and you gain X life, where X is the number of Swamps you control.
Darkness doesn't always send its minions to do its dirty work.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Tendrils of Corruption was originally introduced in the Scourge expansion in 2003, but this specific iteration was featured in the 2014 Commander product line. Designed as part of the Sworn to Darkness black-aligned deck, the card serves as a thematic staple for decks utilizing swamps, rewarding players for their dedication to monochromatic land bases with both removal and life gain.
The artwork for this version was rendered by Vance Kovacs, who utilized his signature dark, painterly style to evoke the decaying, visceral nature of the spell. His design emphasizes the parasitic energy of the card's effect, capturing a sense of creeping dread that has become emblematic of the artist's contributions to the game's aesthetic identity.
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