Undergrowth
Alliances 102b • common
- Set
- Alliances
- Collector number
- 102b
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- green mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Pat Lewis
- Market price
- $0.20
What it does
As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may pay 2 generic mana red mana.
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn. If this spell's additional cost was paid, this effect doesn't affect combat damage that would be dealt by red creatures.
"The art of war is turning obstacle to advantage."— Jaeuhl Carthalion, Juniper Order Advocate
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Undergrowth was released in 1996 as part of the Alliances expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As a set, Alliances was designed to shake up the competitive meta-game by introducing powerful cards that rewarded players for managing their hand size and resource counts. It is remembered for its distinct art direction, which transitioned away from the more eclectic, varied styles of early Magic sets toward a slightly more cohesive, albeit still experimental, aesthetic.
The card features artwork by Margaret Organ-Kean, who contributed several pieces to the expansion. The illustration aims to evoke the dense, claustrophobic atmosphere suggested by the card's name, utilizing organic, tangled patterns to represent the natural terrain. At the time of release, the card was generally viewed as a niche utility item within the game’s vast library, prized more by thematic collectors than by top-tier tournament players.
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