Tendrils of Corruption

set	min	mtgo
-	$ 0.07	0.03 tix

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Name	Tendrils of Corruption
Type	Instant
Description	Tendrils of Corruption deals X damage to target creature and you gain X life, where X is the number of Swamps you control.
Flavor	Darkness doesn't always send its minions to do its dirty work.
Artist	Mike Dringenberg
Set	Time Spiral Remastered #145
Wallpaper	download
Image	download

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About Tendrils of Corruption

Tendrils of Corruption, Instant, designed by Mike Dringenberg first released in Oct, 2006 in the set Time Spiral and was printed exactly in 10 different ways. It see play in 1 formats: Commander. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of $ 0.07.

A mono-black control deck would benefit from including Tendrils of Corruption in its strategy, as it can provide efficient removal while also gaining life to help stabilize against aggressive decks. While there may be more versatile removal spells available, such as Murder or Hero's Downfall, Tendrils of Corruption's ability to scale with the number of Swamps you control can make it a powerful option in a dedicated mono-black deck, especially in a format where life gain is valuable. Overall, Tendrils of Corruption could see play in certain metagames where its unique strengths align with the deck's game plan.

Rules

03/19/21

If the target creature is an illegal target by the time Tendrils of Corruption tries to resolve, the spell doesn’t resolve. You don’t gain X life.

10/01/09

The amount of life you gain is equal to the number of Swamps you control, not the amount of damage Tendrils of Corruption deals (in case some of it is prevented).

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