Branching Evolution
Branching Evolution: Enchantment, Modern Horizons 3. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{G}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colour identity
- Green (G)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Modern Horizons 3 (MH3)
- Released
- 2024-06-14
- Collector number
- 285
- Artist
- Lucas Graciano
- Commander rank
- 368 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Branching Evolution
Branching Evolution is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare green enchantment from Modern Horizons 3 (MH3), a draft-focused set released in June 2024. It is collector number 285 in that set, with art by Lucas Graciano. It costs {2}{G} (two generic and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Jumpstart (2020) to Modern Horizons 3 (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $7.81 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
If one or more +1/+1 counters would be put on a creature you control, twice that many +1/+1 counters are put on that creature instead.
As Aclazotz's undead forces approached the temple of Ojer Kaslem, they met a roaring wall of vibrant, flourishing life.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $7.81 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Branching Evolution by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Branching Evolution
Branching Evolution has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Fallout (PIP) #195 | Rare | 2024 |
| Fallout (PIP) #468 | Rare | 2024 |
| Fallout (PIP) #723 | Rare | 2024 |
| Fallout (PIP) #996 | Rare | 2024 |
| The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC) #234 | Rare | 2023 |
| Jumpstart (JMP) #29 | Rare | 2020 |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Branching Evolution, newest first.
- If a creature you control would enter the battlefield with a number of +1/+1 counters on it, it enters with twice that many instead.
- If two or more effects attempt to modify how many counters would be put onto a creature you control, you choose the order to apply those effects, no matter who controls the sources of those effects.
- If you control two Branching Evolutions, the number of +1/+1 counters put on a creature is four times the original number. Three Branching Evolutions multiplies the original number by eight, and so on.
Similar cards
Other enchantment cards with a green colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Branching Evolution is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.
Mentioned in these guides
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