Consuming Corruption
Consuming Corruption: Instant, Foundations Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {B}{B}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Foundations Commander (FDC)
- Released
- 2026-10-02
- Collector number
- 93
- Artist
- Andrew Theophilopoulos
- Commander rank
- 2,438 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Consuming Corruption
Consuming Corruption is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon black instant from Foundations Commander (FDC), released in October 2026. It is collector number 93 in that set, with art by Andrew Theophilopoulos. It costs {B}{B} (two black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 2 sets, from Modern Horizons 3 (2024) to Foundations Commander (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.23 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Consuming Corruption deals X damage to target creature or planeswalker and you gain X life, where X is the number of Swamps you control.
While crossing the mire, Lort the Sneaky found the perfect shortcut to the end of his life.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.23 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Consuming Corruption 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 |
Other printings of Consuming Corruption
Consuming Corruption has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Modern Horizons 3 (MH3) #407 | Uncommon | 2024 |
| Modern Horizons 3 (MH3) #84 | Uncommon | 2024 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Consuming Corruption, newest first.
- The value of X is calculated only once, as Consuming Corruption resolves.
- If the target creature or planeswalker is an illegal target as Consuming Corruption tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't gain life.
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Consuming Corruption is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.
- Wretched Ranks (FDC), led by Ghoulcaller Gisa