Deathsprout

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Deathsprout: Instant, Commander 2020. Destroy target creature. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{1}{B}{B}{G}
Mana value
4
Type
Instant
Colour identity
Black and green (BG)
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
Commander 2020 (C20)
Released
2020-04-17
Collector number
208
Artist
Seb McKinnon
Commander rank
3,549 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Deathsprout

Deathsprout is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon black and green instant from Commander 2020 (C20), a Commander product released in April 2020. It is collector number 208 in that set, with art by Seb McKinnon. It costs {1}{B}{B}{G} (one generic, two black and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. Its colour identity is black and green. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 3 sets, from War of the Spark (2019) to The List (2020). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.36 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Destroy target creature. Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

"They say nothing lasts forever. I say everything lasts forever, just not in the form you may be accustomed to." -Vraska

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.36 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Deathsprout by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other printings of Deathsprout

Deathsprout has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
The List (PLST) #WAR-189Uncommon2023
War of the Spark (WAR) #189Uncommon2019

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Deathsprout.

  • If the target creature is an illegal target by the time Deathsprout tries to resolve, the spell doesn’t resolve. You don’t search for a land card. If the target is legal but not destroyed (most likely because it has indestructible), you do search.

Similar cards

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Deathsprout is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

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