Roiling Vortex
Roiling Vortex: Enchantment, Zendikar Rising. At the beginning of each player's upkeep, this enchantment deals 1 damage to them. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{R}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colour identity
- Red (R)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Zendikar Rising (ZNR)
- Released
- 2020-09-25
- Collector number
- 156
- Artist
- Campbell White
- Commander rank
- 2,464 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Roiling Vortex
Roiling Vortex is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red enchantment from Zendikar Rising (ZNR), an expansion set released in September 2020. It is collector number 156 in that set, with art by Campbell White. It costs {1}{R} (one generic and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 4 sets. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.67 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, this enchantment deals 1 damage to them.
Whenever a player casts a spell, if no mana was spent to cast that spell, this enchantment deals 5 damage to that player.
{R}: Your opponents can't gain life this turn.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.67 (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 Roiling Vortex by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Roiling Vortex
Roiling Vortex has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1958 | Rare | 2025 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #83832 | Rare | 2020 |
| Zendikar Rising Promos (PZNR) #156p | Rare | 2020 |
| Zendikar Rising Promos (PZNR) #156s | Rare | 2020 |
| Zendikar Rising (ZNR) #352 | Rare | 2020 |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Roiling Vortex, newest first.
- An ability that triggers when a player casts a spell resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered.
- Activating Roiling Vortex’s last ability won’t undo any life gained before it resolved.
- In a Two-Headed Giant game, Roiling Vortex’s first ability triggers twice during each team’s upkeep. Each instance deals 1 damage to one of the players on that team.
Similar cards
Other enchantment cards with a red colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.