Spore Cloud
Spore Cloud: Instant, Fallen Empires. Tap all blocking creatures. Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{G}{G}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Green (G)
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Fallen Empires (FEM)
- Released
- 1994-11-01
- Collector number
- 72c
- Artist
- Amy Weber
- Commander rank
- 17,220 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Spore Cloud
Spore Cloud is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common green instant from Fallen Empires (FEM), an expansion set released in November 1994. It is collector number 72c in that set, with art by Amy Weber. It costs {1}{G}{G} (one generic and two green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Old School, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander and PreDH. It has been printed in 2 sets, from Fallen Empires (1994) to Masters Edition II (2008). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.25 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
Tap all blocking creatures. Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn. Each attacking creature and each blocking creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.25 (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 Spore Cloud by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Legal |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Old School | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
Other printings of Spore Cloud
Spore Cloud has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Masters Edition II (ME2) #176 | Uncommon | 2008 |
| Fallen Empires (FEM) #72a | Common | 1994 |
| Fallen Empires (FEM) #72b | Common | 1994 |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Spore Cloud, newest first.
- If a creature affected by Spore Cloud is untapped at the time its controller’s next untap step begins, the “doesn’t untap” effect doesn’t do anything. It won’t apply at some later time when that creature is tapped.
- Spore Cloud doesn’t track the creatures’ controllers. If an affected creature changes controllers before its old controller’s next untap step, Spore Cloud will prevent it from being untapped during its new controller’s next untap step.
- Only makes attackers or blockers that have been declared before the spell is cast unable to untap as normal next turn. So, if used before attackers or blockers are declared, it is simply a Fog-like effect. If used after attackers are declared but before blockers are declared, it does the Fog effect and makes attackers not untap as normal. If done after blockers are declared, it has full effect.
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a green colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
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