Survival of the Fittest
Survival of the Fittest: Enchantment, Exodus. MTG card details, printings, market prices, official rulings, and format legality, all in one place on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{G}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colour identity
- Green (G)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Exodus (EXO)
- Released
- 1998-06-15
- Collector number
- 129
- Artist
- Pete Venters
- Commander rank
- 2,370 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Reserved List
- Yes
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About Survival of the Fittest
Survival of the Fittest is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare green enchantment from Exodus (EXO), an expansion set released in June 1998. It is collector number 129 in that set, with art by Pete Venters. It costs {1}{G} (one generic and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH, Brawl, Timeless and Gladiator. It is banned in Legacy and Historic. It has been printed in 6 sets, from Exodus (1998) to Tempest Remastered (2015). It is on the Reserved List. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $436.29 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
{G}, Discard a creature card: Search your library for a creature card, reveal that card, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $436.29 (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 Survival of the Fittest by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Banned |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Premodern | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Banned |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Survival of the Fittest
Survival of the Fittest has been printed in 6 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Tempest Remastered (TPR) #199 | Mythic | 2015 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #43544 | Rare | 2014 |
| Vintage Masters (VMA) #234 | Rare | 2014 |
| Judge Gift Cards 2009 (G09) #4 | Rare | 2009 |
| World Championship Decks 1998 (WC98) #bs129 | Rare | 1998 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Survival of the Fittest.
- Because the “search” requires you to find a card with certain characteristics, you don’t have to find the card if you don’t want to.
Similar cards
Other enchantment cards with a green colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
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