Tendrils of Corruption

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Tendrils of Corruption: Instant, Foundations Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{B}
Mana value
4
Type
Instant
Colour identity
Black (B)
Rarity
Common
Set
Foundations Commander (FDC)
Released
2026-10-02
Collector number
128
Artist
Mike Dringenberg
Commander rank
9,166 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Tendrils of Corruption

Tendrils of Corruption is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common black instant from Foundations Commander (FDC), released in October 2026. It is collector number 128 in that set, with art by Mike Dringenberg. It costs {3}{B} (three generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 11 sets, from Time Spiral (2006) to Foundations Commander (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.24 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Tendrils of Corruption deals X damage to target creature and you gain X life, where X is the number of Swamps you control.

"Even swamps need sustenance. We will give it to them, and in turn, they will sustain us." -Ezrith, druid of the Dark Hours

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.24 (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 Tendrils of Corruption by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Tendrils of Corruption

Tendrils of Corruption has been printed in 11 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Time Spiral Remastered (TSR) #145Common2021
Historic Anthology 1 (HA1) #9Common2019
The List (PLST) #C14-166Common2019
Duel Decks: Nissa vs. Ob Nixilis (DDR) #63Common2016
Duel Decks Anthology: Garruk vs. Liliana (GVL) #54Common2014
Commander 2014 (C14) #166Common2014
Duel Decks: Phyrexia vs. the Coalition (DDE) #30Common2010
Duel Decks: Garruk vs. Liliana (DDD) #54Common2009
Magic 2010 (M10) #114Common2009
Time Spiral (TSP) #136Common2006

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Tendrils of Corruption.

  • If the target creature is an illegal target by the time Tendrils of Corruption tries to resolve, the spell doesn't resolve. You don't gain X life.

Similar cards

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Tendrils of Corruption is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

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