Tree of Perdition
Tree of Perdition: Creature - Plant, Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {3}{B}
- Mana value
- 4
- Type
- Creature - Plant
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Power / toughness
- 0/13
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Set
- Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander (ECC)
- Released
- 2026-01-23
- Collector number
- 49
- Artist
- Iris Compiet
- Commander rank
- 1,940 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Defender
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About Tree of Perdition
Tree of Perdition is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare black creature from Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander (ECC), a Commander product released in January 2026. It is collector number 49 in that set, with art by Iris Compiet. It costs {3}{B} (three generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It is a 0/13 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 6 sets, from Eldritch Moon (2016) to Lorwyn Eclipsed Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $3.68 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
Defender
{T}: Exchange target opponent's life total with this creature's toughness.
A haunted husk of bark, its cursed whispers linger on the wind.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $3.68 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Tree of Perdition 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 Tree of Perdition
Tree of Perdition has been printed in 6 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Innistrad Remastered (INR) #135 | Rare | 2025 |
| Shadows over Innistrad Remastered (SIR) #136 | Rare | 2023 |
| Jumpstart 2022 (J22) #75 | Mythic | 2022 |
| Eldritch Moon (EMN) #109 | Mythic | 2016 |
| Eldritch Moon Promos (PEMN) #109s | Mythic | 2016 |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Tree of Perdition, newest first.
- Any toughness-modifying effects, counters, Auras, or Equipment will apply after its toughness is set to the player's former life total. For example, say Tree of Perdition is equipped with Cultist's Staff (which makes it 2/15) and the player's life total is 7. After the exchange, Tree of Perdition would be a 2/9 creature (its toughness became 7, which was then modified by Cultist's Staff) and the player's life total would be 15.
- If Tree of Perdition isn't on the battlefield when the ability resolves, the exchange can't happen and the ability will have no effect. Notably, activating the ability and giving Tree of Perdition -13/-13 in response won't cause your opponent to lose the game.
- When the ability resolves, Tree of Perdition's toughness becomes the targeted opponent's former life total and that player gains or loses an amount of life necessary so that their life total equals Tree of Perdition's former toughness. Other effects that interact with life gain or life loss will interact with this effect accordingly.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Tree of Perdition is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.