Twisted Abomination

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Twisted Abomination: Creature - Zombie Mutant, Aetherdrift Commander. B: Regenerate this creature. Swampcycling 2. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{5}{B}
Mana value
6
Type
Creature - Zombie Mutant
Colour identity
Black (B)
Power / toughness
5/3
Rarity
Common
Set
Aetherdrift Commander (DRC)
Released
2025-02-14
Collector number
99
Artist
Daren Bader
Commander rank
13,059 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Cycling, Heal, Landcycling, Regenerate, Swampcycling, Typecycling

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About Twisted Abomination

Twisted Abomination is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common black creature from Aetherdrift Commander (DRC), a Commander product released in February 2025. It is collector number 99 in that set, with art by Daren Bader. It costs {5}{B} (five generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 6. It is a 5/3 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, PreDH and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 14 sets, from Scourge (2003) to Aetherdrift Commander (2025). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.22 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

{B}: Regenerate this creature. (The next time this creature would be destroyed this turn, instead tap it, remove it from combat, and heal all damage on it.)

Swampcycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Search your library for a Swamp card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.22 (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 Twisted Abomination by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal
PremodernLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Twisted Abomination

Twisted Abomination has been printed in 14 sets. The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
The List (PLST) #SCG-76Common2024
Commander Masters (CMM) #194Common2023
Double Masters (2XM) #111Common2020
Masters 25 (A25) #111Common2018
Eternal Masters (EMA) #110Common2016
Duel Decks Anthology: Garruk vs. Liliana (GVL) #45Common2014
Conspiracy (CNS) #129Common2014
Premium Deck Series: Graveborn (PD3) #4Common2011
Magic Online Theme Decks (TD0) #A51Common2010
Archenemy (ARC) #26Common2010
Duel Decks: Garruk vs. Liliana (DDD) #45Common2009
Time Spiral Timeshifted (TSB) #50Special2006

Official rulings

Four official rulings apply to Twisted Abomination, newest first.

  • Swampcycling is a form of cycling. Any ability that triggers on a card being cycled also triggers on Swampcycling this card. Any ability that stops a cycling ability from being activated also stops Swampcycling from being activated.
  • Swampcycling is an activated ability. Effects that interact with activated abilities (such as Stifle or Rings of Brighthearth) will interact with Swampcycling. Effects that interact with spells (such as Remove Soul or Faerie Tauntings) will not.
  • Unlike the normal cycling ability, Swampcycling doesn't allow you to draw a card. Instead, it lets you search your library for a Swamp card. After you find a Swamp card in your library, you reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle your library.
  • You can choose to find any card with the Swamp land type, including nonbasic lands. You can also choose not to find a card, even if there is a Swamp card in your library.

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