Undergrowth
Undergrowth: Instant, Alliances. As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may pay 2R. Printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {G}
- Mana value
- 1
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Red and green (RG)
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Alliances (ALL)
- Released
- 1996-06-10
- Collector number
- 102b
- Artist
- Pat Lewis
- Commander rank
- 21,487 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Undergrowth
Undergrowth is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common red and green instant from Alliances (ALL), an expansion set released in June 1996. It is collector number 102b in that set, with art by Pat Lewis. It costs {G} (one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 1. Its colour identity is red and green. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander and PreDH. Alliances is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.22 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may pay {2}{R}.
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn. If this spell's additional cost was paid, this effect doesn't affect combat damage that would be dealt by red creatures.
"The art of war is turning obstacle to advantage." -Jaeuhl Carthalion, Juniper Order Advocate
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.22 (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 Undergrowth by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Legal |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Premodern | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
Other printings of Undergrowth
The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Alliances (ALL) #102a | Common | 1996 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Undergrowth.
- It means that red creatures still deal damage if you pay the additional cost.
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a red and green colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
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These card lists include Undergrowth.