Verdant Force

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Verdant Force: Creature - Elemental, Starter Commander Decks. At the beginning of each upkeep, create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{5}{G}{G}{G}
Mana value
8
Type
Creature - Elemental
Colour identity
Green (G)
Power / toughness
7/7
Rarity
Rare
Set
Starter Commander Decks (SCD)
Released
2022-12-02
Collector number
214
Artist
DiTerlizzi
Commander rank
5,289 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Verdant Force

Verdant Force is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare green creature from Starter Commander Decks (SCD), a Commander product released in December 2022. It is collector number 214 in that set, with art by DiTerlizzi. It costs {5}{G}{G}{G} (five generic and three green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 8. It is a 7/7 creature. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 15 sets, from Tempest (1997) to Starter Commander Decks (2022). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.35 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

At the beginning of each upkeep, create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token.

Left to itself, nature overflows any container, overthrows any restriction, and overreaches any boundary.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.35 (as of 2026-11-11).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Verdant Force by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PremodernLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PreDHLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Verdant Force

Verdant Force has been printed in 15 sets. The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
The List (PLST) #HOP-81Rare2023
Dominaria (DOM) #187Rare2018
Dominaria Promos (PDOM) #187sRare2018
Commander Anthology (CMA) #161Rare2017
Commander 2015 (C15) #207Rare2015
Tempest Remastered (TPR) #202Rare2015
Premium Deck Series: Graveborn (PD3) #8Rare2011
Salvat 2011 (PS11) #163Rare2011
Duels of the Planeswalkers (DPA) #87Rare2010
Planechase (HOP) #81Rare2009
Tenth Edition (10E) #307Rare2007
Ninth Edition (9ED) #278Rare2005

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Verdant Force, newest first.

  • Verdant Force’s ability triggers at the beginning of each upkeep, not just each of your upkeeps.
  • In Two-Headed Giant, triggers only once per upkeep, not once for each player.

Similar cards

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Verdant Force is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

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