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Consuming Corruption, art by Andrew Theophilopoulos
Art by Andrew Theophilopoulos · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · image via Scryfall
Selected printing · USD
$0.36
checked Jun 14, 2026 · Scryfall
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Consuming Corruption

{B}{B} · Instant

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

Rulings (2)

Jun 7, 2024 · The value of X is calculated only once, as Consuming Corruption resolves.

Jun 7, 2024 · If the target creature or planeswalker is an illegal target as Consuming Corruption tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't gain life.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
ModernLegal
PioneerNot legal
StandardNot legal
PauperNot legal
PremodernNot legal
cEDHLegal

Where it’s played now

Inclusion by archetype · Modern

% of archetype's lists running it · last 30 days · n=1 decks
ArchetypeFormatInclusionCopiesDecks (n)
Dimir MidrangeModern100%1
Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · MTGO + papercasthaven.com

Price

Consuming Corruption — price trend

Daily cheapest printing · USD · last 90 days · n=2 snapshots
Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · Scryfallcasthaven.com

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