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checked Jun 14, 2026 · Scryfall
Contamination
{2}{B} · Enchantment
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this enchantment unless you sacrifice a creature. If a land is tapped for mana, it produces {B} instead of any other type and amount.
Rulings (3)
Oct 4, 2004 · The second ability of this card is a replacement effect, not a triggered ability.
Oct 4, 2004 · You choose whether to sacrifice a creature or not on resolution. If not, then you sacrifice Contamination. You can choose to not sacrifice even if you no longer control Contamination on resolution.
Oct 4, 2004 · External effects that generate more mana still generate their additional mana as directed without being affected by this card. Effects which generate more mana based on what type of mana the land produces will be affected in color but not in amount.
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
ModernNot legal
PioneerNot legal
StandardNot legal
PauperNot legal
PremodernLegal
cEDHLegal
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Daily cheapest printing · USD · last 90 days · n=2 snapshots
$6.06▲ $0.02 since Jun 13, 2026
Jun 13, 2026 · $6.04Jun 14, 2026 · $6.06