Fungal Infection

{B} · Instant

Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn. Create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token.

Rulings (2)

Apr 27, 2018 · The target creature will be on the battlefield when you create the Saproling token, even if it’s about to die for having 0 toughness or lethal damage. Its abilities may affect the token’s creation or trigger when the token enters the battlefield. Abilities that trigger this way will resolve after the target creature has died.

Apr 27, 2018 · If the target creature is an illegal target by the time Fungal Infection tries to resolve, the spell doesn’t resolve. You won’t create a Saproling token.

LegacyLegal

VintageLegal

ModernLegal

PioneerLegal

StandardNot legal

PauperLegal

PremodernNot legal

cEDHLegal

Where it’s played now

Inclusion by archetype · Pauper

% of archetype's lists running it · last 30 days · n=66 decks

Archetype	Format	Inclusion	Copies	Decks (n)
Golgari Garden	Pauper	57.1%	1–2×	49
Mono Black Sacrifice	Pauper	35.3%	1–4×	17

Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · MTGO + papercasthaven.com

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