Printings
Contamination
Card Information
Type: Enchantment
Mana Cost: 2
CMC: 3
Part of the Reserved List: No
Color Identity:
Set: Urza's Saga (USG)
Rarity: Rare
Collector Number: 123
Oracle Text
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.
Format Legalities
Card Rulings
- October 4, 2004
The second ability of this card is a replacement effect, not a triggered ability.
Source: wotc - October 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.
Source: wotc - October 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.
Source: wotc
Price History
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