First printed in Eventide (2008)
Creature — Treefolk Horror
As this creature enters, choose an opponent. This creature enters with a -1/-1 counter on it for each creature that player controls.
Once the hideous disease takes hold, it spreads through both bark and mind.
6/6
- Illustrated by
- Brandon Kitkouski
Legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Penny Dreadful, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Tiny Leaders, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Ruling (1)
- You choose an opponent while Canker Abomination is entering the battlefield. No player may take actions between the time you choose the opponent and the time Canker Abomination gets -1/-1 counters.
Prices
Paper price: €0.05 / $0.16 , the cheapest non-foil print (Cardmarket and TCGplayer through MTGJSON, 2 Nov 2026).
MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 2 Nov 2026).
Combos
21 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Canker Abomination + Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Canker Abomination + Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Phyrexian Altar
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Canker Abomination + Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Viscera Seer
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Ashnod's Altar + Canker Abomination + Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Canker Abomination + Carrion Feeder + Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Canker Abomination + Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Yahenni, Undying Partisan
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Altar of Dementia + Canker Abomination + Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Canker Abomination + Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Umbral Collar Zealot
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Canker Abomination + Mikaeus, the Unhallowed + Woe Strider
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite creature ETB…: Canker Abomination + Evereth, Viceroy of Plunder + Mikaeus, the Unhallowed