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Verdant Catacombs

First printed in Zendikar (2009)

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  • Special Guests (SPG) #113, 2025
  • Special Guests (SPG) #118, 2025
  • Magic Online Promos (PRM) #91403, 2021 (digital)
  • Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) #260, 2021
  • Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) #440, 2021
  • Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) #479, 2021
  • Modern Horizons 2 Promos (PMH2) #260s, 2021
  • Zendikar Rising Expeditions (ZNE) #8, 2020
  • Secret Lair: Ultimate Edition (SLU) #3, 2020
  • Modern Masters 2017 (MM3) #249, 2017
  • Zendikar Expeditions (EXP) #23, 2015
  • Zendikar (ZEN) #229, 2009

Verdant Catacombs

Land

tap, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Swamp or Forest card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

In the last 30 days 13.3% of Modern decks played it (22 of 166). Most played in Moonshadow. In the last 30 days 25.0% of Legacy decks played it (66 of 264). Most played in UBG (unclassified).

Staple

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Legality

Constructed

  • Standard Not legal
  • Pioneer Not legal
  • Modern Legal
  • Legacy Legal
  • Vintage Legal
  • Pauper Not legal
  • Future Standard Not legal
  • Historic Banned
  • Timeless Legal
  • Alchemy Not legal
  • Penny Dreadful Not legal
  • Premodern Not legal
  • Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

  • Gladiator Legal

Commander formats

  • Commander Legal
  • Duel Commander Legal
  • Pauper Commander Not legal
  • PreDH Legal
  • Tiny Leaders Legal
  • Oathbreaker Legal
  • Brawl Legal
  • Standard Brawl Not legal
  • Competitive Brawl Legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta
share of the archetype in the format
Play it
decks of the archetype that play this card
Together
decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift
how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Modern Other periods →

In 22 of 166 decks (13.3%).

Share of decks
14.8%
vs previous 30 days
Decks
20
20 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
2.0
in the main deck
Win rate
52%
5 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Moonshadow 9.0% 67%
BG (unclassified) 2.4% 75%
Craterhoof 2.4% 50%
Mono-Green (unclassified) 2.4% 25%
UBG (unclassified) 2.4% 50%
WBRG (unclassified) 2.4% 25%
WBG (unclassified) 1.2% 100%
RG (unclassified) 0.6% 100%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Marsh Flats75%3.0
Bloodstained Mire75%2.8
Dark Matter Manipulator65%4.4
Fatal Push60%2.7
Thoughtseize60%2.6
Blood Crypt55%2.7
Lightning Bolt55%2.1
Nihil Spellbomb50%5.6
Fear of Missing Out50%5.2
Detective's Phoenix50%5.2

Best win rate

DeckRecord
WBG
Nekrohero in Modern Challenge 32		 9-0
100%
Mono-Green
Zoza in Modern Challenge 32		 6-2
75%
Moonshadow
komattaman in Modern Challenge 32		 5-2
71%
Moonshadow
MarcoIa in Modern Challenge 32		 4-2
67%
UBG
ETBJezus in Modern Challenge 32		 5-3
63%
WBG
Jaime Vázquez Villares in IQ Arzúa - Piknitas Modern		 3-2
60%
Craterhoof
saiinz in Modern Challenge 32		 3-3
50%
Moonshadow
Giox96 in Modern Challenge 32		 3-3
50%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
WBG
Nekrohero, 		4 main #1
9-0
Mono-Green
Zoza, 		1 main #4
6-2
Craterhoof
saiinz, 		3 main #24
3-3
Moonshadow
jaximus5, 		1 main #30
1-4
Moonshadow
HouseOfManaMTG, 		2 main #32
2-3
BG
goron27, 		3 main 5-0
WBRG
Rack, 		4 main 5-0
BG
Heavenscythe, 		3 main 5-0

Legacy Other periods →

In 66 of 264 decks (25.0%).

Share of decks
30.8%
vs previous 30 days
Decks
32
32 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
2.6
in the main deck
Win rate
52%
3 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
UBG (unclassified) 8.3% 91%
Dimir Tempo 5.7% 47%
Mono-Green (unclassified) 5.3% 14%
WUBG (unclassified) 5.3% 43%
WUBRG (unclassified) 4.5% 75%
Doomsday 4.2% 45%
Storm 3.0% 63%
WUG (unclassified) 3.0% 13%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Misty Rainforest69%1.6
Dryad Arbor66%2.7
Underground Sea56%1.9
Brainstorm56%1.1
Wasteland56%1.1
Undercity Sewers53%2.0
Daze50%1.8
Ponder50%1.1
Force of Will50%1.0
Stitcher's Supplier47%3.3

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Mono-Black
Andrew McCauley in BCDL 29 - Texas		 5-1
83%
Dimir Tempo
Zhiwei Zhang in From The Vault: Legacy 36 $1K		 5-1
83%
Storm
Aaron Shaffer in BCDL 29 - Texas		 4-1
80%
BG
Michael O'Malley in From The Vault: Legacy 36 $1K		 4-1
80%
WUBG
LarthPursenas in Legacy Challenge 32		 5-2
71%
UBG
Andrew Bailey in BCDL 30 - Ohio		 5-2
71%
WBG
ItsSwiftyTime in Legacy Challenge 32		 6-3
67%
UBG
boytriton in Legacy Challenge 32		 4-2
67%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Storm
Calambity, 		2 main 5-0
Mono-Green
toby_bearkiller, 		2 main 5-0
UBG
ThreeApes1312, 		4 main 5-0
UBG
Sev123, 		4 main 5-0
WUG
Pastratta, 		1 main 5-0
WBG
ItsSwiftyTime, 		2 main #2
6-3
WUBG
LarthPursenas, 		2 main #6
5-2
UBG
416FrowningTable, 		4 main #8
4-3

Duel Commander Other periods →

In 5 of 9 decks (55.6%).

Share of decks
55.6%
vs previous 30 days
Decks
5
5 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
–
0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
BRG (unclassified) 11.1% 100%
RG (unclassified) 11.1% 100%
UBG (unclassified) 11.1% 100%
WG (unclassified) 11.1% 100%
WUB (unclassified) 11.1% 100%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Misty Rainforest100%1.8
Windswept Heath100%1.1
Command Tower80%1.0
Wooded Foothills80%1.0
Arid Mesa80%1.0
Scalding Tarn80%1.0
Marsh Flats80%1.0
Bloodstained Mire80%1.0
Prismatic Vista80%1.0
Tainted Pact60%1.8

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
UBG
Betosore, 		1 main 5-0
WUB
Professor-Rex, 		1 main 5-0
BRG
Le_Depite, 		1 main 5-0
WG
DuelCastMTG, 		1 main 5-0
RG
Dudarudi, 		1 main 5-0

No recent decks in: Vintage.