First printed in Stronghold (1998)
All 2 prints
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Tempest Remastered (TPR) #203, 2015 (digital)
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Stronghold (STH) #123, 1998
Verdant Touch 
Sorcery
Buyback 
(You may pay an additional as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)
Target land becomes a 2/2 creature that's still a land. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)
- Illustrated by
- M. W. Kaluta & DiTerlizzi
Legality
- Legal in
- Legacy, Vintage, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (2)
- The land is still a land and retains all its abilities, plus any other characteristics.
- A noncreature permanent that turns into a creature can attack, and its
abilities can be activated, only if its controller has continuously controlled that permanent since the beginning of their most recent turn. It doesn’t matter how long the permanent has been a creature.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).
Combos
4 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite storm count, Infinite magecraft triggers: Avatar Aang // Aang, Master of Elements + Verdant Touch
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Samut, the Driving Force + Storm-Kiln Artist + Verdant Touch
- Infinite turns, Lock: Agatha's Soul Cauldron + Sage of Hours + The Thing + Verdant Touch
- Infinite charge counters on a permanent, Infinite colored mana…: Empowered Autogenerator + Mind Over Matter + Shantotto, Tactician Magician + Verdant Touch
