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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 15.3% of Modern decks played it (342 of 2236). Most played in Golgari Broodscale. In the last 30 days 23.9% of Legacy decks played it (256 of 1071). Most played in UBG (unclassified).

In Limited on MTG Arena

Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).

Set GIH WR vs set IWD Games
Tarkir: Dragonstorm (TDM), Premier Draft 55.0% 0.0 +2.7 611
GIH WR
win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
vs set
points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
IWD
improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
Games
games in which the card was seen

Staple

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Combos

32 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.

See all 32 on Commander Spellbook

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 342 of 2236 decks (15.3%).

Share of decks
15.2%
▲ 5.8 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-13: 14.7% 2026-08-20: 12.9% 2026-08-27: 9.0% 2026-09-03: 5.2% 2026-09-10: 10.6% 2026-09-17: 9.9% 2026-09-24: 9.8% 2026-10-01: 10.8% 2026-10-08: 16.7% 2026-10-15: 19.2% 2026-10-22: 18.4%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
344
344 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
2.0
in the main deck
Win rate
61%
67 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Golgari Broodscale 12.5% 0%
Moonshadow 10.5% 80%
Craterhoof 3.2% 96%
Mono-Black (unclassified) 2.5% 4%
UBG (unclassified) 2.1% 28%
WBRG (unclassified) 1.7% 38%
BG (unclassified) 1.4% 72%
UB (unclassified) 1.2% 7%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Thoughtseize68%2.9
Marsh Flats65%2.6
Bloodstained Mire64%2.2
Dark Matter Manipulator58%5.1
Moonshadow56%5.3
Nethergoyf55%4.8
Blood Crypt55%2.9
Street Wraith54%4.3
Raucous Theater54%3.6
Mishra's Bauble54%2.0

Best win rate

DeckRecord
WBG
Nekrohero in Modern Challenge 32		 9-0
100%
Moonshadow
komattaman in Modern Challenge 32		 9-0
100%
Golgari Broodscale
416FrowningTable in Modern Challenge 64		 9-1
90%
Moonshadow
gazmon48 in Modern Challenge 32		 8-1
89%
Moonshadow
SureThing in Modern Challenge 32		 8-1
89%
Moonshadow
komattaman in Modern Challenge 32		 8-1
89%
Moonshadow
rastaf in Modern Challenge 32		 8-1
89%
Craterhoof
KapoUzumaki11 in Modern Challenge 16		 8-1
89%

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
WBRG
Rack, 		4 main 5-0
BG
Heavenscythe, 		3 main 5-0
BG
goron27, 		3 main 5-0

Legacy Other periods →

In 256 of 1071 decks (23.9%).

Share of decks
23.9%
▲ 5.6 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-13: 20.7% 2026-08-20: 18.1% 2026-08-27: 19.1% 2026-09-03: 14.3% 2026-09-10: 15.9% 2026-09-17: 19.4% 2026-09-24: 22.5% 2026-10-01: 17.3% 2026-10-08: 23.9% 2026-10-15: 23.6% 2026-10-22: 27.8%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
256
256 main, 1 sideboard
Avg. copies
2.5
in the main deck
Win rate
60%
38 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
UBG (unclassified) 6.0% 95%
Doomsday 5.7% 54%
Dimir Midrange 4.9% 34%
Lands 4.7% 4%
Dimir Tempo 3.5% 62%
Storm 3.2% 74%
WUG (unclassified) 2.7% 3%
Reanimator 2.3% 92%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Underground Sea70%2.4
Thoughtseize69%2.3
Undercity Sewers65%2.6
Misty Rainforest59%1.6
Wasteland58%1.1
Polluted Delta57%1.4
Brainstorm55%1.2
Force of Will52%1.0
Ponder51%1.2
Daze51%1.7

Best win rate

DeckRecord
UBG
mortr3d in Legacy Challenge 32		 8-1
89%
Dimir Midrange
IDontNeedAName in Legacy Challenge 32		 7-1
88%
Doomsday
HJ_Kaiser in Legacy Challenge 16		 7-1
88%
UBG
KurumimBagoRosa in Legacy Challenge 32		 6-1
86%
Storm
Cirxi in Legacy Challenge 16		 6-1
86%
Mono-Black
Andrew McCauley in BCDL 29 - Texas		 5-1
83%
Dimir Tempo
M3tis in Legacy Challenge 16		 5-1
83%
Dimir Tempo
Zhiwei Zhang in From The Vault: Legacy 36 $1K		 5-1
83%

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

Latest decks

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

Vintage Other periods →

In 5 of 438 decks (1.1%).

Share of decks
1.1%
▼ 2.1 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-13: 2.9% 2026-08-20: 3.2% 2026-08-27: 11.2% 2026-09-03: 0.0% 2026-09-10: 1.0% 2026-09-17: 0.0% 2026-09-24: 1.1% 2026-10-01: 1.4% 2026-10-08: 0.8% 2026-10-15: 1.6% 2026-10-22: 0.9%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
5
5 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
2.0
in the main deck
Win rate
50%
0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Psychic Frog 14.8% 2%
UBG (unclassified) 2.1% 22%
WUBRG (unclassified) 0.5% 50%
BRG (unclassified) 0.2% 100%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Bayou100%25.8
Mox Emerald100%1.4
Mox Jet100%1.1
Black Lotus100%1.1
Collector Ouphe80%16.7
Underground Sea80%2.4
Demonic Tutor80%2.4
Wasteland80%2.0
Polluted Delta80%1.8
Strip Mine80%1.8

Best win rate

DeckRecord
WUBRG
The_shallow_grave in Vintage Challenge 16		 3-2
60%
Psychic Frog
DominiqueTutor in Vintage Challenge 32		 3-3
50%
UBG
littledarwin in Vintage Challenge 32		 2-3
40%

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
UBG
littledarwin, 		1 main #17
2-3
BRG
noprops, 		2 main 5-0
Psychic Frog
DominiqueTutor, 		3 main #21
3-3
UBG
duke12, 		2 main #22
0-2
WUBRG
The_shallow_grave, 		2 main #10
3-2

Commander Other periods →

In 3987 of 6150 decks (64.8%).

Share of decks
64.8%
▲ 1.8 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-20: 63.7% 2026-08-27: 61.6% 2026-09-03: 62.2% 2026-09-10: 64.7% 2026-09-17: 62.8% 2026-09-24: 63.4% 2026-10-01: 63.6% 2026-10-08: 65.3% 2026-10-15: 63.0% 2026-10-22: 67.5%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
3987
3987 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
34%
993 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus + Tymna the Weaver 8.3% 92%
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy 7.4% 76%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero 5.7% 89%
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain 5.1% 95%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept 4.7% 93%
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Tymna the Weaver 3.5% 97%
Crystal, Inhuman Princess 2.0% 66%
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2.0% 94%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Sol Ring98%1.0
Gemstone Caverns97%1.0
Command Tower95%1.1
Lotus Petal95%1.0
Chrome Mox95%1.0
Mox Diamond91%1.1
Ancient Tomb91%1.0
Misty Rainforest89%1.2
Mana Vault87%1.0
City of Brass85%1.2

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus + Tymna the Weaver
Harley Anderson [RITUAL] in Cian Colony Memorial Tournament 4		 6-0
100%
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
Razif Rosdin in Quantum Nexus' Highlander 10K		 6-0
100%
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
Matthew Swaney [Monolith] in Blast Off Gaming Whispers From The Archives cEDH Tournament!		 5-0
100%
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Crimson [Helios] in Tabletop Tavern | Win-A-Dual cEDH Tournament - OCTOBER 2026		 5-0
100%
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Tymna the Weaver
Jorge Canales in 2do Clasificatorio Nacional cEDH 2026 Sede Antofagasta		 5-0
100%
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Tymna the Weaver
Janos Nado // CriticalEDH in Steel City Green Chile Slopper Tournament Series I		 5-1
83%
Tasigur, the Golden Fang
Gabe LaGree in Gem State CEDH | Ad Naus for a Cause!		 5-1
83%
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
Gavin Jenders in The Stack and Shack Showdown #7: Shatter the Shack		 5-1
83%

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

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Tymna the Weaver
Jordon Robbins, 		1 main #2
3-2
Chatterfang, Squirrel General
Grant Chuggy Bear Shindo, 		1 main #3
3-3
Haldan, Avid Arcanist + Pako, Arcane Retriever
Megan Kanakuri, 		1 main #4
2-4
Tayam, Luminous Enigma
★ᴍɪsᴀ-ᴍɪsᴀ★, 		1 main #5
2-3
Hei Bai, Forest Guardian
Zillabones(Justin), 		1 main #6
2-3
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
Micheal, 		1 main #7
2-3
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator + Tymna the Weaver
Calvin Ng, 		1 main #8
2-3
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
Jordan Sullivan-Smallen, 		1 main #9
1-4

Duel Commander Other periods →

In 49 of 80 decks (61.3%).

Share of decks
61.3%
▼ 1.0 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-13: 83.3% 2026-08-20: 71.7% 2026-08-27: 67.2% 2026-09-03: 84.2% 2026-09-10: 45.5% 2026-09-17: 70.0% 2026-09-24: 75.0% 2026-10-01: 72.7% 2026-10-08: 60.0% 2026-10-15: 66.7% 2026-10-22: 50.0%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
49
49 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
WUB (unclassified) 11.3% 100%
RG (unclassified) 7.5% 100%
WG (unclassified) 7.5% 100%
BG (unclassified) 6.3% 100%
BRG (unclassified) 6.3% 100%
UBG (unclassified) 6.3% 100%
Mono-Green (unclassified) 3.8% 100%
WUBR (unclassified) 3.8% 100%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Misty Rainforest98%1.3
Windswept Heath90%1.2
Prismatic Vista90%1.2
Command Tower88%1.2
Bloodstained Mire82%1.2
Marsh Flats82%1.2
Wooded Foothills78%1.1
Scalding Tarn71%1.1
Polluted Delta69%1.2
Arid Mesa69%1.1

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

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

Latest decks

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