Alliances · uncommon
Contagion
- Price (USD):
-
$2.16 · as of 2026-06-09 · indicative, not a quote · via MTGJSON
By market: TCGplayer $2.16 · Card Kingdom $2.29 · Cardmarket €1.87 · Corroborated across 2 markets
- Price (EUR):
- €1.87 · Cardmarket
- Colors:
- B
- Set:
- Alliances (ALL) #45
- Mana cost:
- {3}{B}{B}
- Type:
- Instant
- Rarity:
- uncommon
- Artist:
- Mike Raabe
Oracle text
You may pay 1 life and exile a black card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost. Distribute two -2/-1 counters among one or two target creatures.
Decks running this card
- Pedro Burgos The Rock — Premier League @ Chile (5-8)
- Lagerbon Sligh — MTGO Challenge 32 (5-8)
- Philip Lorrain The Rock — ELD Open x NEPMM @ ELD's Time Vault Games (Bellingham, MA) (5-8)
- Hype12232 The Rock — 2026 Nationals @ Singapore (3-4)
- Davide Rho The Rock — Lega Milano - Season 3 / 5 @ Milano (Italy) (3-4)
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