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Choking Vines

Choking Vines

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Weatherlight

#123 · EN · Common · 1997-06-09

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Choking Vines

{X}{G}

Instant

Cast this spell only during the declare blockers step. X target attacking creatures become blocked. Choking Vines deals 1 damage to each of those creatures. (This spell works on creatures that can't be blocked.)

Artist: Ted Naifeh

Color identity: G

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Nonfoil$0.18€0.12

MTGO: 0.04 tix

Data snapshot 2026-10-22. Not live offers.

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Editions & versions

1 printings across 1 edition. Choose a printing to view its artwork and details.

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Combos using this card

kill them all

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Format legality
Standardnot legal
Futurenot legal
Historicnot legal
Timelessnot legal
Gladiatornot legal
Pioneernot legal
Modernnot legal
Legacylegal
Pauperlegal
Vintagelegal
Pennynot legal
Commanderlegal
Oathbreakerlegal
Standardbrawlnot legal
Brawlnot legal
Competitivebrawlnot legal
Alchemynot legal
Paupercommanderlegal
Duellegal
Oldschoolnot legal
Premodernlegal
Predhlegal
Tlrlegal
Rulings

2008-04-01 Choking Vines isn’t particularly effective against creatures with trample. Since the creature with trample has no blocker to assign damage to, all the damage will be assigned to the defending player.

2008-04-01 If a previously unblocked creature becomes blocked as a result of Choking Vines, any “When this creature becomes blocked” abilities that creature has will trigger. Any “When this creature becomes blocked by a creature” abilities that creature has won’t trigger.

2008-04-01 You may target a blocked creature with Choking Vines. Choking Vines will deal 1 damage to it, and have no other effect on it.

2004-10-04 Choking Vines will make any creatures it targets become blocked, even if the creature had blocking restrictions on it. For example, you can make a creature with Islandwalk become blocked even if the defending player has Islands. This is because evasion abilities only prevent creatures from being assigned to block them.

2004-10-04 You can declare zero targets, with X=0.

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