If there are no artifacts on the battlefield when Viridian Corrupter enters the battlefield, its enters-the-battlefield does nothing. Viridian Corrupter will simply enter the battlefield.
Viridian Corrupter
The enters-the-battlefield ability is not optional. You must target an artifact you control if there are no other artifacts on the battlefield.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from TD2 — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
Card #56 of *Duel Decks: Mirrodin Pure vs. New Phyrexia*, the set that shipped alongside the May 2011 Duel Decks: Mirrodin Pure vs. New Phyrexia release.
Card type: Creature — Phyrexian Elf Shaman, color identity green, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {1}{G}{G} (3 converted). Keyword abilities: Infect.
Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #5,866 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Matt Cavotta. Rarix catalogs 719 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Matt Cavotta
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