wotc
You can't attempt to use a dredge ability if you don't have enough cards in your library.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #96
Life from the Loam
tdc·#96·rare·nonfoil
Illus. Carlos Palma Cruchaga
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Apr '25
1 yr ago
Value
$5.99+$1 (+13.4%)
30 days high $4.99 · low $4.00
Volatility · moderate
EUR€4.48USD$4.99TIX3.86 tix
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #671 · Common include
Variants
Gameplay
Sorcery
Return up to three target land cards from your graveyard to your hand.
Dredge 3 (If you would draw a card, you may mill three cards instead. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand.)
"On a good day, I am not Fangkeeper, war hero, or sibsig, but a farmer again."
—Kotis, the Fangkeeper
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennynot legal
PreDH
Rulings · 6
wotc
Once you've announced that you're applying a card's dredge ability to replace a draw, players can't take any actions until you've put that card into your hand and milled cards.
wotc
If an effect puts a card into your hand without specifically using the word "draw," you're not drawing a card. Dredge can't replace this event.
Context
Last observed at $4.99, up from $4.40 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $3.22 and $4.99 across 33 observations. Headline volatility reads moderate. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 17 hours ago at $4.99.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from TDC — 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.
This card belongs to *Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander* (released April 2025).
Card #96 in Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Sorcery. Color identity: green. Mana cost: {1}{G} (2 converted). Keyword abilities: Dredge and Mill.
Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #671 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Carlos Palma Cruchaga. Rarix tracks 112 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Carlos Palma Cruchaga
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