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◇ Catalog #274

Spreading Algae

usg·#274·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Stephen Daniele

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wishlisted

Oct 1998

28 yr ago

Value

$0.43+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.45 · low $0.41

NM$0.43

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.40–$0.45modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.43low $0.04range 975.0%n 57

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #22,602 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.43

Gameplay

Enchantment — Aura

Enchant Swamp When enchanted land becomes tapped, destroy it. When this Aura is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, return it to its owner's hand.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2008-04-01wotc

This card now has Enchant Swamp, which works exactly like any other Enchant ability. This means it can only be cast targeting a Swamp, and it will be put into its owner's graveyard if the permanent it's attached to ever stops being a Swamp.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.43. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.04 and $0.43 across 57 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from USG — 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 #274 of *Urza's Saga*, the set that shipped alongside the October 1998 Urza's Saga release.

Card type: Enchantment — Aura, color identity green, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {G} (1 converted). Keyword abilities: Enchant.

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #22,602 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Stephen Daniele. Rarix catalogs 104 other cards credited to this artist.