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◇ Catalog #123

Choking Vines

wth·#123·common·nonfoil

Illus. Ted Naifeh

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wishlisted

Jun 1997

29 yr ago

Value

$0.15+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.16 · low $0.14

NM$0.15

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.14–$0.16modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.16low $0.04range 300.0%n 52

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #23,593 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.15

Gameplay

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.)

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 5

2008-04-01wotc

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.

2008-04-01wotc

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.

2008-04-01wotc

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

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.15. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.04 and $0.16 across 52 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from WTH — 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 #123 of *Weatherlight*, the set that shipped alongside the June 1997 Weatherlight release.

Card type: Instant, color identity green, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {X}{G} (1 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #23,593 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Ted Naifeh. Rarix catalogs 21 other cards credited to this artist.