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Cankerbloom
Price$0.32 – $0.67
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Cankerbloom

{1}{G}

Creature — Phyrexian Fungus

LegalRemovalRank #722

{1}, Sacrifice this creature: Choose one —

• Destroy target artifact.

• Destroy target enchantment.

• Proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)

3/2

KeywordsProliferate

Why is this card good?

Cankerbloom is one of green's best two-drop utility creatures because it's flexible insurance that's never a dead card. A 2/2 body for {1}{G} that can blow up an artifact, an enchantment, OR proliferate covers a huge range of situations, and it costs only {1} to activate. In a format full of mana rocks, problematic artifacts (Smothering Tithe, fast mana), and game-warping enchantments (Rhystic Study, stax pieces), having on-demand removal stapled to a creature is excellent value. Where it shines: - Any green deck wanting cheap, modular interaction — basically a free include in most green builds. - +1/+1 counter decks, planeswalker/superfriends, and infect/poison strategies love the proliferate mode. - Sacrifice/aristocrats decks appreciate that it wants to die for value. When to skip it: If your deck has no counter synergies, you're mostly paying for the removal, and dedicated artifact/enchantment hate (Nature's Claim, Force of Vigor) hits harder. Cut it if your slots are tight and you've got better naturalize effects already. Still, the versatility makes it a low-risk staple.

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No—skip

NaturalizeG

Instant artifact/enchantment removal in green.

Force of VigorG

Free green double-naturalize spell.

Evolution SageG

Green proliferate engine for counter synergy.

Printings (3)

onePhyrexia: All Will Be One · #161U$0.67Buy
onePhyrexia: All Will Be One · #294U$0.32Buy
onePhyrexia: All Will Be One · #451U$3.88Buy

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