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Basic information

Mana Cost
Rarity: Uncommon
Number: #45
Illustrator: Mike Raabe
Edition: Alliances

Contagion is legal in

Alchemy

Artisan

Brawl

Commander

Duel-Commander

Explorer

Historic

Legacy

Modern

Old-school

Pauper

Pioneer

Premodern

Standard

Timeless

Vintage

Total decks (Last 365 days): 670
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Combos: 16 combos
Contagion combos
Archetypes using it (Last 365 days): 10
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Versions: This card has 5 different prints

Rules & flavor text

You may pay 1 life and exile a black card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Distribute two -2/-1 counters among one or two target creatures.

Related Tags

Black Instant Removal

Price

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Weekly Play volume (Last 52 weeks)

A value of 100 represents the peak popularity of the card, while a value of 50 means that the card is half as popular during that week.

Price trend

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Latest decks playing Contagion

A list of the most recent MTG decks using Contagion available on MTG decks website.

Other	skitter By tosh1224	BO3	Social media	Not available	17-Apr -2024	$693 ---
Other	Goth Mommy By ugocoppola		Social media	Not available	16-Apr -2024	$788 ---
Other	Kaervek, le chatisse... By Pict	BO3	Social media	Not available	16-Apr -2024	$640 ---
Other	ジン流忍者... By Iso Takuto	BO3	HARERUYA - Daily Tournaments	42%	15-Apr -2024	$1256 ---
Other	Cousin Skitter By UltraCatin		Social media	Not available	15-Apr -2024	$639 ---
Other	Exalted Suicide By Markets	BO3	6ª LIGA PNG 5ª JORNADA - SEGUNDA DIVISION	100%	14-Apr -2024	$92 ---
Other	Lord Skitter, Sewer ... By Leo Ferraton		Open Qualifier DC @ Taverne du Gobelin Farci (Saint Etienne,...	Not available	14-Apr -2024	$678 ---
Other	Contamination By D-BL4S1	BO3	6ª LIGA PNG 5ª JORNADA - SEGUNDA DIVISION	100%	14-Apr -2024	$528 ---
Other	Jund Suicide By Torsten Cordes	BO3	Monthly Swiss #7 @ Faraos Cigarer (Copenhagen, Denmark)	94%	14-Apr -2024	$123 ---
Other	BLACK PRISION By Spacexcowboy	BO3	6ª LIGA PNG 5ª JORNADA - PRIMERA DIVISION	100%	14-Apr -2024	$433 ---
Other	Jadar Duel By Vlad72		Social media	Not available	14-Apr -2024	$548 ---
Other	Yuriko, the Tiger's ... By KADAMIAN woodru...		Path to the Peak 4	Not available	13-Apr -2024	$3135 ---
Other	Lord Skitter DC By leof		Social media	Not available	13-Apr -2024	$679 ---
Other	Unknown Commander By Robert Owen		cEDH $5K - SCG CON Atlanta	Not available	13-Apr -2024	$2532 ---
Other	Mono Black By Piotr Zieliński...	BO3	Sidequest Gdańsk Premodern League 11.04.24	100%	11-Apr -2024	$517 ---
Other	Marchesa Dealer of d... By Dorianmartel	BO3	Social media	Not available	11-Apr -2024	$2067 ---
Other	Four-color Reanimato... By Caue Silva	BO3	Weekly Mont @Mont CardShop	16%	11-Apr -2024	$1736 ---
Other	オークのこだま... By Sakai Yuuki	BO3	HARERUYA - Daily Tournaments	19%	08-Apr -2024	$3622 ---
Other	Nattes By Ironico		Social media	Not available	08-Apr -2024	$569 ---
Other	Exalted Suicide By Markets	BO3	6ª LIGA PNG 4ª JORNADA - SEGUNDA DIVISION	100%	07-Apr -2024	$92 ---

Other X BO3	skitter By tosh1224 Social media	17-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $693 ---
Other X	Goth Mommy By ugocoppola Social media	16-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $788 ---
Other X BO3	Kaervek, le chatisse... By Pict Social media	16-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $640 ---
Other X BO3	ジン流忍者... By Iso Takuto HARERUYA - Daily Tournaments	15-Apr SINGULARITY: 42% $1256 ---
Other X	Cousin Skitter By UltraCatin Social media	15-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $639 ---
Other X BO3	Exalted Suicide By Markets 6ª LIGA PNG 5ª JORNADA - SEGUNDA DIVISION	14-Apr SINGULARITY: 100% $92 ---
Other X	Lord Skitter, Sewer ... By Leo Ferraton Open Qualifier DC @ Taverne du Gobelin Farci (Saint Etienne,...	14-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $678 ---
Other X BO3	Contamination By D-BL4S1 6ª LIGA PNG 5ª JORNADA - SEGUNDA DIVISION	14-Apr SINGULARITY: 100% $528 ---
Other X BO3	Jund Suicide By Torsten Cordes Monthly Swiss #7 @ Faraos Cigarer (Copenhagen, Denmark)	14-Apr SINGULARITY: 94% $123 ---
Other X BO3	BLACK PRISION By Spacexcowboy 6ª LIGA PNG 5ª JORNADA - PRIMERA DIVISION	14-Apr SINGULARITY: 100% $433 ---
Other X	Jadar Duel By Vlad72 Social media	14-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $548 ---
Other X	Yuriko, the Tiger's ... By KADAMIAN woodru... Path to the Peak 4	13-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $3135 ---
Other X	Lord Skitter DC By leof Social media	13-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $679 ---
Other X	Unknown Commander By Robert Owen cEDH $5K - SCG CON Atlanta	13-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $2532 ---
Other X BO3	Mono Black By Piotr Zieliński... Sidequest Gdańsk Premodern League 11.04.24	11-Apr SINGULARITY: 100% $517 ---
Other X BO3	Marchesa Dealer of d... By Dorianmartel Social media	11-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $2067 ---
Other X BO3	Four-color Reanimato... By Caue Silva Weekly Mont @Mont CardShop	11-Apr SINGULARITY: 16% $1736 ---
Other X BO3	オークのこだま... By Sakai Yuuki HARERUYA - Daily Tournaments	08-Apr SINGULARITY: 19% $3622 ---
Other X	Nattes By Ironico Social media	08-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $569 ---
Other X BO3	Exalted Suicide By Markets 6ª LIGA PNG 4ª JORNADA - SEGUNDA DIVISION	07-Apr SINGULARITY: 100% $92 ---

Recent archetypes playing Contagion

A list of archetypes playing Contagion by format in the last 90 days according to our MTG decks database.

Premodern archetypes playing Contagion

Name	Decks	Price
Premodern Mono Black	17	$381 $115
Premodern Suicide	7	$96 $24
Premodern Zombies	1	$197 $63
Premodern Deadguy Ale	1	$106 $15

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Legacy archetypes playing Contagion

Name	Decks	Price
Legacy Golgari Toolbox	9	$1919 $217
Legacy Reanimator	3	$1365 $201
Legacy Domain Beanstalk	1	$2211 $288
Legacy Beseech Storm	1	$3622 $378
Legacy Ninjas	1	$1256 $322

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Vintage archetypes playing Contagion

	Name	Decks	Price
	Vintage Ichorid	2	$10614 $138

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

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Contagion quick FAQ

How many decks 🔢 are playing Contagion?

Contagion has been played in more than 20 decks in the last year. Get the decklists and prices in our site ☝️

What is 📊 MTG Contagion current price?

The current price is:

Tcgplayer: 📊 $1
Cardkingdom: 📊 $0.99

Get the decklists and historic pricing charts in our site ☝️

In which formats is Contagion played?

It is currently being played in the last year in Premodern, Legacy, and Vintage Get the decklists and prices our site ☝️

Which decks in the current MTG metagame are playing Contagion?

The top 3 archetypes using Contagion are:

Premodern Mono Black
Premodern Suicide
Premodern Zombies
Legacy Golgari Toolbox
Legacy Reanimator
Legacy Domain Beanstalk
Vintage Ichorid

Get all the archetypes and decklists in our site ☝️

Contagion in the current metagame

Contagion has been played in more than 670 decks in the last year and is a key card in more than 16 combos (you can check them in the Contagion combos section). It is currently being played in Premodern, Legacy, and Vintage, mainly in the following archetypes: Mono Black, Suicide, and Zombies in Premodern. Golgari Toolbox, Reanimator, and Domain Beanstalk in Legacy.

Last update: 2024-04-19