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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): 686
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Combos: 16 combos
Contagion combos
Archetypes using it (Last 365 days): 9
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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

0.99
@CardKingdom

0.98
@TCGplayer

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

Paper

Latest decks playing Contagion

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

Other	Rato que duela By ViniF0ck3r	BO3	Social media	Not available	29-Apr -2024	$653 ---
Other	[DC]Sheoldred, the a... By Raffine3		Social media	Not available	29-Apr -2024	$387 ---
Other	Gisa v2 By Bibite763	BO3	Social media	Not available	22-Apr -2024	$684 ---
Other	Sheoldred Duel By Vlad72		Social media	Not available	22-Apr -2024	$597 ---
Top32 (2 - 3) 40%	deck By helvetti	BO3	MTGO Vintage Challenge 32 #12631035	1%	21-Apr -2024	$10948 ---
W/L (0 - 1) 0%	Exalted Suicide By Markets	BO3	6ª LIGA PNG 6ª JORNADA - SEGUNDA DIVISION	75%	21-Apr -2024	$92 ---
2nd (0 - 1) 0%	Nether Prison By Spacexcowboy	BO3	6ª LIGA PNG 6ª JORNADA - PRIMERA DIVISION	95%	21-Apr -2024	$426 ---
W/L (0 - 1) 0%	Contamination By D-BL4S1	BO3	6ª LIGA PNG 7ª JORNADA - SEGUNDA DIVISION	95%	21-Apr -2024	$516 ---
W/L (0 - 1) 0%	Mono black contamina... By charlieaviles	BO3	6ª LIGA PNG 7ª JORNADA - SEGUNDA DIVISION	95%	21-Apr -2024	$402 ---
W/L (0 - 1) 0%	Contamination By D-BL4S1	BO3	6ª LIGA PNG 6ª JORNADA - SEGUNDA DIVISION	95%	21-Apr -2024	$516 ---
W/L (0 - 1) 0%	Exalted Suicide By Markets	BO3	6ª LIGA PNG 7ª JORNADA - SEGUNDA DIVISION	75%	21-Apr -2024	$124 ---
Top8	Golgari Reanimator By caxassa	BO3	3ª Etapa Liga Mineira de Legacy @Liga Mineira de Legacy	29%	21-Apr -2024	$1174 ---
Top8	Rogue By Caustek	BO3	Portland Monthly Premodern Paper Magic Afternoons (PMPMPMPM#...	59%	21-Apr -2024	$126 ---
1st	Mono Black Control By Piotr Zieliński...	BO3	Futurex Gdynia Premodern Monthly 20.04.2024	95%	20-Apr -2024	$381 ---
1st	Mono Black By Rafael Retamal	BO3	III Torneo Premodern Extremadura (Mérida)	1%	20-Apr -2024	$104 ---
Top16	Mono Black By Jorge Romero	BO3	III Torneo Premodern Extremadura (Mérida)	14%	20-Apr -2024	$212 ---
Top8	BW Suicide By Marcos González...	BO3	Liga Premodern Alicante 2024 8ª Jornada	75%	20-Apr -2024	$124 ---
Top8	Zombie Infestation By Chad Goding	BO3	From the Vault Premodern: 2	46%	20-Apr -2024	$152 ---
Other	yuriko By jwvh10665		Streamed Deck	Not available	19-Apr -2024	$1923 ---
Top4	Mono Black Aggro By Maciek Maciek	BO3	Sidequest Gdańsk Premodern League 18.04.24	27%	18-Apr -2024	$126 ---

Other X BO3	Rato que duela By ViniF0ck3r Social media	29-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $653 ---
Other X	[DC]Sheoldred, the a... By Raffine3 Social media	29-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $387 ---
Other X BO3	Gisa v2 By Bibite763 Social media	22-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $684 ---
Other X	Sheoldred Duel By Vlad72 Social media	22-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $597 ---
Top32 (2 - 3) 40% X BO3	deck By helvetti MTGO Vintage Challenge 32 #12631035	21-Apr SINGULARITY: 1% $10948 ---
W/L (0 - 1) 0% X BO3	Exalted Suicide By Markets 6ª LIGA PNG 6ª JORNADA - SEGUNDA DIVISION	21-Apr SINGULARITY: 75% $92 ---
2nd (0 - 1) 0% X BO3	Nether Prison By Spacexcowboy 6ª LIGA PNG 6ª JORNADA - PRIMERA DIVISION	21-Apr SINGULARITY: 95% $426 ---
W/L (0 - 1) 0% X BO3	Contamination By D-BL4S1 6ª LIGA PNG 7ª JORNADA - SEGUNDA DIVISION	21-Apr SINGULARITY: 95% $516 ---
W/L (0 - 1) 0% X BO3	Mono black contamina... By charlieaviles 6ª LIGA PNG 7ª JORNADA - SEGUNDA DIVISION	21-Apr SINGULARITY: 95% $402 ---
W/L (0 - 1) 0% X BO3	Contamination By D-BL4S1 6ª LIGA PNG 6ª JORNADA - SEGUNDA DIVISION	21-Apr SINGULARITY: 95% $516 ---
W/L (0 - 1) 0% X BO3	Exalted Suicide By Markets 6ª LIGA PNG 7ª JORNADA - SEGUNDA DIVISION	21-Apr SINGULARITY: 75% $124 ---
Top8 X BO3	Golgari Reanimator By caxassa 3ª Etapa Liga Mineira de Legacy @Liga Mineira de Legacy	21-Apr SINGULARITY: 29% $1174 ---
Top8 X BO3	Rogue By Caustek Portland Monthly Premodern Paper Magic Afternoons (PMPMPMPM#...	21-Apr SINGULARITY: 59% $126 ---
1st X BO3	Mono Black Control By Piotr Zieliński... Futurex Gdynia Premodern Monthly 20.04.2024	20-Apr SINGULARITY: 95% $381 ---
1st X BO3	Mono Black By Rafael Retamal III Torneo Premodern Extremadura (Mérida)	20-Apr SINGULARITY: 1% $104 ---
Top16 X BO3	Mono Black By Jorge Romero III Torneo Premodern Extremadura (Mérida)	20-Apr SINGULARITY: 14% $212 ---
Top8 X BO3	BW Suicide By Marcos González... Liga Premodern Alicante 2024 8ª Jornada	20-Apr SINGULARITY: 75% $124 ---
Top8 X BO3	Zombie Infestation By Chad Goding From the Vault Premodern: 2	20-Apr SINGULARITY: 46% $152 ---
Other X	yuriko By jwvh10665 Streamed Deck	19-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $1923 ---
Top4 X BO3	Mono Black Aggro By Maciek Maciek Sidequest Gdańsk Premodern League 18.04.24	18-Apr SINGULARITY: 27% $126 ---

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	27	$350 $111
Premodern Suicide	11	$109 $31
Premodern Deadguy Ale	1	$105 $16

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Legacy archetypes playing Contagion

Name	Decks	Price
Legacy Golgari Toolbox	6	$1954 $220
Legacy Reanimator	4	$1320 $210
Legacy Domain Beanstalk	1	$2208 $320
Legacy Beseech Storm	1	$3752 $417
Legacy Ninjas	1	$1251 $367

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Vintage archetypes playing Contagion

	Name	Decks	Price
	Vintage Ichorid	3	$10854 $152

(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: 📊 $0.98
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 Deadguy Ale
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 686 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 Deadguy Ale in Premodern. Golgari Toolbox, Reanimator, and Domain Beanstalk in Legacy.

Last update: 2024-04-29