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Festering ThicketHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 2 min read· Secrets of Strixhaven Commander· April 24, 2026
Carte Magic Festering Thicket

Festering Thicket is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

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Official card text

({T}: Add {B} or {G}.) This land enters tapped. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

How it works : Festering Thicket

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    Unlike some other dual lands, Festering Thicket has two basic land types. It’s not basic, so effects that search for basic lands (such as the ability of a Lander token) can’t find it, but it does have the appropriate land types for effects such as that of Wastewood Verge (from the Aetherdrift release).

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Floral Evoker
+Veilborn Ghoul
+Squandered Resources
+Festering Thicket
#1

Floral Evoker + Veilborn Ghoul + Squandered Resources + Festering Thicket

Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creatureInfinite landfall triggersInfinite self-discard triggers
  1. 1Activate Squandered Resources by sacrificing Festering Thicket, adding {G}.
  2. 2Activate Floral Evoker by paying {G} and discarding Veilborn Ghoul, returning Festering Thicket from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
  3. 3When Festering Thicket enters, Floral Evoker and Veilborn Ghoul trigger.
  4. 4Resolve the Floral Evoker trigger, putting a +1/+1 counter on it.
  5. 5Resolve the Veilborn Ghoul trigger, returning it from your graveyard to your hand.
  6. 6Repeat.
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Legal formats

legacyvintagecommanderoathbreakerdueltlr
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