Choking Vines
WTHWeatherlight/#123/1997Common
Colour IDMV 1
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.35
Cardmarket€0.07
ManaPool$0.15
TCGplayer$0.18
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.01
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.04 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.35High $0.35Low $0.35▲ 0.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.18TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 0.0%30d▲ 5.9%90d▲ 0.0%
90d high
$0.18
90d low
$0.15
Paper printings priced
1
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$0.18
Weatherlight
- Up 5.9% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Trading at or near its 90 day high of $0.18.
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Gameplay and rules
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.)
Card capabilities
Instant
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
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Rulings (5)
wotc1 Apr 2008
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.
wotc1 Apr 2008
You may target a blocked creature with Choking Vines. Choking Vines will deal 1 damage to it, and have no other effect on it.
wotc1 Apr 2008
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.
wotc4 Oct 2004
Choking Vines will make any creatures it targets become blocked, even if the creature had blocking restrictions on it. For example, you can make a creature with Islandwalk become blocked even if the defending player has Islands. This is because evasion abilities only prevent creatures from being assigned to block them.
wotc4 Oct 2004
You can declare zero targets, with X=0.
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About this card
Choking Vines
Choking Vines is an Instant, with mana cost {X}{G} (mana value 1).
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: not_legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.18 (up 5.9% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Choking Vines FAQ
How much is Choking Vines worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Choking Vines is $0.18. It is up 5.9% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.15 to $0.18.
What is the cheapest printing of Choking Vines?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Weatherlight at $0.18 on TCGplayer.
What set was Choking Vines first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from WTH #123, released 1997-06-09.
Is Choking Vines legal in Commander?
Yes, Choking Vines is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Choking Vines legal in Modern?
Choking Vines is not currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Choking Vines legal in Standard?
Choking Vines is not currently legal in Standard per Scryfall's legality feed.
What does Choking Vines do?
Choking Vines is an Instant with mana cost {X}{G}. Its Oracle text reads: "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.)".