Dryad's Caress
~$0.11 low · ~$0.60 high
Green. Instant
Ravnica: City of Guilds #160 · Illustrated by Randy Gallegos
Ravnica: City of Guilds #160 · Illustrated by Randy GallegosWhat is Dryad's Caress worth?
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Oracle text
You gain 1 life for each creature on the battlefield. If 
was spent to cast this spell, untap all creatures you control.
"I awoke to the face of beauty, my body fully healed. In that moment I knew my destiny was the Conclave's to shape." —Rogad, Selesnya initiate
Format legality
The only printing of Dryad's Caress
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ravnica: City of Guilds rav #160· 2005common· Cardmarket €0.12 · €0.20 foil | common | $0.11 | $0.60 | €0.12€0.20 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2005
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 6
- EDHREC rank
- #26,761 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Randy Gallegos
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Ravnica: City of Guilds card (#160).
160
- 160Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Dryad's Caress, read from the Ravnica: City of Guilds printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Dryad's Caress. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 6: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Instant is the card type.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Illustration
- By Randy Gallegos. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Ravnica: City of Guilds. Black or white means common.
- Collector number
- 160 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- Randy Gallegos, after the paintbrush.
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Rulings (2)
2005-10-01
The spell checks on resolution to see if any mana of the stated color was spent to pay its cost. It doesn’t matter how much mana of that color was spent.
2005-10-01
If the spell is copied (such as with Twincast), the copy will never have had mana of the stated color paid for it, no matter what colors were spent on the original spell.
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