Efflorescence

Secrets of Strixhaven #144

Type: Instant

Mana cost: {2}{G}

Card text: Put two +1/+1 counters on target creature. Infusion — If you gained life this turn, that creature also gains trample and indestructible until end of turn.

Rarity: common

Artist: Tuan Duong Chu

""Wherever your foot falls, life blossoms in its wake." —Lisette, dean of the root"

Released: April 24, 2026

Prices

$0.13 USD · $0.23 USD (Foil) · €0.02 EUR

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Format Legality

Format	Legality
Standard	✓ Legal
Pioneer	✓ Legal
Modern	✓ Legal
Legacy	✓ Legal
Commander	✓ Legal
Vintage	✓ Legal
Pauper	✓ Legal
Oathbreaker	✓ Legal

Draft & Sealed Synergies

Best cards to pair with Efflorescence in Secrets of Strixhaven limited

common

Mindful Biomancer

Creature — Dryad Druid

Gains life when it enters to enable Infusion, and the +2/+2 counters plus trample and indestructible make it a powerful threat.

Burrog Barrage

Instant

Efflorescence pumps your creature before Burrog Barrage's fight effect, and granting indestructible ensures your creature survives the fight.

Pest Mascot

Creature — Pest Ape

Gains life to enable Infusion on Efflorescence, and the +2/+2 counters plus trample and indestructible turn it into a massive threat.

uncommon

Lumaret's Favor

Instant

Both are combat tricks that benefit from lifegain, and using them together creates massive creatures with trample and indestructible that can't be stopped.

rare

Comforting Counsel

Enchantment

Efflorescence's lifegain adds counters to Comforting Counsel, and once active the +3/+3 buff stacks with Efflorescence's counters for huge creatures.

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