Decaying Soil vs Purgatory — MTG Card Comparison
Decaying Soil is the stronger card — it costs less mana (3 vs 4), is legal in more formats (3 vs 0).
Decaying Soil
At the beginning of your upkeep, exile a card from your graveyard.
Threshold — As long as seven or more cards are in your graveyard, this enchantment has "Whenever a nontoken creature is put into your graveyard from the battlefield, you may pay {1}. If you do, return that card to your hand."
Purgatory
Whenever a nontoken creature is put into your graveyard from the battlefield, exile that card.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may pay {4} and 2 life. If you do, return a card exiled with this enchantment to the battlefield.
| Stat | Decaying Soil | Purgatory |
|---|---|---|
| Mana Cost | {1}{B}{B} | {2}{W}{B} |
| CMC | 3 | 4 |
| Type | Enchantment | Enchantment |
| Rarity | Rare | Rare |
| Set | Odyssey | Mirage |
| Price (USD) | — | — |
| Standard | ✗ | ✗ |
| Modern | ✗ | ✗ |
| Pioneer | ✗ | ✗ |
| Legacy | ✓ | ✗ |
| Vintage | ✓ | ✗ |
| Commander | ✓ | ✗ |
| Pauper | ✗ | ✗ |
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