Brood Strength + Resistance

Nissa knew that once inside a body, the stem would put out rhizomes and use the blood vessels and arteries to travel through the body. Eventually the roots would fill it.

But that did not happen to the brood beneath her. Instead it found her and began winding tentacles around her neck and body, squeezing until she could not breathe. Nissa clawed at the tentacles and pulled, but the brood’s tentacles wrapped around her wrists and ankles and squeezed. She struggled, and the brood’s grip tightened. Soon the red rocks and blue sky went black and white, and spots began to appear before her eyes. Nissa felt the strength pass from her.

Zendikar: In the Teeth of Akoum (Magic: The Gathering), Chapter 20