Biting Rain
Sorcery
All creatures get -2/-2 until end of turn.
Madness 
(If you discard this card, discard it into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Shadows over Innistrad
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #14970
Biting Rain hits every creature your opponents control for -2/-2 until end of turn — a full table wipe of x/2s and smaller for four mana at sorcery speed. It's a narrow but efficient answer in black, and Anje Falkenrath decks run it for the madness cost as much as the effect.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Anje Falkenrath
Biting Rain is a madness card, and Anje Falkenrath's discard engine means you're casting it for two mana — a -2/-2 sweep for BB is a serious rate that keeps the board clear while you dig for your combo.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Biting Rain occupies a specific lane: madness decks that want cheap board interaction and can discount it through discard outlets. Outside of that context, four mana for -2/-2 until end of turn is too conditional — it blanks token strategies and small utility creatures but leaves anything with three or more toughness untouched. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, the effect doesn't scale to the threats you'll face, and there are cleaner sweepers at comparable cost. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in it. Biting Rain is a Commander-only pickup, and only for the right commander.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Biting Rain is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. It won't hold or gain value, but that's irrelevant: if Anje Falkenrath is your commander, you pick up a copy for a dime and never think about the price again.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.