Withering Wisps
Enchantment
At the beginning of the end step, if no creatures are on the battlefield, sacrifice this enchantment.
: This enchantment deals 1 damage to each creature and each player. Activate no more times each turn than the number of snow Swamps you control.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Masters Edition II
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #20552
Withering Wisps is a repeatable board presence — each upkeep it pings every creature for 1 damage per Snow swamp you control, and you choose whether to keep it around or let it die. The cost is real: you need a heavy Snow-swamp base and it blanks against larger creatures unless you're stacking multiple copies or leaning on -1/-1 synergies.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Withering Wisps is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker — nowhere else. In Commander it finds its best home in mono-black Snow builds or -1/-1 counter decks where the repeated pings compound over multiple turns and the Snow land requirement is already being met. Legacy and Vintage have the card pool to support it but not the incentive — Withering Wisps is a niche tool there, not a competitive staple. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander's dynamic at a smaller table scale, which can actually accelerate how quickly it clears the board.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.