Withering Boon
~$11.17 TCGplayer
Black. Instant
Mirage #152 · Illustrated by Robert Bliss
Mirage #152 · Illustrated by Robert BlissWhat is Withering Boon worth?
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Oracle text
As an additional cost to cast this spell, pay 3 life.
Counter target creature spell.
"Life for life: this is the immutable law." —Panya, Granger Guildmage
Format legality
The only printing of Withering Boon
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mirage mir #152· 1996uncommon· Cardmarket €7.22 | uncommon | $11.17 | €7.22 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 1996
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #5,132 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Robert Bliss
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Mirage card (#152).
Printed before collector numbers, which started with Exodus in 1998. The bottom shows only the artist credit ("Illus.") and the copyright. Set symbols were all black before Exodus, and core sets before Sixth Edition have none.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Withering Boon, read from the Mirage printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Withering Boon. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 2: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Instant is the card type.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Illustration
- By Robert Bliss. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Mirage. Before Exodus (1998) every set symbol was black, whatever the rarity.
- Artist
- Robert Bliss, after "Illus.".
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Rulings (2)
2005-11-01
The payment of 3 life is an additional cost of casting the spell.
2008-04-01
A “creature spell” is any spell with the type Creature, even if it has other types such as Artifact or Enchantment. Older cards of type Summon are also Creature spells.
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