---
name: "Barrensteppe Siege"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["B", "W"]
color_identity: ["B", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "TDM"
set_name: "Tarkir: Dragonstorm"
collector_number: "171"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Tuan Duong Chu"
oracle_id: "228d3307-69a9-45ce-a610-77754ed50877"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/barrensteppe-siege-tdm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Barrensteppe Siege
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
As this enchantment enters, choose Abzan or Mardu.
• Abzan — At the beginning of your end step, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
• Mardu — At the beginning of your end step, if a creature died under your control this turn, each opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Hollowmurk Siege](/printing/hollowmurk-siege-tdm.md) — Enchantment
2. [Keldon Twilight](/printing/keldon-twilight-pls.md) — Enchantment
3. [Abzan Charm](/printing/abzan-charm-2x2.md) — Instant
4. [Will of the Abzan](/printing/will-of-the-abzan-tdc.md) — Sorcery
5. [Abzan Ascendancy](/printing/abzan-ascendancy-2x2.md) — Enchantment
6. [Windcrag Siege](/printing/windcrag-siege-tdm.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tarkir: Dragonstorm (TDM) #171
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Tuan Duong Chu
- **Total Printings:** 14 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`