---
name: "Blot Out the Sky"
mana_cost: "{X}{W}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B", "W"]
color_identity: ["B", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "STX"
set_name: "Strixhaven: School of Mages"
collector_number: "167"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Olena Richards"
oracle_id: "ded78090-c6a1-4c9d-b7b9-b433b1d963b6"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/blot-out-the-sky-stx"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Blot Out the Sky
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{W}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Create X tapped 2/1 white and black Inkling creature tokens with flying. If X is 6 or more, destroy all noncreature, nonland permanents.

> *A drop of ink is a nuisance. A torrent of inklings is a menace.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Inkling Summoning](/printing/inkling-summoning-stx.md) — Sorcery — Lesson
2. [Harsh Annotation](/printing/harsh-annotation-sos.md) — Instant
3. [Tegwyll's Scouring](/printing/tegwylls-scouring-woc.md) — Sorcery
4. [Umbral Juke](/printing/umbral-juke-stx.md) — Instant
5. [Sweep the Skies](/printing/sweep-the-skies-mh2.md) — Sorcery
6. [Dramatic Finale](/printing/dramatic-finale-stx.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #167
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Olena Richards
- **Total Printings:** 20 across all historical editions

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