---
name: "Cankerous Thirst"
mana_cost: "{3}{B/G}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B", "G"]
color_identity: ["B", "G"]
keywords: []
set: "EVE"
set_name: "Eventide"
collector_number: "116"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Carl Frank"
oracle_id: "724390aa-240d-4023-9dcb-6bdb2c2090f5"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cankerous-thirst-eve"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Cankerous Thirst
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B/G}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
If {B} was spent to cast this spell, you may have target creature get -3/-3 until end of turn. If {G} was spent to cast this spell, you may have target creature get +3/+3 until end of turn. (Do both if {B}{G} was spent.)

> *Nichts wärmt die Rinde an einem kalten Tag besser als ein Elfenbier.*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Eventide (EVE) #116
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Carl Frank
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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