---
name: "Darkness Descends"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "ECL"
set_name: "Lorwyn Eclipsed"
collector_number: "97"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Ralph Horsley"
oracle_id: "a3435757-d049-4aaf-a2cb-897dd4940997"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/darkness-descends-ecl"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Darkness Descends
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Put two -1/-1 counters on each creature.

> *La presenza di Isilu mutava il giorno nella notte, l'amicizia in sospetto e i vicini in avversari.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Black Sun's Zenith](/printing/black-suns-zenith-mbs.md) — Sorcery
2. [Infest](/printing/infest-prm.md) — Sorcery
3. [Shrivel](/printing/shrivel-m14.md) — Sorcery
4. [Languish](/printing/languish-pori.md) — Sorcery
5. [Incremental Blight](/printing/incremental-blight-ecc.md) — Sorcery
6. [Sick and Tired](/printing/sick-and-tired-ulg.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Lorwyn Eclipsed (ECL) #97
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Ralph Horsley
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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