---
name: "Dead of Winter"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "MH1"
set_name: "Modern Horizons"
collector_number: "85"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Zack Stella"
oracle_id: "4d877c28-5276-4ea6-91c6-eeed890ca545"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/dead-of-winter-mh1"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Dead of Winter
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
All nonsnow creatures get -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of snow permanents you control.

> *"마침내, 조용하군."
—테베시 스자트*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Chill to the Bone](/printing/chill-to-the-bone-csp.md) — Instant
2. [Priest of the Haunted Edge](/printing/priest-of-the-haunted-edge-khm.md) — Snow Creature — Zombie Cleric
3. [Frost Bite](/printing/frost-bite-khm.md) — Snow Instant
4. [Blood on the Snow](/printing/blood-on-the-snow-khm.md) — Snow Sorcery
5. [Skred](/printing/skred-csp.md) — Instant
6. [Winter Blast](/printing/winter-blast-4ed.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Modern Horizons (MH1) #85
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Zack Stella
- **Total Printings:** 11 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`