---
name: "Desert's Due"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "OTJ"
set_name: "Outlaws of Thunder Junction"
collector_number: "85"
rarity: "common"
artist: "David Palumbo"
oracle_id: "909eacf3-05ce-4c2b-97a8-49b6ea597b64"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/deserts-due-otj"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Desert's Due
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn. It gets an additional -1/-1 until end of turn for each Desert you control.

> *彼はその蜃気楼を見たとき喜びを覚えた。少なくとも、一人きりで死ななくて済む。*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Disfigure](/printing/disfigure-ddr.md) — Instant
2. [Stab](/printing/stab-fdn.md) — Instant
3. [Scorpion's Sting](/printing/scorpions-sting-spm.md) — Instant
4. [Sick and Tired](/printing/sick-and-tired-ulg.md) — Instant
5. [Defile](/printing/defile-sld.md) — Instant
6. [Dark Deed](/printing/dark-deed-msh.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Outlaws of Thunder Junction (OTJ) #85
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** David Palumbo
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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