---
name: "Drown in the Loch"
mana_cost: "{U}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "ELD"
set_name: "Throne of Eldraine"
collector_number: "188"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "John Stanko"
oracle_id: "0f264e5b-264e-4e97-9a8d-8ae1d6a286ce"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/drown-in-the-loch-eld"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Drown in the Loch
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Counter target spell with mana value less than or equal to the number of cards in its controller's graveyard.
• Destroy target creature with mana value less than or equal to the number of cards in its controller's graveyard.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Counterpoint](/printing/counterpoint-mkc.md) — Instant
2. [Rakshasa's Disdain](/printing/rakshasas-disdain-frf.md) — Instant
3. [Laquatus's Disdain](/printing/laquatuss-disdain-jud.md) — Instant
4. [Tyrant's Scorn](/printing/tyrants-scorn-war.md) — Instant
5. [Ghastly Demise](/printing/ghastly-demise-cmr.md) — Instant
6. [Dimir Charm](/printing/dimir-charm-prm.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Throne of Eldraine (ELD) #188
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** John Stanko
- **Total Printings:** 32 across all historical editions

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