---
name: "Forsaken Wastes"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "World Enchantment"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "MIR"
set_name: "Mirage"
collector_number: "125"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Kev Walker"
oracle_id: "b9e61e68-9dc8-4295-95dc-dd66a0907c8c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/forsaken-wastes-mir"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Forsaken Wastes
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** World Enchantment

## Oracle Text
Players can't gain life.
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player loses 1 life.
Whenever this enchantment becomes the target of a spell, that spell's controller loses 5 life.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Everlasting Torment](/printing/everlasting-torment-c16.md) — Enchantment
2. [Witch Hunt](/printing/witch-hunt-c13.md) — Enchantment
3. [Havoc Festival](/printing/havoc-festival-rtr.md) — Enchantment
4. [Rain of Gore](/printing/rain-of-gore-dis.md) — Enchantment
5. [Leyline of Punishment](/printing/leyline-of-punishment-m11.md) — Enchantment
6. [Necra Sanctuary](/printing/necra-sanctuary-apc.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mirage (MIR) #125
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Kev Walker
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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