---
name: "Gnashing of Teeth"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "HOB"
set_name: "The Hobbit"
collector_number: "69"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Nereida"
oracle_id: "188a3f61-3f7c-450d-8ee7-e12ad13b86c6"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/gnashing-of-teeth-hob"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Gnashing of Teeth
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Target creature gets -5/-5 until end of turn. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead.
• Creatures target player controls get -1/-1 until end of turn.

> *La ira de los lobos era terrible de ver, y el tumulto que hacían llenaba todo el bosque.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ob Nixilis's Cruelty](/printing/ob-nixiliss-cruelty-war.md) — Instant
2. [Bloodline Culling](/printing/bloodline-culling-mid.md) — Instant
3. [Malicious Eclipse](/printing/malicious-eclipse-lci.md) — Sorcery
4. [Cry of the Carnarium](/printing/cry-of-the-carnarium-rna.md) — Sorcery
5. [Gollum's Bite](/printing/gollums-bite-ltr.md) — Instant
6. [Demon's Grasp](/printing/demons-grasp-plst.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Hobbit (HOB) #69
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Nereida
- **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: `legal`