---
name: "Killing Wave"
mana_cost: "{X}{B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "AVR"
set_name: "Avacyn Restored"
collector_number: "111"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Steve Argyle"
oracle_id: "69d6b906-5461-4eba-8667-dbb8c0ce3fcb"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/killing-wave-avr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Killing Wave
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{B}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
For each creature, its controller sacrifices it unless they pay X life.

> *„Ich bin auf der Suche nach Dämonen und finde eine Welt voller Engel. Ich hasse Engel." —Liliana Vess*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Geth's Verdict](/printing/geths-verdict-nph.md) — Instant
2. [Eliminate the Competition](/printing/eliminate-the-competition-kld.md) — Sorcery
3. [Soulblast](/printing/soulblast-10e.md) — Instant
4. [Culling the Weak](/printing/culling-the-weak-sld.md) — Instant
5. [Cruel Edict](/printing/cruel-edict-10e.md) — Sorcery
6. [Slaughter the Strong](/printing/slaughter-the-strong-cmr.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Avacyn Restored (AVR) #111
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Steve Argyle
- **Total Printings:** 16 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`