---
name: "Last Breath"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "SHM"
set_name: "Shadowmoor"
collector_number: "11"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Thomas Denmark"
oracle_id: "e6fb4f0d-ce49-4913-a2ef-88365e4916cf"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/last-breath-shm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Last Breath
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Exile target creature with power 2 or less. Its controller gains 4 life.

> *"Tsk. You'd think those nasty merrows would know how to hold their breath."
—Olka, mistmeadow witch*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Swords to Plowshares](/printing/swords-to-plowshares-ptc.md) — Instant
2. [Blazing Hope](/printing/blazing-hope-rix.md) — Instant
3. [Breathe Your Last](/printing/breathe-your-last-mh3.md) — Instant
4. [Grotesque Demise](/printing/grotesque-demise-rna.md) — Instant
5. [Death in the Family](/printing/death-in-the-family-tmt.md) — Instant
6. [Exile](/printing/exile-all.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shadowmoor (SHM) #11
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Thomas Denmark
- **Total Printings:** 34 across all historical editions

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