---
name: "Marrow Shards"
mana_cost: "{W/P}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "NPH"
set_name: "New Phyrexia"
collector_number: "15"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Raymond Swanland"
oracle_id: "be2ae8dc-afae-4bcf-8a97-08a2764d1148"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/marrow-shards-nph"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Marrow Shards
- **Mana Cost:** `{W/P}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
({W/P} can be paid with either {W} or 2 life.)
Marrow Shards deals 1 damage to each attacking creature.

> *"Siamo un'entità unica. I dissidenti devono essere ricuciti nell'Ortodossia." —Elesh Norn, Grande Cenobita*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Norn's Annex](/printing/norns-annex-plst.md) — Artifact
2. [Rain of Blades](/printing/rain-of-blades-8ed.md) — Instant
3. [Kill Shot](/printing/kill-shot-cn2.md) — Instant
4. [Chastise](/printing/chastise-jud.md) — Instant
5. [Porcelain Legionnaire](/printing/porcelain-legionnaire-nph.md) — Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Soldier
6. [Joust Through](/printing/joust-through-fdn.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** New Phyrexia (NPH) #15
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Raymond Swanland
- **Total Printings:** 10 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`