---
name: "Midnight Banshee"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{B}{B}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Spirit"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Wither"]
set: "SHM"
set_name: "Shadowmoor"
collector_number: "72"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Daarken"
oracle_id: "dd8b6067-a97f-402f-bba1-70ebc6ee1599"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/midnight-banshee-shm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Midnight Banshee
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{B}{B}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Spirit
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Wither

## Oracle Text
Wither (This deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters.)
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a -1/-1 counter on each nonblack creature.

> *Viele haben den Anfang ihres tiefen, anhaltenden Klagerufs vernommen, doch nur wenige das Ende.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Harbinger of Night](/printing/harbinger-of-night-mir.md) — Creature — Spirit
2. [Corrosive Mentor](/printing/corrosive-mentor-shm.md) — Creature — Elemental Rogue
3. [Smoldering Butcher](/printing/smoldering-butcher-eve.md) — Creature — Elemental Warrior
4. [Harvest Gwyllion](/printing/harvest-gwyllion-eve.md) — Creature — Hag
5. [Witherscale Wurm](/printing/witherscale-wurm-shm.md) — Creature — Wurm
6. [Needle Specter](/printing/needle-specter-eve.md) — Creature — Specter

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shadowmoor (SHM) #72
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Daarken
- **Total Printings:** 18 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`