---
name: "Plague Witch"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Elf Spellshaper"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "NEM"
set_name: "Nemesis"
collector_number: "66"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Nelson DeCastro"
oracle_id: "532ab335-4873-405b-84b3-c447207172b5"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/plague-witch-nem"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Plague Witch
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Elf Spellshaper
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
{B}, {T}, Discard a card: Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Cackling Witch](/printing/cackling-witch-plst.md) — Creature — Human Spellshaper
2. [Plagued Rusalka](/printing/plagued-rusalka-cns.md) — Creature — Spirit
3. [Afflict](/printing/afflict-ody.md) — Instant
4. [Bog Witch](/printing/bog-witch-mmq.md) — Creature — Human Spellshaper
5. [Plague Wight](/printing/plague-wight-rna.md) — Creature — Zombie
6. [Lys Alana Scarblade](/printing/lys-alana-scarblade-ema.md) — Creature — Elf Assassin

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Nemesis (NEM) #66
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Nelson DeCastro
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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