---
name: "Poison the Waters"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "FIN"
set_name: "Final Fantasy"
collector_number: "111"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Arif Wijaya"
oracle_id: "2c9bf40b-ddcb-4f46-a81e-56b91dfc784f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/poison-the-waters-fin"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Poison the Waters
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Choose one —
• All creatures get -1/-1 until end of turn.
• Target player reveals their hand. You choose an artifact or creature card from it. That player discards that card.

> *"Ih ih ih... Non c'è musica migliore del coro di centinaia di voci che gridano di dolore! Ih ih ih ih ih!"*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Auntie's Sentence](/printing/aunties-sentence-ecl.md) — Sorcery
2. [Seeker's Folly](/printing/seekers-folly-fdn.md) — Sorcery
3. [Planeswalker's Scorn](/printing/planeswalkers-scorn-pls.md) — Enchantment
4. [Despise](/printing/despise-ktk.md) — Sorcery
5. [Render Speechless](/printing/render-speechless-sos.md) — Sorcery
6. [Scent of Nightshade](/printing/scent-of-nightshade-uds.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Final Fantasy (FIN) #111
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Arif Wijaya
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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