---
name: "Poison the Well"
mana_cost: "{2}{B/R}{B/R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: []
set: "SHM"
set_name: "Shadowmoor"
collector_number: "193"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai"
oracle_id: "a47ae84f-dcbc-4a60-9266-c1a02f92e7f8"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/poison-the-well-shm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Poison the Well
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B/R}{B/R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Destroy target land. Poison the Well deals 2 damage to that land's controller.

> *I pozzi che forniscono acqua fresca e pura sono talmente rari da giustificare qualunque città costruita attorno a essi.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Despoil](/printing/despoil-pcy.md) — Sorcery
2. [Desecrated Earth](/printing/desecrated-earth-zen.md) — Sorcery
3. [Drain the Well](/printing/drain-the-well-eve.md) — Sorcery
4. [Melt Terrain](/printing/melt-terrain-som.md) — Sorcery
5. [Spreading Rot](/printing/spreading-rot-plst.md) — Sorcery
6. [Rain of Tears](/printing/rain-of-tears-10e.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shadowmoor (SHM) #193
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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