---
name: "Purging Scythe"
mana_cost: "{5}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "USG"
set_name: "Urza's Saga"
collector_number: "308"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Matthew D. Wilson"
oracle_id: "4410e3c4-b8c5-46d7-9418-7490bb69d8c4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/purging-scythe-usg"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Purging Scythe
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Artifact

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of your upkeep, this artifact deals 2 damage to the creature with the least toughness. If two or more creatures are tied for least toughness, you choose one of them.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Culling Scales](/printing/culling-scales-mrd.md) — Artifact
2. [Porphyry Nodes](/printing/porphyry-nodes-plc.md) — Enchantment
3. [Drop of Honey](/printing/drop-of-honey-arn.md) — Enchantment
4. [Wretched Banquet](/printing/wretched-banquet-con.md) — Sorcery
5. [Penregon Besieged](/printing/penregon-besieged-ybro.md) — Enchantment
6. [Bounce Chamber](/printing/bounce-chamber-unf.md) — Artifact — Attraction

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Urza's Saga (USG) #308
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Matthew D. Wilson
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

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