---
name: "Putrefaction"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "MMQ"
set_name: "Mercadian Masques"
collector_number: "153"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "DiTerlizzi"
oracle_id: "8c4545f8-10b6-4a62-9bce-8c9ffa8b8471"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/putrefaction-mmq"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Putrefaction
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
Whenever a player casts a green or white spell, that player discards a card.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Oppression](/printing/oppression-sld.md) — Enchantment
2. [Necrogen Mists](/printing/necrogen-mists-sld.md) — Enchantment
3. [Waste Away](/printing/waste-away-tor.md) — Instant
4. [Leshrac's Sigil](/printing/leshracs-sigil-sld.md) — Enchantment
5. [Gloomlance](/printing/gloomlance-shm.md) — Sorcery
6. [Words of Waste](/printing/words-of-waste-ons.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mercadian Masques (MMQ) #153
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** DiTerlizzi
- **Total Printings:** 8 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: `not_legal`