---
name: "Roiling Vortex"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "ZNR"
set_name: "Zendikar Rising"
collector_number: "156"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Campbell White"
oracle_id: "34f83b7a-45a7-40a8-abcb-31d7aae4cea1"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/roiling-vortex-znr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Roiling Vortex
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, this enchantment deals 1 damage to them.
Whenever a player casts a spell, if no mana was spent to cast that spell, this enchantment deals 5 damage to that player.
{R}: Your opponents can't gain life this turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Sulfuric Vortex](/printing/sulfuric-vortex-ema.md) — Enchantment
2. [Energy Vortex](/printing/energy-vortex-mir.md) — Enchantment
3. [Spellshock](/printing/spellshock-plst.md) — Enchantment
4. [Furious Assault](/printing/furious-assault-mmq.md) — Enchantment
5. [Pyrostatic Pillar](/printing/pyrostatic-pillar-scg.md) — Enchantment
6. [Aether Sting](/printing/aether-sting-uds.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Zendikar Rising (ZNR) #156
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Campbell White
- **Total Printings:** 19 across all historical editions

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