---
name: "Secure the Wastes"
mana_cost: "{X}{W}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "SLD"
set_name: "Secret Lair Drop"
collector_number: "1748"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Ernanda Souza"
oracle_id: "b2347910-d6c6-4681-8316-7ef27056485c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/secure-the-wastes-sld"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Secure the Wastes
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{W}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Create X 1/1 white Warrior creature tokens.

> *Bashenga was the first Black Panther. Wise and fearless, he closed the Great Mound and formed a militia that would guard it against all intruders.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Take Up Arms](/printing/take-up-arms-bbd.md) — Instant
2. [Deploy to the Front](/printing/deploy-to-the-front-c14.md) — Sorcery
3. [Join the Ranks](/printing/join-the-ranks-wwk.md) — Instant
4. [Captain's Call](/printing/captains-call-dmu.md) — Sorcery
5. [Sworn Companions](/printing/sworn-companions-grn.md) — Sorcery
6. [Raise the Alarm](/printing/raise-the-alarm-md1.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1748
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Ernanda Souza
- **Total Printings:** 33 across all historical editions

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