---
name: "Shriveling Rot"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Entwine"]
set: "DST"
set_name: "Darksteel"
collector_number: "54"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Alex Horley-Orlandelli"
oracle_id: "9ce8691a-d9e2-45b2-bda0-2c3891b55307"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/shriveling-rot-dst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Shriveling Rot
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Entwine

## Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Until end of turn, whenever a creature is dealt damage, destroy it.
• Until end of turn, whenever a creature dies, that creature's controller loses life equal to its toughness.
Entwine {2}{B} (Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Betrayal of Flesh](/printing/betrayal-of-flesh-plst.md) — Instant
2. [Withering Torment](/printing/withering-torment-msc.md) — Instant
3. [Live or Die](/printing/live-or-die-dsk.md) — Instant
4. [Foolish Fate](/printing/foolish-fate-sos.md) — Instant
5. [Spreading Rot](/printing/spreading-rot-plst.md) — Sorcery
6. [Wail of the Nim](/printing/wail-of-the-nim-mrd.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Darksteel (DST) #54
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Alex Horley-Orlandelli
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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