---
name: "Smother"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "WWK"
set_name: "Worldwake"
collector_number: "68"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Karl Kopinski"
oracle_id: "acdf9fb0-96eb-4520-bd4b-b6480c7c9b29"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/smother-wwk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Smother
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Destroy target creature with mana value 3 or less. It can't be regenerated.

> *"Before I hire new recruits, I test how long they can hold their breath. You'd be surprised how often it comes up."
—Zahr Gada, Halimar expedition leader*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Consume the Meek](/printing/consume-the-meek-roe.md) — Instant
2. [Eliminate](/printing/eliminate-m21.md) — Instant
3. [Reave Soul](/printing/reave-soul-ima.md) — Sorcery
4. [Flesh to Dust](/printing/flesh-to-dust-m15.md) — Instant
5. [Vanquish the Weak](/printing/vanquish-the-weak-mom.md) — Instant
6. [Terminate](/printing/terminate-dmc.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Worldwake (WWK) #68
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Karl Kopinski
- **Total Printings:** 25 across all historical editions

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