---
name: "Spiteflame Witch"
mana_cost: "{1}{B/R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Elemental Shaman"
colors: ["B", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: []
set: "SHM"
set_name: "Shadowmoor"
collector_number: "197"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "William O'Connor"
oracle_id: "b4ab38e5-c446-4845-b509-4d6f4438949d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/spiteflame-witch-shm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Spiteflame Witch
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B/R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Elemental Shaman
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1

## Oracle Text
{B}{R}: Each player loses 1 life.

> *Cinder beliefs revolve around the Path of Sorrow, a spiritual descent into oblivion. They don't mind taking others on their journey down.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Rix Maadi Guildmage](/printing/rix-maadi-guildmage-rtr.md) — Creature — Human Shaman
2. [Urborg Syphon-Mage](/printing/urborg-syphon-mage-tsp.md) — Creature — Human Spellshaper
3. [Wicked Akuba](/printing/wicked-akuba-chk.md) — Creature — Spirit
4. [Smolder Initiate](/printing/smolder-initiate-shm.md) — Creature — Elemental Shaman
5. [Brothers of Fire](/printing/brothers-of-fire-me1.md) — Creature — Human Shaman
6. [Smoldering Tar](/printing/smoldering-tar-inv.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shadowmoor (SHM) #197
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** William O'Connor
- **Total Printings:** 9 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`