---
name: "Tendrils of Despair"
mana_cost: "{B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "WTH"
set_name: "Weatherlight"
collector_number: "83"
rarity: "common"
artist: "John Coulthart"
oracle_id: "3b00f415-2496-4333-be89-601fd837fe7c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/tendrils-of-despair-wth"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Tendrils of Despair
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Target opponent discards two cards.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Tormented Thoughts](/printing/tormented-thoughts-jou.md) — Sorcery
2. [Ruthless Disposal](/printing/ruthless-disposal-sir.md) — Sorcery
3. [Skulltap](/printing/skulltap-scg.md) — Sorcery
4. [Bone Shards](/printing/bone-shards-mh2.md) — Sorcery
5. [Corrupted Conviction](/printing/corrupted-conviction-otj.md) — Instant
6. [Severed Strands](/printing/severed-strands-j25.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Weatherlight (WTH) #83
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** John Coulthart
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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