---
name: "Wail of War"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "TDM"
set_name: "Tarkir: Dragonstorm"
collector_number: "98"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Izzy"
oracle_id: "fc0abdf3-3a88-4cb2-ba79-35fcaebbf7d2"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/wail-of-war-tdm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Wail of War
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Creatures target opponent controls get -1/-1 until end of turn.
• Return up to two target creature cards from your graveyard to your hand.

> *マルドゥの鬨の声は、戦が始まる前から、敵を打ち負かす。*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Soul Manipulation](/printing/soul-manipulation-plst.md) — Instant
2. [Live or Die](/printing/live-or-die-dsk.md) — Instant
3. [Wretched Confluence](/printing/wretched-confluence-cmm.md) — Instant
4. [Tyrant's Scorn](/printing/tyrants-scorn-war.md) — Instant
5. [Fight On!](/printing/fight-on-fin.md) — Instant
6. [Applied Biomancy](/printing/applied-biomancy-rna.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tarkir: Dragonstorm (TDM) #98
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Izzy
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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