---
name: "Weight of Spires"
mana_cost: "{R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "DIS"
set_name: "Dissension"
collector_number: "78"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Michael Sutfin"
oracle_id: "722324de-3e77-4a22-aa07-7f8a21be76c2"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/weight-of-spires-dis"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Weight of Spires
- **Mana Cost:** `{R}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Weight of Spires deals damage to target creature equal to the number of nonbasic lands that creature's controller controls.

> *"Al fin, un buen uso para un tribunal azorio." —Ghut Rak, mago del gremio Gruul*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Stonefury](/printing/stonefury-bfz.md) — Instant
2. [Ground Assault](/printing/ground-assault-znc.md) — Sorcery
3. [Price of Progress](/printing/price-of-progress-td0.md) — Instant
4. [Spire Barrage](/printing/spire-barrage-ddi.md) — Sorcery
5. [Rumbling Rockslide](/printing/rumbling-rockslide-lci.md) — Sorcery
6. [Primal Order](/printing/primal-order-hml.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dissension (DIS) #78
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Michael Sutfin
- **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`