---
name: "Wilt in the Heat"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}{W}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R", "W"]
color_identity: ["R", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "SOS"
set_name: "Secrets of Strixhaven"
collector_number: "243"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Raluca Marinescu"
oracle_id: "3bed0b60-5944-44bb-9ddd-c82f323e6d20"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/wilt-in-the-heat-sos"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Wilt in the Heat
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}{W}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
This spell costs {2} less to cast if one or more cards left your graveyard this turn.
Wilt in the Heat deals 5 damage to target creature. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead.

> *"'It'll be fun,' they said. 'The Fields are full of dead things,' they said."*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS) #243
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Raluca Marinescu

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