---
name: "Witch Engine"
mana_cost: "{5}{B}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Horror"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Landwalk", "Swampwalk"]
set: "USG"
set_name: "Urza's Saga"
collector_number: "169"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Kev Walker"
oracle_id: "48adccf6-adb4-49b2-b013-4dc5e0fc7bcb"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/witch-engine-usg"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Witch Engine
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{B}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Horror
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4
- **Keywords:** Landwalk, Swampwalk

## Oracle Text
Swampwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Swamp.)
{T}: Add {B}{B}{B}{B}. Target opponent gains control of this creature. (Activate only as an instant.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Dirtwater Wraith](/printing/dirtwater-wraith-plst.md) — Creature — Wraith
2. [Bog Wraith](/printing/bog-wraith-8ed.md) — Creature — Wraith
3. [Bog Tatters](/printing/bog-tatters-zen.md) — Creature — Wraith
4. [Odylic Wraith](/printing/odylic-wraith-wth.md) — Creature — Wraith
5. [Raiding Nightstalker](/printing/raiding-nightstalker-p02.md) — Creature — Nightstalker
6. [Whispering Shade](/printing/whispering-shade-ody.md) — Creature — Shade

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Urza's Saga (USG) #169
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Kev Walker
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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