---
name: "Wither and Bloom"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "MH3"
set_name: "Modern Horizons 3"
collector_number: "111"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Richard Kane Ferguson"
oracle_id: "cf1e1d8d-c02e-4b66-b1db-49ec48fa4b03"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/wither-and-bloom-mh3"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Wither and Bloom
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target creature gets -3/-3 until end of turn.
{1}{B}, Exile this card from your graveyard: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. Activate only as a sorcery.

> *"Non bisogna piangere per la morte in sé. La vera tragedia è sprecare una morte."
—Dina, studentessa-maga di Germoglioscuro*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Davriel's Withering](/printing/davriels-withering-j21.md) — Instant
2. [Witherbloom Command](/printing/witherbloom-command-soc.md) — Sorcery
3. [Withering Boon](/printing/withering-boon-mir.md) — Instant
4. [Wring Flesh](/printing/wring-flesh-m12.md) — Instant
5. [Strangling Spores](/printing/strangling-spores-m19.md) — Instant
6. [Subtle Strike](/printing/subtle-strike-znr.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Modern Horizons 3 (MH3) #111
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Richard Kane Ferguson
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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