---
name: "Withering Torment"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "MSC"
set_name: "Marvel Super Heroes Commander"
collector_number: "162"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "John Tyler Christopher"
oracle_id: "ffce81c5-1b58-4882-a4e7-6f8d7cb170de"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/withering-torment-msc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Withering Torment
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Destroy target creature or enchantment. You lose 2 life.

> *"Hell is real, Richards. I will show you!"
—Doctor Doom*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Infernal Grasp](/printing/infernal-grasp-omb.md) — Instant
2. [Sip of Hemlock](/printing/sip-of-hemlock-ths.md) — Sorcery
3. [Devour in Shadow](/printing/devour-in-shadow-5dn.md) — Instant
4. [Withering Boon](/printing/withering-boon-mir.md) — Instant
5. [Mortify](/printing/mortify-ltc.md) — Instant
6. [Feed the Swarm](/printing/feed-the-swarm-ltc.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Marvel Super Heroes Commander (MSC) #162
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** John Tyler Christopher
- **Total Printings:** 18 across all historical editions

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