---
name: "Withering Wisps"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "ICE"
set_name: "Ice Age"
collector_number: "168"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "NéNé Thomas"
oracle_id: "ce65c6ed-e5d4-48d8-b569-4e2774b2912c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/withering-wisps-ice"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Withering Wisps
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of the end step, if no creatures are on the battlefield, sacrifice this enchantment.
{B}: This enchantment deals 1 damage to each creature and each player. Activate no more times each turn than the number of snow Swamps you control.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Pestilence](/printing/pestilence-brb.md) — Enchantment
2. [Festering Evil](/printing/festering-evil-wth.md) — Enchantment
3. [Season of the Witch](/printing/season-of-the-witch-drk.md) — Enchantment
4. [Midnight Banshee](/printing/midnight-banshee-mm2.md) — Creature — Spirit
5. [Withering Curse](/printing/withering-curse-sos.md) — Sorcery
6. [Withering Torment](/printing/withering-torment-msc.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ice Age (ICE) #168
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** NéNé Thomas
- **Total Printings:** 7 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`