---
name: "Words of Waste"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "ONS"
set_name: "Onslaught"
collector_number: "182"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Jerry Tiritilli"
oracle_id: "3fe5cfcd-b25f-49d8-9f60-8b4c388a9c68"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/words-of-waste-ons"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Words of Waste
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
{1}: The next time you would draw a card this turn, each opponent discards a card instead.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Waste Not](/printing/waste-not-m15.md) — Enchantment
2. [Mind Ravel](/printing/mind-ravel-5ed.md) — Sorcery
3. [Oppression](/printing/oppression-sld.md) — Enchantment
4. [Syphon Mind](/printing/syphon-mind-ons.md) — Sorcery
5. [Waste Away](/printing/waste-away-tor.md) — Instant
6. [Specter's Wail](/printing/specters-wail-mmq.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Onslaught (ONS) #182
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Jerry Tiritilli
- **Total Printings:** 9 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: `legal`