---
name: "Yawgmoth's Edict"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "USG"
set_name: "Urza's Saga"
collector_number: "170"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Scott Kirschner"
oracle_id: "544eca0d-63cd-4cc5-9318-c2006cdec170"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/yawgmoths-edict-usg"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Yawgmoth's Edict
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
Whenever an opponent casts a white spell, that player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Havoc](/printing/havoc-tmp.md) — Enchantment
2. [Stromgald Cabal](/printing/stromgald-cabal-wc99.md) — Creature — Human Knight
3. [Dread of Night](/printing/dread-of-night-6ed.md) — Enchantment
4. [Kambal, Consul of Allocation](/printing/kambal-consul-of-allocation-kld.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Advisor
5. [Noxious Grasp](/printing/noxious-grasp-m20.md) — Instant
6. [Tainted Remedy](/printing/tainted-remedy-ori.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Urza's Saga (USG) #170
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Scott Kirschner
- **Total Printings:** 20 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`