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Withering Boon

{1}{B}

Instant

MIRMirage#152uncommon

"Life for life: this is the immutable law." —Panya, Granger Guildmage

Finishes
Nonfoil
Border
black
Frame
1997
Pull rate
~1 in 12–37
Illustrator
Robert Bliss
Found in
Mirage Starter Deck · Mirage Booster Pack
Printings1EDHREC rank#5,151
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
As an additional cost to cast this spell, pay 3 life. Counter target creature spell.
Plays as:
Counterspell
Market · per finishspark updated 11h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil-4.8%
$12.41
$8.99 low$1.99 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$12.41· across 1 printing· you're viewing it

Rulings

2 · latest Apr 1, 2008
  • WotCApr 1, 2008

    A “creature spell” is any spell with the type Creature, even if it has other types such as Artifact or Enchantment. Older cards of type Summon are also Creature spells.

  • WotCNov 1, 2005

    The payment of 3 life is an additional cost of casting the spell.