Ruinous Waterbending

{1}{B}{B} · Sorcery — Lesson · from $0.21

As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may waterbend {4}. (While paying a waterbend cost, you can tap your artifacts and creatures to help. Each one pays for {1}.)

All creatures get -2/-2 until end of turn. If this spell's additional cost was paid, whenever a creature dies this turn, you gain 1 life.

Format legality

Standard: Legal
Pioneer: Legal
Modern: Legal
Legacy: Legal
Vintage: Legal
Pauper: Not legal
Premodern: Not legal

Tournament decks playing Ruinous Waterbending

Rakdos Mayhem Devil (Pioneer, 6.2% of the meta): 1 in the sideboard of 75% of lists
Jund Midrange (Pioneer, 5.2% of the meta): 1 in the sideboard of 17% of lists
Rakdos Sacrifice (Pioneer, 3.5% of the meta): 1 in the sideboard of 68% of lists
Abzan Greasefang (Pioneer, 1.5% of the meta): 1 in the sideboard of 60% of lists
Mono-Black Midrange (Pioneer, 1.1% of the meta): 1 in the sideboard of 57% of lists
Dimir Control (Pioneer, 0.9% of the meta): 1 in the sideboard of 100% of lists
Rakdos Midrange (Pioneer, 0.7% of the meta): 1 in the sideboard of 60% of lists
Rakdos Creativity (Pioneer, 0.7% of the meta): 1 in the sideboard of 100% of lists
Esper Midrange (Pioneer, 0.2% of the meta): 1 in the sideboard of 11% of lists
Golgari Food (Pioneer, 0.2% of the meta): 1 in the sideboard of 25% of lists
Abzan Nic Fit (Legacy, 0.1% of the meta): 1 in the sideboard of 100% of lists
Soultrader Combo (Modern, 0.1% of the meta): 1 in the sideboard of 20% of lists

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