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Withering Boon {1}{B}

Instant

🏷️ Instant-speed enabler🏷️ Counterspell

As an additional cost to cast this spell, pay 3 life. Counter target creature spell.

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Mirage

English · 1996-10-08

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standardNOT LEGALpioneerNOT LEGALmodernNOT LEGALlegacyLEGALvintageLEGALcommanderLEGAL

💡 Not Standard legal because this card is from Mirage (released 1996-10-08), which has rotated out of Standard.

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Oracle source: Scryfall / Wizards
Oracle updated: July 6, 2026
Legality source: Scryfall
Legality checked: July 6, 2026
Price source: tcgcsv / TCGplayer
Price synced: Aug 23, 2026
Scryfall ID: 6e6499cb-6073-4c94-8c82-47f489094df5
Oracle ID: 6d87415b-0618-48e1-9510-320c4611ecda
TCGplayer ID: 5299

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