Wither: Difference between revisions

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Wither is a keyword ability first introduced in Shadowmoor. Wither was featured as rules card 6 of 6 in the Shadowmoor set and 6 of 8 in the Eventide set.

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Wither's effect applies to any damage, not just combat damage.
The -1/-1 counters remain on the creature indefinitely. They won't be removed if the creature regenerates or the turn ends.
Since damage from a source with wither is real damage, it follows all the other rules for damage. It can be prevented or redirected. When it's dealt, it will cause lifelink and other similar abilities to trigger.
If the source of the damage is still in play at the time that damage is dealt, its characteristics are checked to see if it has wither. If the source has left play by then, its last known information is used.
Damage from sources with wither affects players and planeswalkers normally.

The latest reminder text for Wither reads "This deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters".

There is a total of 33 cards that involve wither, which divide by color as such:

Creatures

Enchantments

Artifacts

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 {{rules|text='''From the [[Comprehensive Rules]]''':
-*'''702.78.''' Wither
+*'''702.79.''' Wither
-**'''702.78a''' Wither is a static ability. Damage dealt to a creature by a source with wither isn’t marked on that creature. Rather, it causes that many -1/-1 counters to be put on that creature. See rule 119.3.
+**'''702.79a''' Wither is a static ability. Damage dealt to a creature by a source with wither isn’t marked on that creature. Rather, it causes that many -1/-1 counters to be put on that creature. See rule 119.3.
-**'''702.78b''' If a permanent leaves the battlefield before an effect causes it to deal damage, its last known information is used to determine whether it had wither.
+**'''702.79b''' If a permanent leaves the battlefield before an effect causes it to deal damage, its last known information is used to determine whether it had wither.
-**'''702.78c''' The wither rules function no matter what zone an object with wither deals damage from.
+**'''702.79c''' The wither rules function no matter what zone an object with wither deals damage from.
-**'''702.78d''' Multiple instances of wither on the same object are redundant.
+**'''702.79d''' Multiple instances of wither on the same object are redundant.
 }}