Wither
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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Rulings
- The damage is still dealt as damage, and as such it can be prevented or redirected as normal. If not prevented or redirected, it turns into -1/-1 counters.
- Damage to a player or planeswalker is dealt normally.
Reminder text
The latest reminder text for Wither reads "This deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters".
Example
Color percentages
There is a total of 33 cards that involve wither, which divide by color as such:
- Multicolor = 30 %
- Black = 21 %
- Red = 21 %
- Artifact = 15 %
- Green = 13 %