Wilt in the Heat
Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS) #243 · Common · Instant
Mana cost: {2}{R}{W}
This spell costs {2} less to cast if one or more cards left your graveyard this turn.
Wilt in the Heat deals 5 damage to target creature. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead.
"'It'll be fun,' they said. 'The Fields are full of dead things,' they said."
Illustrated by Raluca Marinescu · Released April 24, 2026
Prices
- Nonfoil: $0.09 USD · €0.05 EUR
- Foil: $0.15 USD · €0.10 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 25, 2026: no net change at $0.09 USD; low $0.07 USD, high $0.09 USD.
Printings
- Secrets of Strixhaven #243 (this printing) · Common · 2026 · $0.09 USD
Legality
- Standard: Legal
- Alchemy: Legal
- Pioneer: Legal
- Historic: Legal
- Modern: Legal
- Brawl: Legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2026-03-20 · wotc — To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions (such as that of Wilt in the Heat's first ability). The mana value of the spell is determined by only its mana cost, no matter what the total cost to cast that spell was.
Played in these commander decks
- Quintorius, History Chaser · in 6% of 49 decks