Ruinous Waterbending

{1}{B}{B} · Sorcery — Lesson

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.

LegacyLegal

VintageLegal

ModernLegal

PioneerLegal

StandardLegal

PauperNot legal

PremodernNot legal

cEDHLegal

Where it’s played now

Inclusion by archetype

% of archetype's lists running it · last 30 days · n=107 decks

Archetype	Format	Inclusion	Copies	Decks (n)
Golgari Scam	Modern	100%	1×	20
Mono Black Midrange	Legacy	100%	1×	1
Jund Nic Fit	Legacy	50%	1×	4
Rakdos Scam	Modern	40%	1×	5
Samwise	Modern	30.6%	1×	49
Jund Midrange	Modern	14.3%	1×	7
Rakdos Shadow	Modern	14.3%	1×	7
Golgari Zenith	Legacy	7.1%	1×	14

Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · MTGO + papercasthaven.com

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