Languish

Languish

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{2}{B}{B} · Sorcery
Rare · The Hobbit Eternal · Art by Sean Vo
All creatures get -4/-4 until end of turn.
Predicted power
Standard Eng.NLUsr.
Pioneer Eng.NLUsr.
Modern 37 Eng.DUsr.

Toxic Deluge is cheaper, scalable, and scores 70; Languish is a possible budgetless redundancy sweeper but rarely preferable.

Best home Black control sideboardsBand fringeConfidence 74%

Could be wrong if A creature-heavy metagame where paying life is especially punishing could make a fixed -4/-4 effect more attractive.

Legacy 31 Eng.D-Usr.

Toxic Deluge (68) is a turn cheaper and scalable, leaving Languish with only a very narrow no-life-payment niche.

Best home Black control sideboardsBand fringeConfidence 78%

Could be wrong if If low-life control mirrors and small-creature boards become common, avoiding Deluge's life cost could matter more.

Pauper Eng.NLUsr.
Commander 46 Eng.C-Usr.

A clean answer to many developed boards, but it misses larger threats; versus Culling Ritual it gains reach but loses mana and noncreature coverage.

Best home Black creature-control decksBand role-playerConfidence 68%

Could be wrong if Optimized lists may favor more flexible sweepers, scalable X effects, or asymmetrical removal instead.

Limited 80 Eng.A-Usr.

Four mana to erase most small and medium boards is a major swing, especially against tokens, though 4+ toughness creatures can survive.

Best home Any black draft deckBand first-pickConfidence 54%

Could be wrong if The unknown creature-size distribution, speed, and black mana quality could reduce how reliably -4/-4 clears the board.

Creature-toughness sweeper

“A four-mana -4/-4 sweeper is potent in Limited but substantially outclassed by cheaper scalable options in eternal Constructed.”

AI prediction made before release — not a measured result. Real performance data replaces this once the set is legal and tournament results come in.

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