Languish
Commander 2016 114 • rare
- Set
- Commander 2016
- Collector number
- 114
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Jeff Simpson
- Market price
- $0.40
What it does
All creatures get -4/-4 until end of turn.
Life is such a fragile thing.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Languish was reprinted in the Commander 2016 set as part of the 'Open Hostage' deck, originally debuting in the Magic Origins set in 2015. The card was designed as a strategic board wipe, offering a moderate power-level alternative to more expensive or unrestricted sweepers like Wrath of God. By imposing a -4/-4 penalty to all creatures, it effectively clears the board of most utility creatures and mid-sized threats while remaining accessible for standard and eternal formats.
The artwork was commissioned from Jeff Simpson, who chose a haunting, atmospheric aesthetic to convey the card's theme of decay and despair. Simpson's illustration emphasizes a somber, desaturated color palette that visually interprets the mechanical impact of the spell. Upon its release, the card was well-received by the player base for its tactical utility and its role as a reliable, mid-cost solution in various deck archetypes.
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