Magic: The Gathering

Words of Waste

Onslaught 182 • rare

Set: Onslaught
Collector number: 182
Rarity: Rare
Mana cost: 2 generic mana black mana
Type: Enchantment
Colors: Black
Artist: Jerry Tiritilli
Market price: $5.60

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$5.60market price via TCGplayer · Aug 7, 2026$5.31 – $5.60 over the tracked period

$5.60Aug 7, 2026

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Lore

Why it matters

As an enchantment from the 2002 *Onslaught* set, Words of Waste is a notable part of the "Words" cycle, which allowed players to replace card draws with various utility effects. Collectors and players often value this card for its potential in synergy-heavy formats, where its ability to force opponents to discard cards creates a powerful form of repeatable disruption.

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Card face

What it does

1 generic mana: The next time you would draw a card this turn, each opponent discards a card instead.

"Terror corrupts order and paralyzes instinct."— *Volume III, The Book of Decay*

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Formats

Where you can play it

Tournament legality for Words of Waste across the formats players actually play.

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Words of Waste was released in 2002 as part of the Onslaught expansion for Magic: The Gathering. Set in the plane of Otaria, the expansion focused heavily on the tribal warfare and the return of iconic creature types. The card was designed as a rare enchantment, functioning within the game's black color identity to force card discard as a strategic penalty, reflecting the destructive and decaying themes prominent throughout the set's narrative arc.

The artwork was provided by Jerry Tiritilli, a long-time contributor to the game whose style often leaned into visceral and dark fantasy aesthetics. Tiritilli aimed to visually capture the essence of 'waste' through decaying imagery, aligning the card's visual identity with its mechanical focus on resource depletion. Upon release, the card became a notable inclusion for players interested in combo-oriented decks, particularly those leveraging the discard mechanic to trigger other beneficial effects.

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