Languish

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Languish: Sorcery, Jumpstart. All creatures get -4/-4 until end of turn. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{B}{B}
Mana value
4
Type
Sorcery
Colour identity
Black (B)
Rarity
Rare
Set
Jumpstart (JMP)
Released
2020-07-17
Collector number
246
Artist
Jeff Simpson
Commander rank
5,680 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Languish

Languish is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black sorcery from Jumpstart (JMP), a draft-focused set released in July 2020. It is collector number 246 in that set, with art by Jeff Simpson. It costs {2}{B}{B} (two generic and two black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 9 sets, from Magic Origins (2015) to The Hobbit Eternal (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.41 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

All creatures get -4/-4 until end of turn.

Life is such a fragile thing.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.41 (as of 2026-11-11).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Languish by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Languish

Languish has been printed in 9 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
The Hobbit Eternal (HOC) #187Rare2026
Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) #202Rare2023
Game Night (GNT) #31Rare2018
Commander Anthology Volume II (CM2) #67Rare2018
Commander 2016 (C16) #114Rare2016
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #57592Rare2015
Magic Origins (ORI) #105Rare2015
Magic Origins Promos (PORI) #105Rare2015
Magic Origins Promos (PORI) #105sRare2015

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