Spinning Darkness
Instant, {4}{B}{B}
Oracle Text
You may exile the top three black cards of your graveyard rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Spinning Darkness deals 3 damage to target nonblack creature. You gain 3 life.
Power Level
Competitive Utilization
| Format | Archetype | Tier | Copies | Deck % | Board | Real Freq |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pauper | Golgari Gardens(3.6%) | B | 1.0 | 85% | Main | 0.85 |
| premodern | Mono-Black Midrange(5.8%) | B | 1.4 | 45% | Side | 0.63 |
| pauper | Black Sacrifice(0.2%) | C | 1.7 | 43% | Side | 0.73 |
| premodern | Zombies(0.6%) | C | 2.0 | 33% | Side | 0.66 |
| premodern | Rakdos Midrange(0.5%) | C | 2.0 | 33% | Side | 0.66 |
| premodern | Dimir Midrange(0.0%) | D | 1.0 | 100% | Side | 1.00 |
| cedh | Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel(0.1%) | 1.0 | 4% | Main | 0.04 |
Format Guides
- cEDH tier list & top cards · played in Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel — cEDH deck guide
- Pauper metagame breakdown · played in Golgari Gardens — Pauper deck guide, Black Sacrifice — Pauper deck guide
- Premodern top decks · played in Mono-Black Midrange — Premodern deck guide, Zombies — Premodern deck guide