Void Winnower — Magic: The Gathering card

Void Winnower

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Creature — Eldrazi

Your opponents can't cast spells with even mana values. (Zero is even.)<br>Your opponents can't block with creatures with even mana values.

Set Pioneer Masters
Rarity Mythic Rare
Artist Chase Stone

Why Play Void Winnower

Nine mana buys you one of the most oppressive stax effects in Magic, shutting down roughly half of your opponents' spells and blockers permanently. The card excels in ramp strategies that can deploy it early, particularly those using Sol Ring, mana dorks, or land acceleration to cast it turns ahead of schedule. Once resolved, it creates immediate pressure while locking opponents out of key interaction spells like Counterspell, Wrath of God, and many removal options, forcing them into suboptimal plays with their remaining odd-cost cards.

Format Notes

Commander represents this card's strongest home, where the multiplayer environment amplifies its asymmetrical hate effect and the format's higher life totals provide time to ramp into nine mana. Pioneer and Modern occasionally see it in big mana decks like Eldrazi Tron or through Show and Tell effects, though the faster pace limits its impact. The card has avoided bans across all formats, remaining a powerful but fair threat that requires significant mana investment.

Combos & Synergies

Show and Tell provides the classic cheat-into-play effect, letting you deploy Void Winnower while opponents struggle to answer with even-cost removal. Eldrazi Temple and Eye of Ugin accelerate the casting cost significantly in dedicated Eldrazi builds. Knowledge Pool creates a particularly cruel lock, since opponents can't cast the exiled even-cost spells and must rely entirely on odd-cost cards from their hands under the Pool's restriction.

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Creature Modern Pioneer Commander