---
name: "Absorb Vis"
mana_cost: "{6}{B}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Landcycling", "Basic landcycling", "Typecycling", "Cycling"]
set: "DDK"
set_name: "Duel Decks: Sorin vs. Tibalt"
collector_number: "31"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Brandon Kitkouski"
oracle_id: "04ea7e88-7ea5-4b4c-9a7c-2a6ac0bc0682"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/absorb-vis-ddk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Absorb Vis
- **Mana Cost:** `{6}{B}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Landcycling, Basic landcycling, Typecycling, Cycling

## Oracle Text
Target player loses 4 life and you gain 4 life.
Basic landcycling {1}{B} ({1}{B}, Discard this card: Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Soul Feast](/printing/soul-feast-9ed.md) — Sorcery
2. [Syphon Life](/printing/syphon-life-eve.md) — Sorcery
3. [Sovereign's Bite](/printing/sovereigns-bite-m19.md) — Sorcery
4. [Last Caress](/printing/last-caress-apc.md) — Sorcery
5. [Essence Drain](/printing/essence-drain-m13.md) — Sorcery
6. [Sylvan Bounty](/printing/sylvan-bounty-mma.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duel Decks: Sorin vs. Tibalt (DDK) #31
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Brandon Kitkouski
- **Total Printings:** 16 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `legal`