---
name: "Ad Nauseam"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "SOA"
set_name: "Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive"
collector_number: "25"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Matthew G. Lewis"
oracle_id: "981b0e21-e5e6-4a1e-bfde-679d56623f7f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ad-nauseam-soa"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Ad Nauseam
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Reveal the top card of your library and put that card into your hand. You lose life equal to its mana value. You may repeat this process any number of times.

> *"Alcune aree sono proibite per proteggere i libri. Altre per proteggere gli studenti."
-Isabough, archivista del Biblioplex*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Dark Tutelage](/printing/dark-tutelage-m11.md) — Enchantment
2. [Spoils of the Vault](/printing/spoils-of-the-vault-mrd.md) — Instant
3. [Bitter Revelation](/printing/bitter-revelation-cmr.md) — Sorcery
4. [Baneful Omen](/printing/baneful-omen-roe.md) — Enchantment
5. [Dark Confidant](/printing/dark-confidant-mm2.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
6. [Reviving Vapors](/printing/reviving-vapors-inv.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive (SOA) #25
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Matthew G. Lewis
- **Total Printings:** 22 across all historical editions

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