---
name: "Agonizing Syphon"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "M20"
set_name: "Core Set 2020"
collector_number: "83"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Seb McKinnon"
oracle_id: "11669fe5-9298-4e1a-a4f7-6a4598dbc8dd"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/agonizing-syphon-m20"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Agonizing Syphon
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Agonizing Syphon deals 3 damage to any target and you gain 3 life.

> *"Your death will take a mere moment, but it will feel like an eternity."
—Vilis, Broker of Blood*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Essence Drain](/printing/essence-drain-m13.md) — Sorcery
2. [Essence Extraction](/printing/essence-extraction-klr.md) — Instant
3. [Sorin's Thirst](/printing/sorins-thirst-m12.md) — Instant
4. [Sovereign's Bite](/printing/sovereigns-bite-m19.md) — Sorcery
5. [Taste of Blood](/printing/taste-of-blood-m12.md) — Sorcery
6. [Rhystic Syphon](/printing/rhystic-syphon-pcy.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Core Set 2020 (M20) #83
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Seb McKinnon
- **Total Printings:** 18 across all historical editions

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