---
name: "Alchemist's Gift"
mana_cost: "{B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "M21"
set_name: "Core Set 2021"
collector_number: "87"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Cristi Balanescu"
oracle_id: "4e698713-6203-44f2-b438-1b26b951536d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/alchemists-gift-m21"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Alchemist's Gift
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target creature gets +1/+1 and gains your choice of deathtouch or lifelink until end of turn. (Any amount of damage a creature with deathtouch deals to a creature is enough to destroy it. Damage dealt by a creature with lifelink also causes its controller to gain that much life.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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5. [Rush of Vitality](/printing/rush-of-vitality-klr.md) — Instant
6. [Serpent's Gift](/printing/serpents-gift-m13.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Core Set 2021 (M21) #87
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Cristi Balanescu
- **Total Printings:** 17 across all historical editions

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