---
name: "Ancient Craving"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "A25"
set_name: "Masters 25"
collector_number: "79"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Rob Alexander"
oracle_id: "78725353-9274-420a-b722-add0f43c444e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ancient-craving-a25"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
You draw three cards and you lose 3 life.

> *Knowledge demands sacrifice.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ambition's Cost](/printing/ambitions-cost-8ed.md) — Sorcery
2. [Harrowing Journey](/printing/harrowing-journey-dka.md) — Sorcery
3. [Cruel Bargain](/printing/cruel-bargain-vma.md) — Sorcery
4. [Succumb to Temptation](/printing/succumb-to-temptation-emn.md) — Instant
5. [Greed](/printing/greed-leg.md) — Enchantment
6. [Sanguimancy](/printing/sanguimancy-bng.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Masters 25 (A25) #79
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Rob Alexander
- **Total Printings:** 48 across all historical editions

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