---
name: "Astarion's Thirst"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "CLB"
set_name: "Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate"
collector_number: "114"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Winona Nelson"
oracle_id: "0236ad13-d8e4-49b4-b397-fe2f6136665d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/astarions-thirst-clb"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Astarion's Thirst
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Exile target creature. Put X +1/+1 counters on a commander creature you control, where X is the power of the creature exiled this way.

> *„Hör auf zu bluten. Das lenkt ab."
—Astarion der Dekadente*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ruinous Intrusion](/printing/ruinous-intrusion-lcc.md) — Instant
2. [Cannibalize](/printing/cannibalize-tpr.md) — Sorcery
3. [Deadly Rollick](/printing/deadly-rollick-cmm.md) — Instant
4. [Passionate Archaeologist](/printing/passionate-archaeologist-clb.md) — Legendary Enchantment — Background
5. [Nivmagus Elemental](/printing/nivmagus-elemental-rtr.md) — Creature — Elemental
6. [Tavern Brawler](/printing/tavern-brawler-clb.md) — Legendary Enchantment — Background

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (CLB) #114
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Winona Nelson
- **Total Printings:** 16 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`