---
name: "Bad Deal"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}{B}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "M21"
set_name: "Core Set 2021"
collector_number: "89"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Zoltan Boros"
oracle_id: "47258c3e-b4a7-466d-9464-3924f75d9293"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/bad-deal-m21"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Bad Deal
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}{B}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
You draw two cards and each opponent discards two cards. Each player loses 2 life.

> *Esistono ancora luoghi dove un sorriso e una stretta di mano sono tutto quel che serve per stringere un accordo.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Dark Deal](/printing/dark-deal-sld.md) — Sorcery
2. [Crushing Disappointment](/printing/crushing-disappointment-stx.md) — Instant
3. [Cut a Deal](/printing/cut-a-deal-msc.md) — Sorcery
4. [Risky Shortcut](/printing/risky-shortcut-dft.md) — Sorcery
5. [Painful Lesson](/printing/painful-lesson-plst.md) — Sorcery
6. [Urza's Guilt](/printing/urzas-guilt-pls.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Core Set 2021 (M21) #89
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Zoltan Boros
- **Total Printings:** 13 across all historical editions

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