---
name: "Bargain"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: []
set: "S99"
set_name: "Starter 1999"
collector_number: "7"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Phil Foglio"
oracle_id: "a0dd88f6-6e36-40ce-bac2-a0db2b0117b6"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/bargain-s99"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Bargain
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Target opponent draws a card.
You gain 7 life.

> *Bargaining with a goblin is like trading with a child; both believe they already own everything.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Yawgmoth's Bargain](/printing/yawgmoths-bargain-uds.md) — Enchantment
2. [Last Caress](/printing/last-caress-apc.md) — Sorcery
3. [Cruel Bargain](/printing/cruel-bargain-vma.md) — Sorcery
4. [Armistice](/printing/armistice-mmq.md) — Enchantment
5. [Union of the Third Path](/printing/union-of-the-third-path-bro.md) — Instant
6. [Cost of Brilliance](/printing/cost-of-brilliance-sos.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Starter 1999 (S99) #7
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Phil Foglio
- **Total Printings:** 8 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`