---
name: "Binding Negotiation"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "OTJ"
set_name: "Outlaws of Thunder Junction"
collector_number: "78"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Caroline Gariba"
oracle_id: "86dc3a41-4fb9-4b1f-8279-2b5edbc7e170"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/binding-negotiation-otj"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Binding Negotiation
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Target opponent reveals their hand. You may choose a nonland card from it. If you do, they discard it. Otherwise, you may put a face-up exiled card they own into their graveyard.

> *"The tighter I bind them, the looser their tongues become."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Lay Bare the Heart](/printing/lay-bare-the-heart-akh.md) — Sorcery
2. [Ostracize](/printing/ostracize-ulg.md) — Sorcery
3. [Castigate](/printing/castigate-gpt.md) — Sorcery
4. [Specter's Shriek](/printing/specters-shriek-eld.md) — Sorcery
5. [Aggressive Negotiations](/printing/aggressive-negotiations-tdm.md) — Sorcery
6. [Despise](/printing/despise-ktk.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Outlaws of Thunder Junction (OTJ) #78
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Caroline Gariba
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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