---
name: "Bite of the Black Rose"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Will of the council"]
set: "CNS"
set_name: "Conspiracy"
collector_number: "26"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Franz Vohwinkel"
oracle_id: "4db04e23-e1da-4c41-9dba-5502dfff73fb"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/bite-of-the-black-rose-cns"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Bite of the Black Rose
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Will of the council

## Oracle Text
Will of the council — Starting with you, each player votes for sickness or psychosis. If sickness gets more votes, creatures your opponents control get -2/-2 until end of turn. If psychosis gets more votes or the vote is tied, each opponent discards two cards.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Tyrant's Choice](/printing/tyrants-choice-cns.md) — Sorcery
2. [Capital Punishment](/printing/capital-punishment-cn2.md) — Sorcery
3. [Grudge Keeper](/printing/grudge-keeper-cns.md) — Creature — Zombie Wizard
4. [Council's Judgment](/printing/councils-judgment-cns.md) — Sorcery
5. [Mob Verdict](/printing/mob-verdict-mkc.md) — Sorcery
6. [Path of the Schemer](/printing/path-of-the-schemer-moc.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Conspiracy (CNS) #26
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Franz Vohwinkel
- **Total Printings:** 3 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`