---
name: "Black Sun's Zenith"
mana_cost: "{X}{B}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "MBS"
set_name: "Mirrodin Besieged"
collector_number: "39"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Daniel Ljunggren"
oracle_id: "038c0165-32b6-4e81-8180-604b49905207"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/black-suns-zenith-mbs"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Black Sun's Zenith
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{B}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Put X -1/-1 counters on each creature. Shuffle Black Sun's Zenith into its owner's library.

> *"Under the suns, Mirrodin kneels and begs us for perfection."
—Geth, Lord of the Vault*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Darkness Descends](/printing/darkness-descends-ecl.md) — Sorcery
2. [Black Sun's Twilight](/printing/black-suns-twilight-pone.md) — Instant
3. [Day of Black Sun](/printing/day-of-black-sun-ptla.md) — Sorcery
4. [Retribution of the Ancients](/printing/retribution-of-the-ancients-ktk.md) — Enchantment
5. [Shrivel](/printing/shrivel-m14.md) — Sorcery
6. [Soul Snuffers](/printing/soul-snuffers-eve.md) — Creature — Elemental Shaman

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mirrodin Besieged (MBS) #39
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Daniel Ljunggren
- **Total Printings:** 37 across all historical editions

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