---
name: "Bladebrand"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "M20-86"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Winona Nelson"
oracle_id: "b9cf9f1e-0280-43b6-9d58-262052dcb8a8"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/bladebrand-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Bladebrand
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target creature gains deathtouch until end of turn.
Draw a card.

> *"One knife, two knives, three knives, four—which will drop you to the floor?"*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Poison the Blade](/printing/poison-the-blade-clb.md) — Instant
2. [Serpent's Gift](/printing/serpents-gift-m13.md) — Instant
3. [Mardu Hateblade](/printing/mardu-hateblade-ktk.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
4. [Lace with Moonglove](/printing/lace-with-moonglove-lrw.md) — Instant
5. [Lash of Thorns](/printing/lash-of-thorns-eld.md) — Instant
6. [Onyx Mage](/printing/onyx-mage-m12.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #M20-86
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Winona Nelson
- **Total Printings:** 52 across all historical editions

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