---
name: "Bleeding Edge"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Amass"]
set: "WAR"
set_name: "War of the Spark"
collector_number: "78"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Mike Bierek"
oracle_id: "308e551a-6d60-4a28-9e22-1181995ca068"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/bleeding-edge-war"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Bleeding Edge
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Amass

## Oracle Text
Up to one target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn. Amass Zombies 2. (Put two +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also a Zombie. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Zombie Army creature token first.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Widespread Brutality](/printing/widespread-brutality-pwar.md) — Sorcery
2. [Relentless Advance](/printing/relentless-advance-war.md) — Sorcery
3. [Vizier of the Scorpion](/printing/vizier-of-the-scorpion-war.md) — Creature — Zombie Wizard
4. [Gleaming Overseer](/printing/gleaming-overseer-war.md) — Creature — Zombie Wizard
5. [Dreadhorde Twins](/printing/dreadhorde-twins-war.md) — Creature — Zombie Jackal Warrior
6. [Lazotep Reaver](/printing/lazotep-reaver-war.md) — Creature — Zombie Beast

## Printing Details
- **Set:** War of the Spark (WAR) #78
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Mike Bierek
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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