---
name: "Burden of Greed"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "DST"
set_name: "Darksteel"
collector_number: "38"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Vance Kovacs"
oracle_id: "a80c13db-949d-4784-8177-04aaa22b96b0"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/burden-of-greed-dst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Burden of Greed
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target player loses 1 life for each tapped artifact they control.

> *« Riche ou pauvre, un mort n'est qu'un mort. » —Geth, gardien du Caveau*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Monumental Corruption](/printing/monumental-corruption-onc.md) — Sorcery
2. [Irradiate](/printing/irradiate-mrd.md) — Instant
3. [Builder's Bane](/printing/builders-bane-mir.md) — Sorcery
4. [Tidy Conclusion](/printing/tidy-conclusion-plst.md) — Instant
5. [Spoils of Evil](/printing/spoils-of-evil-ice.md) — Instant
6. [Glissa's Scorn](/printing/glissas-scorn-nph.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Darksteel (DST) #38
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Vance Kovacs
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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