---
name: "Cannibalize"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "STH"
set_name: "Stronghold"
collector_number: "53"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Robert Bliss"
oracle_id: "bf044267-92b9-4983-964f-2bc4ecf76bce"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cannibalize-sth"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Choose two target creatures controlled by the same player. Exile one of those creatures and put two +1/+1 counters on the other.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Spike Cannibal](/printing/spike-cannibal-exo.md) — Creature — Spike
2. [Voracious Null](/printing/voracious-null-plst.md) — Creature — Zombie
3. [Hungry Ghoul](/printing/hungry-ghoul-fdn.md) — Creature — Zombie
4. [Soul Exchange](/printing/soul-exchange-me2.md) — Sorcery
5. [Barrin's Spite](/printing/barrins-spite-inv.md) — Sorcery
6. [Devour Flesh](/printing/devour-flesh-pio.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Stronghold (STH) #53
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Robert Bliss
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

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