---
name: "Caress of Phyrexia"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "ONC"
set_name: "Phyrexia: All Will Be One Commander"
collector_number: "92"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Karl Kopinski"
oracle_id: "8253fcac-0c07-41e8-afa4-34021f9ef6f4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/caress-of-phyrexia-onc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Caress of Phyrexia
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Target player draws three cards, loses 3 life, and gets three poison counters.

> *"I am weak. Make . . . me . . . ideal."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Harrowing Journey](/printing/harrowing-journey-dka.md) — Sorcery
2. [Prologue to Phyresis](/printing/prologue-to-phyresis-one.md) — Instant
3. [Feed the Infection](/printing/feed-the-infection-one.md) — Sorcery
4. [Last Caress](/printing/last-caress-apc.md) — Sorcery
5. [Phyrexian Tyranny](/printing/phyrexian-tyranny-2x2.md) — Enchantment
6. [Ancient Craving](/printing/ancient-craving-a25.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Phyrexia: All Will Be One Commander (ONC) #92
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Karl Kopinski
- **Total Printings:** 17 across all historical editions

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