---
name: "Certain Death"
mana_cost: "{5}{B}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "EMN"
set_name: "Eldritch Moon"
collector_number: "84"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Kev Walker"
oracle_id: "1d4b8a31-6500-4e3d-bcaf-f6f184d7743e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/certain-death-emn"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Certain Death
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{B}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Destroy target creature. Its controller loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.

> *Algunos espíritus se aferran a alguien y se alimentan del creciente miedo hasta el último momento, en el que el terror lo consume todo.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Death's Caress](/printing/deaths-caress-dka.md) — Sorcery
2. [Sip of Hemlock](/printing/sip-of-hemlock-ths.md) — Sorcery
3. [Lich's Caress](/printing/lichs-caress-m19.md) — Sorcery
4. [Death Cultist](/printing/death-cultist-roe.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
5. [Geth's Verdict](/printing/geths-verdict-nph.md) — Instant
6. [Misfortune's Gain](/printing/misfortunes-gain-me3.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Eldritch Moon (EMN) #84
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Kev Walker
- **Total Printings:** 31 across all historical editions

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