---
name: "Consult the Necrosages"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "RAV"
set_name: "Ravnica: City of Guilds"
collector_number: "199"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Paolo Parente"
oracle_id: "c9edddb4-0d60-4d21-8887-51d943c6a31f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/consult-the-necrosages-rav"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Consult the Necrosages
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Target player draws two cards.
• Target player discards two cards.

> *Niedere Ränge der Dimir sehen und hören ihren Gildenmeister nie. Alle Befehle werden ihnen von geheimnisvollen Todesweisen überbracht, die aus den Schatten auftauchen, knapp ein Kommando geben und dann wieder mit der Dunkelheit verschmelzen.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Shredder's Revenge](/printing/shredders-revenge-tmt.md) — Sorcery
2. [Seeker's Folly](/printing/seekers-folly-fdn.md) — Sorcery
3. [Dimir Guildmage](/printing/dimir-guildmage-mm2.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Necrogen Spellbomb](/printing/necrogen-spellbomb-mrd.md) — Artifact
5. [Careful Study](/printing/careful-study-sld.md) — Sorcery
6. [Mindculling](/printing/mindculling-nph.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ravnica: City of Guilds (RAV) #199
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Paolo Parente
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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