---
name: "Consume Spirit"
mana_cost: "{X}{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: []
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "DVD"
set_name: "Duel Decks Anthology: Divine vs. Demonic"
collector_number: "56"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Matt Thompson"
oracle_id: "861fa80d-99e0-4332-a2b8-5aa959fd41a4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/consume-spirit-dvd"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Spend only black mana on X.
Consume Spirit deals X damage to any target and you gain X life.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Drain Life](/printing/drain-life-5ed.md) — Sorcery
2. [Soul Burn](/printing/soul-burn-inv.md) — Sorcery
3. [Devouring Greed](/printing/devouring-greed-mm2.md) — Sorcery — Arcane
4. [Soul Spike](/printing/soul-spike-csp.md) — Instant
5. [Rite of Consumption](/printing/rite-of-consumption-shm.md) — Sorcery
6. [Soul Shred](/printing/soul-shred-me4.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duel Decks Anthology: Divine vs. Demonic (DVD) #56
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Matt Thompson

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

## Official Rulings
- *(2009-10-01)* The amount of life you gain is equal to the number chosen for X, not the amount of damage Consume Spirit deals (in case some of it is prevented).
- *(2009-10-01)* If the targeted permanent or player is an illegal target by the time Consume Spirit would resolve, the entire spell doesn’t resolve. You won’t gain any life.