---
name: "Consumed by History"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "YSOS"
set_name: "Alchemy: Secrets of Strixhaven"
collector_number: "8"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Elizabeth Peiró"
oracle_id: "57fb51a2-9702-4d49-9fd7-ac59319607dd"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/consumed-by-history-ysos"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Consumed by History
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Until end of turn, whenever a nontoken creature dies, it perpetually gains unearth {5}.
Consumed by History deals 3 damage to each creature.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Brackwater Elemental](/printing/brackwater-elemental-ddh.md) — Creature — Elemental
2. [Perennial Behemoth](/printing/perennial-behemoth-otc.md) — Artifact Creature — Beast
3. [Anathemancer](/printing/anathemancer-f10.md) — Creature — Zombie Wizard
4. [Undead Leotau](/printing/undead-leotau-ala.md) — Creature — Zombie Cat
5. [Highway Reaver](/printing/highway-reaver-ydft.md) — Creature — Scorpion Dragon
6. [Scrapwork Rager](/printing/scrapwork-rager-plst.md) — Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Horror

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alchemy: Secrets of Strixhaven (YSOS) #8
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Elizabeth Peiró

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