---
name: "Contract from Below"
mana_cost: "{B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "3ED"
set_name: "Revised Edition"
collector_number: "97"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Douglas Shuler"
oracle_id: "9e0ed4b0-28b5-44be-ab83-f1e8eb07138d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/contract-from-below-3ed"
legalities:
  commander: "banned"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "banned"
  vintage: "banned"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Contract from Below
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Remove this card from your deck before playing if you're not playing for ante.
Discard your hand, ante the top card of your library, then draw seven cards.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Darkpact](/printing/darkpact-leb.md) — Sorcery
2. [Demonic Attorney](/printing/demonic-attorney-cei.md) — Sorcery
3. [Rebirth](/printing/rebirth-4ed.md) — Sorcery
4. [Jeweled Bird](/printing/jeweled-bird-arn.md) — Artifact
5. [Amulet of Quoz](/printing/amulet-of-quoz-ice.md) — Artifact
6. [Tempest Efreet](/printing/tempest-efreet-4ed.md) — Creature — Efreet

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Revised Edition (3ED) #97
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Douglas Shuler
- **Total Printings:** 13 across all historical editions

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