---
name: "Crushing Disappointment"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "STX"
set_name: "Strixhaven: School of Mages"
collector_number: "68"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Andrey Kuzinskiy"
oracle_id: "77a1958e-ee24-4305-9dad-da8372803be8"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/crushing-disappointment-stx"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Crushing Disappointment
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Each player loses 2 life. You draw two cards.

> *面对安博斯院长的百般挑剔，大多数学生连一两个学期都忍不下去；但齐力安却得忍受一辈子。*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Painful Lesson](/printing/painful-lesson-plst.md) — Sorcery
2. [Bad Deal](/printing/bad-deal-m21.md) — Sorcery
3. [Gruesome Realization](/printing/gruesome-realization-bro.md) — Sorcery
4. [Succumb to Temptation](/printing/succumb-to-temptation-emn.md) — Instant
5. [Mental Agony](/printing/mental-agony-avr.md) — Sorcery
6. [Urza's Guilt](/printing/urzas-guilt-pls.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #68
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Andrey Kuzinskiy
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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