---
name: "Curse Artifact"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Enchantment — Aura"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Enchant"]
set: "DRK"
set_name: "The Dark"
collector_number: "43"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Mark Tedin"
oracle_id: "f08ae501-8b96-40ee-aa7b-c25293ddfa88"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/curse-artifact-drk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Curse Artifact
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Aura
- **Keywords:** Enchant

## Oracle Text
Enchant artifact
At the beginning of the upkeep of enchanted artifact's controller, this Aura deals 2 damage to that player unless they sacrifice that artifact.

> *Voska feared the artifact had come too easily.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Warp Artifact](/printing/warp-artifact-me4.md) — Enchantment — Aura
2. [Artifact Possession](/printing/artifact-possession-atq.md) — Enchantment — Aura
3. [Disruption Aura](/printing/disruption-aura-5dn.md) — Enchantment — Aura
4. [Relic Bane](/printing/relic-bane-mrd.md) — Enchantment — Aura
5. [Curse of the Pierced Heart](/printing/curse-of-the-pierced-heart-isd.md) — Enchantment — Aura Curse
6. [Curse of Thirst](/printing/curse-of-thirst-pw12.md) — Enchantment — Aura Curse

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Dark (DRK) #43
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Mark Tedin
- **Total Printings:** 2 across all historical editions

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