---
name: "Dark Nourishment"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "XLN"
set_name: "Ixalan"
collector_number: "97"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Josh Hass"
oracle_id: "95650a60-6f1d-4594-8b53-7fd406212207"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/dark-nourishment-xln"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Dark Nourishment
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Dark Nourishment deals 3 damage to any target. You gain 3 life.

> *Demons lurk in the shadows of ancient ruins, spreading plague and corruption across the land.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Agonizing Syphon](/printing/agonizing-syphon-m20.md) — Sorcery
2. [Essence Extraction](/printing/essence-extraction-klr.md) — Instant
3. [Vicious Hunger](/printing/vicious-hunger-ddd.md) — Sorcery
4. [Essence Drain](/printing/essence-drain-m13.md) — Sorcery
5. [Sorin's Thirst](/printing/sorins-thirst-m12.md) — Instant
6. [Nightmare's Thirst](/printing/nightmares-thirst-m19.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ixalan (XLN) #97
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Josh Hass
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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