---
name: "Dark Offering"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}{B}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "S99"
set_name: "Starter 1999"
collector_number: "75"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Edward P. Beard, Jr."
oracle_id: "102356a9-0de5-4034-b121-034da5deb4f2"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/dark-offering-s99"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Dark Offering
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}{B}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Destroy target nonblack creature. You gain 3 life.

> *"Our greatest hope has become our enemy's greatest triumph."
—Court counselor*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Soul Shred](/printing/soul-shred-me4.md) — Sorcery
2. [Poison Arrow](/printing/poison-arrow-ptk.md) — Sorcery
3. [Hideous End](/printing/hideous-end-zen.md) — Instant
4. [Sever Soul](/printing/sever-soul-plst.md) — Sorcery
5. [Hand of Death](/printing/hand-of-death-s99.md) — Sorcery
6. [Sip of Hemlock](/printing/sip-of-hemlock-ths.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Starter 1999 (S99) #75
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Edward P. Beard, Jr.
- **Total Printings:** 8 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`