---
name: "Death Charmer"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Worm Mercenary"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "PCY"
set_name: "Prophecy"
collector_number: "61"
rarity: "common"
artist: "David Martin"
oracle_id: "491606d8-e9c1-4f89-bbef-b7590d310097"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/death-charmer-pcy"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Death Charmer
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Worm Mercenary
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a creature, that creature's controller loses 2 life unless they pay {2}.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Soul Charmer](/printing/soul-charmer-pcy.md) — Creature — Human Rebel
2. [Massacre Wurm](/printing/massacre-wurm-pm21.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Wurm
3. [Certain Death](/printing/certain-death-j22.md) — Sorcery
4. [Wicked Akuba](/printing/wicked-akuba-chk.md) — Creature — Spirit
5. [Sip of Hemlock](/printing/sip-of-hemlock-ths.md) — Sorcery
6. [Withering Torment](/printing/withering-torment-msc.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Prophecy (PCY) #61
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** David Martin
- **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: `legal` | Penny: `not_legal`