---
name: "Death Kiss"
mana_cost: "{5}{R}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Beholder"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Goad", "Monstrosity", "Double"]
set: "CLB"
set_name: "Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate"
collector_number: "629"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Daren Bader"
oracle_id: "42410e81-f4a6-4501-82e4-6e745934976c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/death-kiss-clb"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Death Kiss
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{R}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Beholder
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Goad, Monstrosity, Double

## Oracle Text
Whenever a creature an opponent controls attacks one of your opponents, double its power until end of turn.
{X}{X}{R}: Monstrosity X. (If this creature isn't monstrous, put X +1/+1 counters on it and it becomes monstrous.)
When this creature becomes monstrous, goad up to X target creatures your opponents control.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Keepsake Gorgon](/printing/keepsake-gorgon-cn2.md) — Creature — Gorgon
2. [Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant](/printing/karazikar-the-eye-tyrant-prm.md) — Legendary Creature — Beholder
3. [Hythonia the Cruel](/printing/hythonia-the-cruel-ths.md) — Legendary Creature — Gorgon
4. [Baleful Beholder](/printing/baleful-beholder-afr.md) — Creature — Beholder
5. [A-Baleful Beholder](/printing/a-baleful-beholder-hbg.md) — Creature — Beholder
6. [Frenzied Gorespawn](/printing/frenzied-gorespawn-clu.md) — Creature — Horror

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (CLB) #629
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Daren Bader
- **Total Printings:** 14 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`