---
name: "Death Pits of Rath"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "8ED"
set_name: "Eighth Edition"
collector_number: "125"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Joel Biske"
oracle_id: "aead53ef-ffcf-4ae2-ab81-40aa9627adc9"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/death-pits-of-rath-8ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Death Pits of Rath
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
Whenever a creature is dealt damage, destroy it. It can't be regenerated.

> *"E também não podia me esquecer do que havia lido sobre esses fossos que a súbita extinção da vida não fazia parte de seus planos mais pavorosos." — Edgar Allan Poe, "O Fosso e o Pêndulo"*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Fatal Blow](/printing/fatal-blow-wth.md) — Instant
2. [Damnation](/printing/damnation-prm.md) — Sorcery
3. [No Mercy](/printing/no-mercy-p22.md) — Enchantment
4. [Flesh to Dust](/printing/flesh-to-dust-m15.md) — Instant
5. [Terminate](/printing/terminate-dmc.md) — Instant
6. [Devour in Shadow](/printing/devour-in-shadow-5dn.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Eighth Edition (8ED) #125
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Joel Biske
- **Total Printings:** 31 across all historical editions

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