---
name: "Death Pulse"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Cycling"]
set: "ONS"
set_name: "Onslaught"
collector_number: "137"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Tony Szczudlo"
oracle_id: "2227bab2-36a0-47f1-a797-7b82323eca9d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/death-pulse-ons"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Death Pulse
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Cycling

## Oracle Text
Target creature gets -4/-4 until end of turn.
Cycling {1}{B}{B} ({1}{B}{B}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
When you cycle this card, you may have target creature get -1/-1 until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Dark Deed](/printing/dark-deed-msh.md) — Instant
2. [Death Wind](/printing/death-wind-avr.md) — Instant
3. [Grasp of Darkness](/printing/grasp-of-darkness-m21.md) — Instant
4. [Locust Spray](/printing/locust-spray-dft.md) — Instant
5. [Fatal Fumes](/printing/fatal-fumes-dgm.md) — Instant
6. [Lash of the Whip](/printing/lash-of-the-whip-ths.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Onslaught (ONS) #137
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Tony Szczudlo
- **Total Printings:** 10 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: `legal`