---
name: "Decomposition"
mana_cost: "{1}{G}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Enchantment — Aura"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: ["Enchant"]
set: "MIR"
set_name: "Mirage"
collector_number: "212"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Drew Tucker"
oracle_id: "62817ef5-9b8d-4bca-bdd4-ab3bc4e063d0"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/decomposition-mir"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Decomposition
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{G}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Aura
- **Keywords:** Enchant

## Oracle Text
Enchant black creature
Enchanted creature has "Cumulative upkeep—Pay 1 life." (At the beginning of its controller's upkeep, that player puts an age counter on it, then sacrifices it unless they pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
When enchanted creature dies, its controller loses 2 life.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Krovikan Whispers](/printing/krovikan-whispers-csp.md) — Enchantment — Aura
2. [Takklemaggot](/printing/takklemaggot-me3.md) — Enchantment — Aura
3. [Mana Chains](/printing/mana-chains-wth.md) — Enchantment — Aura
4. [Soul Bleed](/printing/soul-bleed-m10.md) — Enchantment — Aura
5. [Lingering Death](/printing/lingering-death-scg.md) — Enchantment — Aura
6. [Withercrown](/printing/withercrown-khm.md) — Enchantment — Aura

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mirage (MIR) #212
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Drew Tucker
- **Total Printings:** 7 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`