---
name: "Delirium"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: []
set: "MIR"
set_name: "Mirage"
collector_number: "260"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Terese Nielsen"
oracle_id: "a00e5eb6-b916-4cd6-8ff2-c02f4929abc7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/delirium-mir"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Delirium
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Cast this spell only during an opponent's turn.
Tap target creature that player controls. That creature deals damage equal to its power to the player. Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by the creature this turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Disharmony](/printing/disharmony-me3.md) — Instant
2. [Fear of Burning Alive](/printing/fear-of-burning-alive-dsk.md) — Enchantment Creature — Nightmare
3. [Backlash](/printing/backlash-plst.md) — Instant
4. [Gibbering Fiend](/printing/gibbering-fiend-soi.md) — Creature — Devil
5. [Beastie Beatdown](/printing/beastie-beatdown-dsk.md) — Sorcery
6. [Jabari's Influence](/printing/jabaris-influence-mir.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mirage (MIR) #260
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Terese Nielsen
- **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`