---
name: "Dire Undercurrents"
mana_cost: "{3}{U/B}{U/B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["B", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "SLD"
set_name: "Secret Lair Drop"
collector_number: "1578★"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Josh Newton & Scott Okumura"
oracle_id: "7545adab-b6f8-496d-8c25-416c7ec85fa2"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/dire-undercurrents-sld"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Dire Undercurrents
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U/B}{U/B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
Whenever a blue creature you control enters, you may have target player draw a card.
Whenever a black creature you control enters, you may have target player discard a card.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Dimir Guildmage](/printing/dimir-guildmage-mm2.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Breathstealer's Crypt](/printing/breathstealers-crypt-vis.md) — Enchantment
3. [Tainted Indulgence](/printing/tainted-indulgence-snc.md) — Instant
4. [Merfolk Pupil](/printing/merfolk-pupil-j22.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard
5. [Aquatic Subtlety](/printing/aquatic-subtlety-yecl.md) — Sorcery
6. [Underworld Dreams](/printing/underworld-dreams-prm.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1578★
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Josh Newton & Scott Okumura
- **Total Printings:** 11 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`