---
name: "Dissection Practice"
mana_cost: "{B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "SOS"
set_name: "Secrets of Strixhaven"
collector_number: "79"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Steve Ellis"
oracle_id: "73905f94-9665-4d82-8927-725d2c4fc4bd"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/dissection-practice-sos"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Dissection Practice
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Up to one target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
Up to one target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.

> *Dès la toute première incision, Enid regretta d'avoir choisi Flestrefleur comme option interuniversitaire.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Leeching Bite](/printing/leeching-bite-nph.md) — Instant
2. [Dismember](/printing/dismember-sld.md) — Instant
3. [Certain Death](/printing/certain-death-j22.md) — Sorcery
4. [Steal Strength](/printing/steal-strength-pcy.md) — Instant
5. [Last Caress](/printing/last-caress-apc.md) — Sorcery
6. [Nightmare's Thirst](/printing/nightmares-thirst-m19.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secrets of Strixhaven (SOS) #79
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Steve Ellis
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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