---
name: "Exile into Darkness"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "SOK"
set_name: "Saviors of Kamigawa"
collector_number: "67"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Pete Venters"
oracle_id: "bfa21cbc-8a04-4456-bf02-bae6b514d50a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/exile-into-darkness-sok"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Exile into Darkness
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Target player sacrifices a creature of their choice with mana value 3 or less.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have more cards in hand than each opponent, you may return this card from your graveyard to your hand.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Vessel of Malignity](/printing/vessel-of-malignity-soi.md) — Enchantment
2. [Mind Extraction](/printing/mind-extraction-apc.md) — Sorcery
3. [Martyr of Bones](/printing/martyr-of-bones-csp.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Epic Downfall](/printing/epic-downfall-plst.md) — Sorcery
5. [Diabolic Edict](/printing/diabolic-edict-wc99.md) — Instant
6. [Desperate Plea](/printing/desperate-plea-tle.md) — Sorcery — Lesson

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Saviors of Kamigawa (SOK) #67
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Pete Venters
- **Total Printings:** 8 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`