---
name: "Extract the Truth"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "SNC"
set_name: "Streets of New Capenna"
collector_number: "78"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Josu Hernaiz"
oracle_id: "18207fe8-41e4-418d-b5f9-e1239c527e67"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/extract-the-truth-snc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Extract the Truth
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Target opponent reveals their hand. You may choose a creature, enchantment, or planeswalker card from it. That player discards that card.
• Target opponent sacrifices an enchantment of their choice.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Lay Bare the Heart](/printing/lay-bare-the-heart-akh.md) — Sorcery
2. [Mind Slash](/printing/mind-slash-8ed.md) — Enchantment
3. [Despise](/printing/despise-ktk.md) — Sorcery
4. [Ostracize](/printing/ostracize-ulg.md) — Sorcery
5. [Castigate](/printing/castigate-gpt.md) — Sorcery
6. [Dark Inquiry](/printing/dark-inquiry-rix.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Streets of New Capenna (SNC) #78
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Josu Hernaiz
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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