---
name: "False Cure"
mana_cost: "{B}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "ONS"
set_name: "Onslaught"
collector_number: "146"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Bradley Williams"
oracle_id: "fc4c969d-408c-46d1-8dba-fabecc2c30ce"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/false-cure-ons"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# False Cure
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Until end of turn, whenever a player gains life, that player loses 2 life for each 1 life they gained.

> *"Eu faço aos outros o que os outros fizeram a mim.." —Phage a Intocável*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Tainted Remedy](/printing/tainted-remedy-ori.md) — Enchantment
2. [Rain of Gore](/printing/rain-of-gore-dis.md) — Enchantment
3. [Sanguine Bond](/printing/sanguine-bond-c17.md) — Enchantment
4. [Nightmare's Thirst](/printing/nightmares-thirst-m19.md) — Instant
5. [Essence Pulse](/printing/essence-pulse-c21.md) — Sorcery
6. [Forsaken Wastes](/printing/forsaken-wastes-wc97.md) — World Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Onslaught (ONS) #146
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Bradley Williams
- **Total Printings:** 9 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`