---
name: "Famine"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: []
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "VMA"
set_name: "Vintage Masters"
collector_number: "120"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Karla Ortiz"
oracle_id: "1f82fe6b-1ec7-400b-a80d-40921b359723"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/famine-vma"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Famine
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Famine deals 3 damage to each creature and each player.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Festering Evil](/printing/festering-evil-wth.md) — Enchantment
2. [Dry Spell](/printing/dry-spell-me2.md) — Sorcery
3. [Dakmor Plague](/printing/dakmor-plague-me4.md) — Sorcery
4. [Fumigate](/printing/fumigate-eoc.md) — Sorcery
5. [Rain of Embers](/printing/rain-of-embers-rav.md) — Sorcery
6. [Steam Blast](/printing/steam-blast-usg.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Vintage Masters (VMA) #120
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Karla Ortiz

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