---
name: "Feast or Famine"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "DDJ"
set_name: "Duel Decks: Izzet vs. Golgari"
collector_number: "72"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Chase Stone"
oracle_id: "485f710d-5bc2-4c8f-b7e9-eed6caa261a6"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/feast-or-famine-ddj"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Feast or Famine
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token.
• Destroy target nonartifact, nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated.

> *「死の恩恵は、生者などには理解できまい。」――トレッサーホーンの守り手、チェスカ*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Zombie Infestation](/printing/zombie-infestation-plst.md) — Enchantment
2. [Feeding Frenzy](/printing/feeding-frenzy-ons.md) — Instant
3. [Common Black Removal](/printing/common-black-removal-mb2.md) — Instant
4. [Syphon Flesh](/printing/syphon-flesh-cma.md) — Sorcery
5. [Vile Rebirth](/printing/vile-rebirth-m14.md) — Instant
6. [Deadly Plot](/printing/deadly-plot-j22.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duel Decks: Izzet vs. Golgari (DDJ) #72
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Chase Stone
- **Total Printings:** 16 across all historical editions

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