---
name: "Flesh to Dust"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "M15"
set_name: "Magic 2015"
collector_number: "98"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Julie Dillon"
oracle_id: "2f05f3ed-e3b7-4225-b3f2-c12eda335237"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/flesh-to-dust-m15"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Flesh to Dust
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated.

> *"Pain is temporary. So is life."
—Liliana Vess*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Terminate](/printing/terminate-dmc.md) — Instant
2. [Putrefy](/printing/putrefy-rav.md) — Instant
3. [Devour in Shadow](/printing/devour-in-shadow-5dn.md) — Instant
4. [Annihilate](/printing/annihilate-inv.md) — Instant
5. [Terror](/printing/terror-ced.md) — Instant
6. [Fatal Blow](/printing/fatal-blow-wth.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Magic 2015 (M15) #98
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Julie Dillon
- **Total Printings:** 23 across all historical editions

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