---
name: "Grievous Wound"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Enchantment — Aura"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Enchant"]
set: "DSK"
set_name: "Duskmourn: House of Horror"
collector_number: "102"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Martina Fačková"
oracle_id: "4d97b9d1-1138-40da-b593-8065ea6ed7b3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/grievous-wound-dsk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Grievous Wound
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Aura
- **Keywords:** Enchant

## Oracle Text
Enchant player
Enchanted player can't gain life.
Whenever enchanted player is dealt damage, they lose half their life, rounded up.

> *Vicky era veramente stanca. Il dolore cominciò a svanire. "Sei stata davvero coraggiosa," le disse la voce della nonna in lontananza. "Ma ora è il momento di riposare."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Curse of Death's Hold](/printing/curse-of-deaths-hold-isd.md) — Enchantment — Aura Curse
2. [Stab Wound](/printing/stab-wound-wot.md) — Enchantment — Aura
3. [Soul Bleed](/printing/soul-bleed-m10.md) — Enchantment — Aura
4. [Curse of Vitality](/printing/curse-of-vitality-pz2.md) — Enchantment — Aura Curse
5. [Curse of the Pierced Heart](/printing/curse-of-the-pierced-heart-isd.md) — Enchantment — Aura Curse
6. [Forsaken Wastes](/printing/forsaken-wastes-wc97.md) — World Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duskmourn: House of Horror (DSK) #102
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Martina Fačková
- **Total Printings:** 15 across all historical editions

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