---
name: "Gruesome Discovery"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Morbid"]
set: "DKA"
set_name: "Dark Ascension"
collector_number: "66"
rarity: "common"
artist: "John Stanko"
oracle_id: "ecdae60b-c594-4e70-909b-83483104a42c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/gruesome-discovery-dka"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Gruesome Discovery
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Morbid

## Oracle Text
Target player discards two cards.
Morbid — If a creature died this turn, instead that player reveals their hand, you choose two cards from it, then that player discards those cards.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Horrifying Revelation](/printing/horrifying-revelation-mbs.md) — Sorcery
2. [Go Blank](/printing/go-blank-plst.md) — Sorcery
3. [Urborg Mindsucker](/printing/urborg-mindsucker-vis.md) — Creature — Horror
4. [Cry of Contrition](/printing/cry-of-contrition-gpt.md) — Sorcery
5. [Haunting Hymn](/printing/haunting-hymn-ima.md) — Instant
6. [Rottenheart Ghoul](/printing/rottenheart-ghoul-soi.md) — Creature — Zombie

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dark Ascension (DKA) #66
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** John Stanko
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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