---
name: "Harsh Sustenance"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B", "W"]
color_identity: ["B", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "FRF"
set_name: "Fate Reforged"
collector_number: "154"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Cynthia Sheppard"
oracle_id: "f5cf471f-032c-4ebb-823c-8841de209216"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/harsh-sustenance-frf"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Harsh Sustenance
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Harsh Sustenance deals X damage to any target and you gain X life, where X is the number of creatures you control.

> *Бродячие Пустоши дают убежище тому, кто знает, где его искать.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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3. [Dark Nourishment](/printing/dark-nourishment-xln.md) — Instant
4. [Death Grasp](/printing/death-grasp-apc.md) — Sorcery
5. [Swallowing Plague](/printing/swallowing-plague-chk.md) — Sorcery — Arcane
6. [Sorin's Thirst](/printing/sorins-thirst-m12.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Fate Reforged (FRF) #154
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Cynthia Sheppard
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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