---
name: "Haunting Hymn"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}{B}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "IMA"
set_name: "Iconic Masters"
collector_number: "93"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "rk post"
oracle_id: "b9a0977a-6364-4358-bab1-112898a1b942"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/haunting-hymn-ima"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Haunting Hymn
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}{B}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target player discards two cards. If you cast this spell during your main phase, that player discards four cards instead.

> *The hymn's melody has persisted since Tourach's time, but the words changed to invoke the phobias of each listener.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Hymn to Tourach](/printing/hymn-to-tourach-ptc.md) — Sorcery
2. [Cry of Contrition](/printing/cry-of-contrition-gpt.md) — Sorcery
3. [Specter's Wail](/printing/specters-wail-mmq.md) — Sorcery
4. [Scepter of Fugue](/printing/scepter-of-fugue-con.md) — Artifact
5. [Mind Rot](/printing/mind-rot-dpa.md) — Sorcery
6. [Ghost-Lit Stalker](/printing/ghost-lit-stalker-sok.md) — Creature — Spirit

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Iconic Masters (IMA) #93
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** rk post
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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