---
name: "Hecatomb"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "ME1"
set_name: "Masters Edition"
collector_number: "71"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "NéNé Thomas"
oracle_id: "0ec153ee-2a91-4196-9105-212dd1864aea"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/hecatomb-me1"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Hecatomb
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
When this enchantment enters, sacrifice this enchantment unless you sacrifice four creatures.
Tap an untapped Swamp you control: This enchantment deals 1 damage to any target.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Tainted Aether](/printing/tainted-aether-7ed.md) — Enchantment
2. [Death Pit Offering](/printing/death-pit-offering-8ed.md) — Enchantment
3. [Contamination](/printing/contamination-mb2.md) — Enchantment
4. [Thelon's Chant](/printing/thelons-chant-fem.md) — Enchantment
5. [Enchanter's Bane](/printing/enchanters-bane-dsc.md) — Enchantment
6. [Withering Wisps](/printing/withering-wisps-me2.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Masters Edition (ME1) #71
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** NéNé Thomas
- **Total Printings:** 25 across all historical editions

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