---
name: "Horror of Horrors"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Heal", "Regenerate"]
set: "9ED"
set_name: "Ninth Edition"
collector_number: "140"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Simon Bisley"
oracle_id: "b2e1a1c4-9147-4dfc-b202-c3d3f9c2d3dc"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/horror-of-horrors-9ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Horror of Horrors
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Enchantment
- **Keywords:** Heal, Regenerate

## Oracle Text
Sacrifice a Swamp: Regenerate target black creature. (The next time that creature would be destroyed this turn, instead tap it, remove it from combat, and heal all damage on it.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Corrupted Harvester](/printing/corrupted-harvester-som.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Horror
2. [Defiling Tears](/printing/defiling-tears-inv.md) — Instant
3. [Laquatus's Champion](/printing/laquatuss-champion-a25.md) — Creature — Nightmare Horror
4. [Twisted Abomination](/printing/twisted-abomination-cns.md) — Creature — Zombie Mutant
5. [Drudge Skeletons](/printing/drudge-skeletons-9ed.md) — Creature — Skeleton
6. [Vampire Warlord](/printing/vampire-warlord-m14.md) — Creature — Vampire Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ninth Edition (9ED) #140
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Simon Bisley
- **Total Printings:** 15 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`