---
name: "In Thrall to the Pit"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: ["Kicker"]
set: "DMU"
set_name: "Dominaria United"
collector_number: "132"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Andrey Kuzinskiy"
oracle_id: "5bf1c26b-12eb-4be7-b9d6-f8ad75a778aa"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/in-thrall-to-the-pit-dmu"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# In Thrall to the Pit
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Kicker

## Oracle Text
Kicker {2}{B} (You may pay an additional {2}{B} as you cast this spell.)
Gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn. If this spell was kicked, sacrifice that creature at the beginning of the next end step.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Evil's Thrall](/printing/evils-thrall-msh.md) — Sorcery
2. [Jet's Brainwashing](/printing/jets-brainwashing-tla.md) — Sorcery
3. [Traitorous Instinct](/printing/traitorous-instinct-mm3.md) — Sorcery
4. [Traitorous Greed](/printing/traitorous-greed-m21.md) — Sorcery
5. [Keldon Overseer](/printing/keldon-overseer-plst.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
6. [Traitorous Blood](/printing/traitorous-blood-isd.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dominaria United (DMU) #132
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Andrey Kuzinskiy
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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