---
name: "Infernal Contract"
mana_cost: "{B}{B}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "PSAL"
set_name: "Salvat 2005"
collector_number: "A13"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Pete Venters"
oracle_id: "4372205f-45e6-49c7-b1fd-13a41e20d4de"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/infernal-contract-psal"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Infernal Contract
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}{B}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Draw four cards. You lose half your life, rounded up.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Cruel Bargain](/printing/cruel-bargain-vma.md) — Sorcery
2. [Damnable Pact](/printing/damnable-pact-c17.md) — Sorcery
3. [Ambition's Cost](/printing/ambitions-cost-8ed.md) — Sorcery
4. [Blood Pact](/printing/blood-pact-mid.md) — Instant
5. [Succumb to Temptation](/printing/succumb-to-temptation-emn.md) — Instant
6. [Ancient Craving](/printing/ancient-craving-a25.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Salvat 2005 (PSAL) #A13
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Pete Venters
- **Total Printings:** 31 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`