---
name: "Infernal Darkness"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Cumulative upkeep"]
set: "ICE"
set_name: "Ice Age"
collector_number: "135"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Phil Foglio"
oracle_id: "dd821fca-79a0-48a9-b1cf-5a496bc04f65"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/infernal-darkness-ice"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Infernal Darkness
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Enchantment
- **Keywords:** Cumulative upkeep

## Oracle Text
Cumulative upkeep—Pay {B} and 1 life. (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
If a land is tapped for mana, it produces {B} instead of any other type.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ritual of Subdual](/printing/ritual-of-subdual-me2.md) — Enchantment
2. [Dystopia](/printing/dystopia-me2.md) — Enchantment
3. [Phyrexian Etchings](/printing/phyrexian-etchings-plst.md) — Enchantment
4. [Heart of Bogardan](/printing/heart-of-bogardan-wth.md) — Enchantment
5. [Wave of Terror](/printing/wave-of-terror-wth.md) — Enchantment
6. [Freyalise's Radiance](/printing/freyalises-radiance-csp.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ice Age (ICE) #135
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Phil Foglio
- **Total Printings:** 7 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`