---
name: "Kiss of Death"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}{B}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "P02"
set_name: "Portal Second Age"
collector_number: "76"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Melissa A. Benson"
oracle_id: "c2c25406-e84a-47b0-8a46-fe60f9b0cffa"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/kiss-of-death-p02"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Kiss of Death
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}{B}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Kiss of Death deals 4 damage to target opponent or planeswalker. You gain 4 life.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Last Kiss](/printing/last-kiss-roe.md) — Instant
2. [Touch of Death](/printing/touch-of-death-5ed.md) — Sorcery
3. [Certain Death](/printing/certain-death-j22.md) — Sorcery
4. [Sorin's Vengeance](/printing/sorins-vengeance-m12.md) — Sorcery
5. [Death's Caress](/printing/deaths-caress-dka.md) — Sorcery
6. [Soul Feast](/printing/soul-feast-9ed.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Portal Second Age (P02) #76
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Melissa A. Benson
- **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`