---
name: "Leeching Bite"
mana_cost: "{1}{G}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "NPH"
set_name: "New Phyrexia"
collector_number: "113"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Cos Koniotis"
oracle_id: "42e4a55b-12c8-4ad0-a27d-28bbdbb06940"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/leeching-bite-nph"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Leeching Bite
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{G}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn. Another target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.

> *A substantial portion of Vorinclex's forces became fuel for the rest.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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2. [Consume Strength](/printing/consume-strength-ddm.md) — Instant
3. [Skulduggery](/printing/skulduggery-otj.md) — Instant
4. [Rookie Mistake](/printing/rookie-mistake-m21.md) — Instant
5. [Rites of Reaping](/printing/rites-of-reaping-rtr.md) — Sorcery
6. [Cutthroat Maneuver](/printing/cutthroat-maneuver-ths.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** New Phyrexia (NPH) #113
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Cos Koniotis
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

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