---
name: "Merciless Resolve"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "SOI"
set_name: "Shadows over Innistrad"
collector_number: "123"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Chase Stone"
oracle_id: "e9eecc10-8821-4b61-a042-01fef435d37c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/merciless-resolve-soi"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Merciless Resolve
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature or land.
Draw two cards.

> *"Volevi provocare la mia furia, Nahiri. Presto scoprirai fino a che punto sei riuscita nello scopo."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Corrupted Conviction](/printing/corrupted-conviction-otj.md) — Instant
2. [Altar's Reap](/printing/altars-reap-plst.md) — Instant
3. [Village Rites](/printing/village-rites-khm.md) — Instant
4. [Costly Plunder](/printing/costly-plunder-plst.md) — Instant
5. [Skulltap](/printing/skulltap-scg.md) — Sorcery
6. [Sacrifice](/printing/sacrifice-lea.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shadows over Innistrad (SOI) #123
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Chase Stone
- **Total Printings:** 13 across all historical editions

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