---
name: "Misery Charm"
mana_cost: "{B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "ONS"
set_name: "Onslaught"
collector_number: "158"
rarity: "common"
artist: "David Martin"
oracle_id: "46aa8dca-2a7d-4bff-9323-5f6933ca95f2"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/misery-charm-ons"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Misery Charm
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Destroy target Cleric.
• Return target Cleric card from your graveyard to your hand.
• Target player loses 2 life.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Acolyte of Xathrid](/printing/acolyte-of-xathrid-m10.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
2. [Dawnbringer Cleric](/printing/dawnbringer-cleric-plst.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
3. [Orzhov Charm](/printing/orzhov-charm-ea3.md) — Instant
4. [Cabal Archon](/printing/cabal-archon-ons.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
5. [Profane Prayers](/printing/profane-prayers-ons.md) — Sorcery
6. [Skirsdag Supplicant](/printing/skirsdag-supplicant-emn.md) — Creature — Human Cleric

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Onslaught (ONS) #158
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** David Martin
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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