---
name: "Moment of Craving"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "RIX"
set_name: "Rivals of Ixalan"
collector_number: "79"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Steven Belledin"
oracle_id: "1489551f-5714-471b-a0e6-f40bc3085afc"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/moment-of-craving-rix"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Moment of Craving
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn. You gain 2 life.

> *"Llegó el momento de la condenación. ¡El Crepúsculo invade el mundo y yo te sentencio a la oscuridad eterna!".*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Vicious Hunger](/printing/vicious-hunger-ddd.md) — Sorcery
2. [Syphon Fuel](/printing/syphon-fuel-dft.md) — Instant
3. [Stab](/printing/stab-fdn.md) — Instant
4. [Nightmare's Thirst](/printing/nightmares-thirst-m19.md) — Instant
5. [Savor](/printing/savor-blb.md) — Instant
6. [Lash of Malice](/printing/lash-of-malice-plst.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Rivals of Ixalan (RIX) #79
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Steven Belledin
- **Total Printings:** 31 across all historical editions

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