---
name: "Ostracize"
mana_cost: "{B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "ULG"
set_name: "Urza's Legacy"
collector_number: "57"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Chippy"
oracle_id: "43975c07-103c-4664-b7e6-55bb29d85183"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ostracize-ulg"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Ostracize
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a creature card from it. That player discards that card.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Despise](/printing/despise-ktk.md) — Sorcery
2. [Castigate](/printing/castigate-gpt.md) — Sorcery
3. [Lay Bare the Heart](/printing/lay-bare-the-heart-akh.md) — Sorcery
4. [Perish the Thought](/printing/perish-the-thought-roe.md) — Sorcery
5. [Distress](/printing/distress-10e.md) — Sorcery
6. [Dark Inquiry](/printing/dark-inquiry-rix.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Urza's Legacy (ULG) #57
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Chippy
- **Total Printings:** 18 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`