---
name: "Peer into the Abyss"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}{B}{B}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "M21-117"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Izzy"
oracle_id: "21fa2442-6eac-4dce-a9cc-76f0053fdb8f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/peer-into-the-abyss-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Peer into the Abyss
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}{B}{B}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Target player draws cards equal to half the number of cards in their library and loses half their life. Round up each time.

> *"Oh, don't be so dramatic. When your eyes bleed, and your brain leaks out your ears, then we'll talk about lost sanity."
—Braids, dementia summoner*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Eldritch Pact](/printing/eldritch-pact-clb.md) — Sorcery
2. [Damnable Pact](/printing/damnable-pact-c17.md) — Sorcery
3. [Painful Lesson](/printing/painful-lesson-plst.md) — Sorcery
4. [Infernal Contract](/printing/infernal-contract-7ed.md) — Sorcery
5. [Harrowing Journey](/printing/harrowing-journey-dka.md) — Sorcery
6. [Sign in Blood](/printing/sign-in-blood-gn3.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #M21-117
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Izzy
- **Total Printings:** 20 across all historical editions

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