---
name: "Pointed Discussion"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "VOW"
set_name: "Innistrad: Crimson Vow"
collector_number: "126"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Jarel Threat"
oracle_id: "aff9a568-2848-4614-a28b-b1ea84f7f0b7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/pointed-discussion-vow"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Pointed Discussion
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
You draw two cards, lose 2 life, then create a Blood token. (It's an artifact with "{1}, {T}, Discard a card, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")

> *Small talk is a dying art.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Blood Pact](/printing/blood-pact-mid.md) — Instant
2. [Sign in Blood](/printing/sign-in-blood-gn3.md) — Sorcery
3. [Vampire's Kiss](/printing/vampires-kiss-dbl.md) — Sorcery
4. [Sanguimancy](/printing/sanguimancy-bng.md) — Sorcery
5. [Succumb to Temptation](/printing/succumb-to-temptation-emn.md) — Instant
6. [Painful Lesson](/printing/painful-lesson-plst.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Innistrad: Crimson Vow (VOW) #126
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Jarel Threat
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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