---
name: "Poison the Blade"
mana_cost: "{1}{G}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "CLB"
set_name: "Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate"
collector_number: "248"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Matt Forsyth"
oracle_id: "8af22295-0d6b-4cdc-b815-eb81ade241ec"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/poison-the-blade-clb"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Poison the Blade
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{G}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target creature gains deathtouch until end of turn.
Draw a card.

> *「你想提纯什么？石化蜥蜴喷息，蝎子毒刺，还是梅杜莎的眼泪？只要给够钱，什么都办得到。」*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Bladebrand](/printing/bladebrand-dbl.md) — Instant
2. [Serpent's Gift](/printing/serpents-gift-m13.md) — Instant
3. [Lace with Moonglove](/printing/lace-with-moonglove-lrw.md) — Instant
4. [Toxic Scorpion](/printing/toxic-scorpion-vow.md) — Creature — Scorpion
5. [Vial of Poison](/printing/vial-of-poison-m14.md) — Artifact
6. [Touch of Death](/printing/touch-of-death-5ed.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (CLB) #248
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Matt Forsyth
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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