---
name: "Power Taint"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Enchantment — Aura"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Enchant", "Cycling"]
set: "USG"
set_name: "Urza's Saga"
collector_number: "90"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Brian Snõddy"
oracle_id: "585a1c82-8a6c-4770-be9c-3a4916b74a9f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/power-taint-usg"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Power Taint
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Aura
- **Keywords:** Enchant, Cycling

## Oracle Text
Enchant enchantment
At the beginning of the upkeep of enchanted enchantment's controller, that player loses 2 life unless they pay {2}.
Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Power Leak](/printing/power-leak-cei.md) — Enchantment — Aura
2. [Lay Claim](/printing/lay-claim-akr.md) — Enchantment — Aura
3. [Feedback](/printing/feedback-lea.md) — Enchantment — Aura
4. [Errant Minion](/printing/errant-minion-ice.md) — Enchantment — Aura
5. [Withering Hex](/printing/withering-hex-ons.md) — Enchantment — Aura
6. [Sicken](/printing/sicken-usg.md) — Enchantment — Aura

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Urza's Saga (USG) #90
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Brian Snõddy
- **Total Printings:** 10 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`