---
name: "Pox"
mana_cost: "{B}{B}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "MB2"
set_name: "Mystery Booster 2"
collector_number: "185"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Scott M. Fischer"
oracle_id: "539d7c1a-b5e9-4204-9109-ddb2e8dec168"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/pox-mb2"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Each player loses a third of their life, then discards a third of the cards in their hand, then sacrifices a third of the creatures they control of their choice, then sacrifices a third of the lands they control of their choice. Round up each time.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Pox Plague](/printing/pox-plague-sos.md) — Sorcery
2. [Smallpox](/printing/smallpox-soa.md) — Sorcery
3. [Largepox](/printing/largepox-cmb2.md) — Sorcery
4. [Fraying Omnipotence](/printing/fraying-omnipotence-pm19.md) — Sorcery
5. [Death Cloud](/printing/death-cloud-plst.md) — Sorcery
6. [Stronghold Discipline](/printing/stronghold-discipline-10e.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mystery Booster 2 (MB2) #185
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Scott M. Fischer
- **Total Printings:** 19 across all historical editions

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