---
name: "Pulse of the Dross"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "DST"
set_name: "Darksteel"
collector_number: "50"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Paolo Parente"
oracle_id: "95846070-7b35-4689-a56c-5b32b6264013"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/pulse-of-the-dross-dst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Pulse of the Dross
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Target player reveals three cards from their hand and you choose one of them. That player discards that card. Then if that player has more cards in hand than you, return Pulse of the Dross to its owner's hand.

> *暴君や圧制の現れる前から、そこには邪悪があった。*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Distress](/printing/distress-10e.md) — Sorcery
2. [Despise](/printing/despise-ktk.md) — Sorcery
3. [Blackmail](/printing/blackmail-9ed.md) — Sorcery
4. [Lay Bare the Heart](/printing/lay-bare-the-heart-akh.md) — Sorcery
5. [Dark Inquiry](/printing/dark-inquiry-rix.md) — Sorcery
6. [Duress](/printing/duress-xln.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Darksteel (DST) #50
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Paolo Parente
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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