---
name: "Purgatory"
mana_cost: "{2}{W}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["B", "W"]
color_identity: ["B", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "MIR"
set_name: "Mirage"
collector_number: "275"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Mike Dringenberg"
oracle_id: "2fb8e100-58a1-4dc6-bc38-ad7f115e3e46"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/purgatory-mir"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Purgatory
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{W}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
Whenever a nontoken creature is put into your graveyard from the battlefield, exile that card.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may pay {4} and 2 life. If you do, return a card exiled with this enchantment to the battlefield.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Planar Void](/printing/planar-void-usg.md) — Enchantment
2. [Oversold Cemetery](/printing/oversold-cemetery-dmr.md) — Enchantment
3. [Coffin Purge](/printing/coffin-purge-wc02.md) — Instant
4. [Diabolic Servitude](/printing/diabolic-servitude-cma.md) — Enchantment
5. [Forbidden Crypt](/printing/forbidden-crypt-6ed.md) — Enchantment
6. [Mortiphobia](/printing/mortiphobia-tor.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mirage (MIR) #275
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Mike Dringenberg
- **Total Printings:** 7 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`