---
name: "Reckoner's Bargain"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "NEO-120"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Justine Cruz"
oracle_id: "044ea111-ce87-49ab-98f7-ae8447f48ac5"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/reckoners-bargain-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Reckoner's Bargain
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice an artifact or creature.
You gain life equal to the sacrificed permanent's mana value. Draw two cards.

> *Restricted auctions are held once a year at the Dragon's Lair—the sacred, neutral meeting ground of all Reckoner gangs.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Rowan's Grim Search](/printing/rowans-grim-search-woe.md) — Instant
2. [Altar's Reap](/printing/altars-reap-plst.md) — Instant
3. [Costly Plunder](/printing/costly-plunder-plst.md) — Instant
4. [Sacrifice](/printing/sacrifice-lea.md) — Instant
5. [Tenacious Tomeseeker](/printing/tenacious-tomeseeker-woe.md) — Creature — Human Knight
6. [Village Rites](/printing/village-rites-khm.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #NEO-120
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Justine Cruz
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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