---
name: "Reverent Howl"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "HOB"
set_name: "The Hobbit"
collector_number: "81"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Antonio José Manzanedo"
oracle_id: "86214b4c-a3ad-4372-b5fe-8f742a7a3d4c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/reverent-howl-hob"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Reverent Howl
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Target player draws two cards and loses 2 life.
• Target creature gets +2/+2 and gains lifelink until end of turn.

> *El jefe gris les habló en su estremecedora lengua, y de vez en cuando todos los huargos del círculo le contestaban en coro.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Gruesome Realization](/printing/gruesome-realization-bro.md) — Sorcery
2. [Moment of Defiance](/printing/moment-of-defiance-bro.md) — Instant
3. [Cost of Brilliance](/printing/cost-of-brilliance-sos.md) — Sorcery
4. [Cutthroat Maneuver](/printing/cutthroat-maneuver-ths.md) — Instant
5. [Azorius Charm](/printing/azorius-charm-rtr.md) — Instant
6. [Painful Lesson](/printing/painful-lesson-plst.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Hobbit (HOB) #81
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Antonio José Manzanedo
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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