---
name: "Sadistic Hypnotist"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Human Minion"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "ODY-159"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Paolo Parente"
oracle_id: "937de7f3-7f7f-4fd4-8531-0b90a11815c8"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sadistic-hypnotist-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Sadistic Hypnotist
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Minion
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
Sacrifice a creature: Target player discards two cards. Activate only as a sorcery.

> *"Victory in the pits is almost as rewarding as the methods I use to achieve it."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Urborg Mindsucker](/printing/urborg-mindsucker-vis.md) — Creature — Horror
2. [Vodalian Hypnotist](/printing/vodalian-hypnotist-plst.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard
3. [Nezumi Bone-Reader](/printing/nezumi-bone-reader-phuk.md) — Creature — Rat Shaman
4. [Tendrils of Despair](/printing/tendrils-of-despair-wth.md) — Sorcery
5. [Tormented Thoughts](/printing/tormented-thoughts-jou.md) — Sorcery
6. [Mind Rot](/printing/mind-rot-dpa.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #ODY-159
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Paolo Parente
- **Total Printings:** 12 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`