---
name: "Scent of Nightshade"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "UDS"
set_name: "Urza's Destiny"
collector_number: "69"
rarity: "common"
artist: "John Avon"
oracle_id: "2e88f39d-6177-42d9-b756-144219dc0961"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/scent-of-nightshade-uds"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Scent of Nightshade
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Reveal any number of black cards in your hand. Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of cards revealed this way.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Nightshade Seer](/printing/nightshade-seer-uds.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Nightmarish End](/printing/nightmarish-end-jou.md) — Instant
3. [Planeswalker's Scorn](/printing/planeswalkers-scorn-pls.md) — Enchantment
4. [Sickening Shoal](/printing/sickening-shoal-bok.md) — Instant — Arcane
5. [Induce Despair](/printing/induce-despair-roe.md) — Instant
6. [Grasp of Darkness](/printing/grasp-of-darkness-m21.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Urza's Destiny (UDS) #69
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** John Avon
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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