---
name: "Sever Soul"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "MMQ-159"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Jeff Easley"
oracle_id: "577d027a-96c3-46fe-880b-f8b5dd3f3a3d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sever-soul-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Sever Soul
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Destroy target nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated. You gain life equal to its toughness.

> *"With the proper tools, even the Great River can be dammed."
—Ta-Spon, Cho-Arrim executioner*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Annihilate](/printing/annihilate-inv.md) — Instant
2. [Vendetta](/printing/vendetta-roe.md) — Instant
3. [Soul Shred](/printing/soul-shred-me4.md) — Sorcery
4. [Soul Reap](/printing/soul-reap-eve.md) — Sorcery
5. [Dark Offering](/printing/dark-offering-s99.md) — Sorcery
6. [Devour in Shadow](/printing/devour-in-shadow-5dn.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #MMQ-159
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Jeff Easley
- **Total Printings:** 27 across all historical editions

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