---
name: "Sinister Strength"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Enchantment — Aura"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Enchant"]
set: "PLS"
set_name: "Planeshift"
collector_number: "54"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Terese Nielsen"
oracle_id: "deb499bd-71d4-4430-8a58-a31f5ab1b239"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sinister-strength-pls"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Sinister Strength
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Aura
- **Keywords:** Enchant

## Oracle Text
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +3/+1 and is black.

> *„Ich segne die Lebenden mit einem Lied des Todes." —Lord Dralnu*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Unholy Strength](/printing/unholy-strength-7ed.md) — Enchantment — Aura
2. [Twisted Experiment](/printing/twisted-experiment-uds.md) — Enchantment — Aura
3. [Weakness](/printing/weakness-leb.md) — Enchantment — Aura
4. [Torment](/printing/torment-sth.md) — Enchantment — Aura
5. [Sinister Possession](/printing/sinister-possession-dgm.md) — Enchantment — Aura
6. [Weight of the Underworld](/printing/weight-of-the-underworld-plst.md) — Enchantment — Aura

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Planeshift (PLS) #54
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Terese Nielsen
- **Total Printings:** 9 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`