---
name: "Sorin Markov"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{B}{B}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Legendary Planeswalker — Sorin"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "ZEN"
set_name: "Zendikar"
collector_number: "111"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Michael Komarck"
oracle_id: "c151e8b7-4b28-4f03-8a81-9bf623f893d7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sorin-markov-zen"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Sorin Markov
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{B}{B}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Legendary Planeswalker — Sorin
- **Starting Loyalty:** 4

## Oracle Text
+2: Sorin Markov deals 2 damage to any target and you gain 2 life.
−3: Target opponent's life total becomes 10.
−7: You control target player during that player's next turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Sorin, Grim Nemesis](/printing/sorin-grim-nemesis-sir.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Sorin
2. [Sorin the Mirthless](/printing/sorin-the-mirthless-vow.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Sorin
3. [Sorin's Vengeance](/printing/sorins-vengeance-m12.md) — Sorcery
4. [Sorin, Vampire Lord](/printing/sorin-vampire-lord-m20.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Sorin
5. [Sorin, Solemn Visitor](/printing/sorin-solemn-visitor-plst.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Sorin
6. [Sorin, Lord of Innistrad](/printing/sorin-lord-of-innistrad-dka.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Sorin

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Zendikar (ZEN) #111
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Michael Komarck
- **Total Printings:** 24 across all historical editions

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