---
name: "Sorin the Mirthless"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Planeswalker — Sorin"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "VOW"
set_name: "Innistrad: Crimson Vow"
collector_number: "297"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Ayami Kojima"
oracle_id: "fbffaf9f-40e7-4113-a037-533b733cebce"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sorin-the-mirthless-vow"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Sorin the Mirthless
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Planeswalker — Sorin
- **Starting Loyalty:** 4

## Oracle Text
+1: Look at the top card of your library. You may reveal that card and put it into your hand. If you do, you lose life equal to its mana value.
−2: Create a 2/3 black Vampire creature token with flying and lifelink.
−7: Sorin deals 13 damage to any target. You gain 13 life.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Sorin, Grim Nemesis](/printing/sorin-grim-nemesis-sir.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Sorin
2. [Sorin, Lord of Innistrad](/printing/sorin-lord-of-innistrad-dka.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Sorin
3. [Sorin, Solemn Visitor](/printing/sorin-solemn-visitor-plst.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Sorin
4. [A-Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord](/printing/a-sorin-imperious-bloodlord-m20.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Sorin
5. [Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord](/printing/sorin-imperious-bloodlord-inr.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Sorin
6. [Sorin, Vampire Lord](/printing/sorin-vampire-lord-m20.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Sorin

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Innistrad: Crimson Vow (VOW) #297
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Ayami Kojima
- **Total Printings:** 47 across all historical editions

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