---
name: "Soul Burn"
mana_cost: "{X}{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "PTC"
set_name: "Pro Tour Collector Set"
collector_number: "ll161"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Rob Alexander"
oracle_id: "063b0f5d-af27-4681-87b9-b553f6887061"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/soul-burn-ptc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Soul Burn
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Spend only black and/or red mana on X.
Soul Burn deals X damage to any target. You gain life equal to the damage dealt, but not more than the amount of {B} spent on X, the player's life total before the damage was dealt, the planeswalker's loyalty before the damage was dealt, or the creature's toughness.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Drain Life](/printing/drain-life-cei.md) — Sorcery
2. [Consume Spirit](/printing/consume-spirit-dpa.md) — Sorcery
3. [Soul Spike](/printing/soul-spike-csp.md) — Instant
4. [Soul Shred](/printing/soul-shred-me4.md) — Sorcery
5. [Sorin's Vengeance](/printing/sorins-vengeance-m12.md) — Sorcery
6. [Agonizing Syphon](/printing/agonizing-syphon-m20.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Pro Tour Collector Set (PTC) #ll161
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Rob Alexander
- **Total Printings:** 25 across all historical editions

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