---
name: "Soul Enervation"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Flash"]
set: "MKM"
set_name: "Murders at Karlov Manor"
collector_number: "302"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Joshua Cairos"
oracle_id: "5b4508a3-1d21-46ec-8a50-cd3171a7348a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/soul-enervation-mkm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Soul Enervation
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Enchantment
- **Keywords:** Flash

## Oracle Text
Flash
When this enchantment enters, target creature gets -4/-4 until end of turn.
Whenever one or more creature cards leave your graveyard, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Soul Bleed](/printing/soul-bleed-m10.md) — Enchantment — Aura
2. [Essence Pulse](/printing/essence-pulse-c21.md) — Sorcery
3. [Crippling Fatigue](/printing/crippling-fatigue-tor.md) — Sorcery
4. [Forsaken Wastes](/printing/forsaken-wastes-wc97.md) — World Enchantment
5. [Carnival of Souls](/printing/carnival-of-souls-uds.md) — Enchantment
6. [Gonti's Machinations](/printing/gontis-machinations-aer.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Murders at Karlov Manor (MKM) #302
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Joshua Cairos
- **Total Printings:** 16 across all historical editions

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