---
name: "Soul Scourge"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Nightmare Horror"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "TOR"
set_name: "Torment"
collector_number: "85"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Carl Critchlow"
oracle_id: "d66e89a3-d582-4867-899c-f560b8a5b973"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/soul-scourge-tor"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Soul Scourge
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Nightmare Horror
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/2
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
When this creature enters, target player loses 3 life.
When this creature leaves the battlefield, that player gains 3 life.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Necrogen Scudder](/printing/necrogen-scudder-som.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Horror
2. [Howling Banshee](/printing/howling-banshee-j25.md) — Creature — Spirit
3. [Vampiric Spirit](/printing/vampiric-spirit-8ed.md) — Creature — Spirit
4. [Dread Reaper](/printing/dread-reaper-me4.md) — Creature — Horror
5. [Specter of the Fens](/printing/specter-of-the-fens-stx.md) — Creature — Specter
6. [Blood-Toll Harpy](/printing/blood-toll-harpy-cn2.md) — Creature — Harpy

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Torment (TOR) #85
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Carl Critchlow
- **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`