---
name: "Soul Shred"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "ME4"
set_name: "Masters Edition IV"
collector_number: "98"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Alan Rabinowitz"
oracle_id: "2894ef5e-738b-4ece-b143-6662d9453295"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/soul-shred-me4"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Soul Shred
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Soul Shred deals 3 damage to target nonblack creature. You gain 3 life.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Dark Offering](/printing/dark-offering-s99.md) — Sorcery
2. [Sever Soul](/printing/sever-soul-plst.md) — Sorcery
3. [Soul Reap](/printing/soul-reap-eve.md) — Sorcery
4. [Poison Arrow](/printing/poison-arrow-ptk.md) — Sorcery
5. [Essence Extraction](/printing/essence-extraction-klr.md) — Instant
6. [Hideous End](/printing/hideous-end-zen.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Masters Edition IV (ME4) #98
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Alan Rabinowitz
- **Total Printings:** 8 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`