---
name: "Sovereign's Bite"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "M19"
set_name: "Core Set 2019"
collector_number: "120"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Volkan Baǵa"
oracle_id: "13718d93-fe46-4a18-a511-88649ef1c9de"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sovereigns-bite-m19"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Sovereign's Bite
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Target player loses 3 life and you gain 3 life.

> *« Vous avez tout donné à votre royaume, preux chevalier. La sérénité sera votre récompense. »
—Reine Lian*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Soul Feast](/printing/soul-feast-9ed.md) — Sorcery
2. [Agonizing Syphon](/printing/agonizing-syphon-m20.md) — Sorcery
3. [Rhystic Syphon](/printing/rhystic-syphon-pcy.md) — Sorcery
4. [Essence Drain](/printing/essence-drain-m13.md) — Sorcery
5. [Certain Death](/printing/certain-death-j22.md) — Sorcery
6. [Last Caress](/printing/last-caress-apc.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Core Set 2019 (M19) #120
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Volkan Baǵa
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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