---
name: "Syphon Life"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Retrace"]
set: "EVE"
set_name: "Eventide"
collector_number: "46"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Dan Seagrave"
oracle_id: "c9367dd3-1a50-4eae-993e-c055dc6c4dc5"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/syphon-life-eve"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Syphon Life
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Retrace

## Oracle Text
Target player loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
Retrace (You may cast this card from your graveyard by discarding a land card in addition to paying its other costs.)

> *Leeches never tire of feeding.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Agonizing Syphon](/printing/agonizing-syphon-m20.md) — Sorcery
2. [Rhystic Syphon](/printing/rhystic-syphon-pcy.md) — Sorcery
3. [Sovereign's Bite](/printing/sovereigns-bite-m19.md) — Sorcery
4. [Soul Feast](/printing/soul-feast-9ed.md) — Sorcery
5. [Urborg Syphon-Mage](/printing/urborg-syphon-mage-tsp.md) — Creature — Human Spellshaper
6. [Last Caress](/printing/last-caress-apc.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Eventide (EVE) #46
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Dan Seagrave
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

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