---
name: "The Abyss"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "World Enchantment"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "PRM"
set_name: "Magic Online Promos"
collector_number: "46938"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Jason A. Engle"
oracle_id: "a02a7816-c967-4503-bb08-f8db44915250"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/the-abyss-prm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# The Abyss
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** World Enchantment

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, destroy target nonartifact creature that player controls of their choice. It can't be regenerated.

> *"An immense river of oblivion is sweeping us away into a nameless abyss."
—Ernest Renan, *Souvenirs d'Enfance et de Jeunesse**

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Magus of the Abyss](/printing/magus-of-the-abyss-fut.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Asphyxiate](/printing/asphyxiate-bng.md) — Sorcery
3. [Annihilate](/printing/annihilate-inv.md) — Instant
4. [Abyssal Gatekeeper](/printing/abyssal-gatekeeper-wth.md) — Creature — Horror
5. [Devour in Shadow](/printing/devour-in-shadow-5dn.md) — Instant
6. [Zzzyxas's Abyss](/printing/zzzyxass-abyss-unh.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Magic Online Promos (PRM) #46938
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Jason A. Engle
- **Total Printings:** 4 across all historical editions

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