---
name: "Torment of Scarabs"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Enchantment — Aura Curse"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Enchant"]
set: "J25"
set_name: "Foundations Jumpstart"
collector_number: "495"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Bastien L. Deharme"
oracle_id: "4ba5bcee-fc95-4d05-965e-b1762529ec5f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/torment-of-scarabs-j25"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Torment of Scarabs
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Aura Curse
- **Keywords:** Enchant

## Oracle Text
Enchant player
At the beginning of enchanted player's upkeep, that player loses 3 life unless they sacrifice a nonland permanent of their choice or discard a card.

> *Como una alfombra desplegándose para su dios, una marabunta de escarabajos emergió de la necrópolis.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Cruel Reality](/printing/cruel-reality-akh.md) — Enchantment — Aura Curse
2. [Curse of Thirst](/printing/curse-of-thirst-pw12.md) — Enchantment — Aura Curse
3. [Curse of Oblivion](/printing/curse-of-oblivion-isd.md) — Enchantment — Aura Curse
4. [Curse of the Pierced Heart](/printing/curse-of-the-pierced-heart-isd.md) — Enchantment — Aura Curse
5. [Soul Bleed](/printing/soul-bleed-m10.md) — Enchantment — Aura
6. [Curse of Death's Hold](/printing/curse-of-deaths-hold-isd.md) — Enchantment — Aura Curse

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Foundations Jumpstart (J25) #495
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Bastien L. Deharme
- **Total Printings:** 18 across all historical editions

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