---
name: "Touch of Death"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "5ED"
set_name: "Fifth Edition"
collector_number: "200"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Melissa A. Benson"
oracle_id: "52a768eb-16eb-4643-b8be-7a4b5b32f28b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/touch-of-death-5ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Touch of Death
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Touch of Death deals 1 damage to target player or planeswalker. You gain 1 life.
Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Kiss of Death](/printing/kiss-of-death-p02.md) — Sorcery
2. [Last Caress](/printing/last-caress-apc.md) — Sorcery
3. [Poison the Blade](/printing/poison-the-blade-clb.md) — Instant
4. [Vampiric Touch](/printing/vampiric-touch-por.md) — Sorcery
5. [Bladebrand](/printing/bladebrand-dbl.md) — Instant
6. [Serpent's Gift](/printing/serpents-gift-m13.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Fifth Edition (5ED) #200
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Melissa A. Benson
- **Total Printings:** 15 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`