---
name: "Tyrannize"
mana_cost: "{3}{B/R}{B/R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: []
set: "SHM"
set_name: "Shadowmoor"
collector_number: "201"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Mark Tedin"
oracle_id: "27da0af7-85d3-42aa-9426-b86c5e464f81"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/tyrannize-shm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Tyrannize
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B/R}{B/R}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Target player discards their hand unless they pay 7 life.

> *「痛いところを刺すことも、ぜんぜん感じないところを刺すこともできるのだよ。」 ――ナイトハースのイルリア*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Wit's End](/printing/wits-end-dis.md) — Sorcery
2. [Strongarm Tactics](/printing/strongarm-tactics-ons.md) — Sorcery
3. [Thoughtseize](/printing/thoughtseize-otp.md) — Sorcery
4. [Monomania](/printing/monomania-m12.md) — Sorcery
5. [Extortion](/printing/extortion-mmq.md) — Sorcery
6. [Talara's Bane](/printing/talaras-bane-eve.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shadowmoor (SHM) #201
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Mark Tedin
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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