---
name: "Umezawa's Charm"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "MH1"
set_name: "Modern Horizons"
collector_number: "111"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Eric Deschamps"
oracle_id: "7cfd7606-1dab-4627-ba42-37d6e375f9f1"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/umezawas-charm-mh1"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Umezawa's Charm
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
• Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
• You gain 2 life.

> *„Bleib deinen eigenen Interessen immer treu."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Dromar's Charm](/printing/dromars-charm-c13.md) — Instant
2. [Subtle Strike](/printing/subtle-strike-znr.md) — Instant
3. [Moment of Craving](/printing/moment-of-craving-plst.md) — Instant
4. [Midnight Charm](/printing/midnight-charm-plc.md) — Instant
5. [Witherbloom Charm](/printing/witherbloom-charm-sos.md) — Instant
6. [Azula Always Lies](/printing/azula-always-lies-tla.md) — Instant — Lesson

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Modern Horizons (MH1) #111
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Eric Deschamps
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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