---
name: "Undying Malice"
mana_cost: "{B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "VOW"
set_name: "Innistrad: Crimson Vow"
collector_number: "134"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Igor Kieryluk"
oracle_id: "8b061702-1bc3-45aa-a758-446b25034801"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/undying-malice-vow"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Undying Malice
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Until end of turn, target creature gains "When this creature dies, return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control with a +1/+1 counter on it."

> *Rares sont ceux qui acceptent d'être remis à leur place, surtout quand il s'agit d'une tombe.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Feign Death](/printing/feign-death-afr.md) — Instant
2. [Undying Evil](/printing/undying-evil-dka.md) — Instant
3. [Abnormal Endurance](/printing/abnormal-endurance-m19.md) — Instant
4. [Demonic Gifts](/printing/demonic-gifts-khm.md) — Instant
5. [Return to Action](/printing/return-to-action-neo.md) — Instant
6. [Scintillating Encore](/printing/scintillating-encore-ysos.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Innistrad: Crimson Vow (VOW) #134
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Igor Kieryluk
- **Total Printings:** 18 across all historical editions

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