---
name: "Urborg Syphon-Mage"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Human Spellshaper"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "TSP"
set_name: "Time Spiral"
collector_number: "139"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Greg Staples"
oracle_id: "d6608efe-b014-4b4d-a995-0be5047567c5"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/urborg-syphon-mage-tsp"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Urborg Syphon-Mage
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Spellshaper
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
{2}{B}, {T}, Discard a card: Each other player loses 2 life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.

> *"I have become a gourmet of sorts. Each soul has its own distinctive flavor. The art is in inviting the right company to the feast."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Skirsdag Supplicant](/printing/skirsdag-supplicant-emn.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
2. [Davriel's Shadowfugue](/printing/davriels-shadowfugue-war.md) — Sorcery
3. [Syphon Soul](/printing/syphon-soul-6ed.md) — Sorcery
4. [Urborg Mindsucker](/printing/urborg-mindsucker-vis.md) — Creature — Horror
5. [Rhystic Syphon](/printing/rhystic-syphon-pcy.md) — Sorcery
6. [Spiteflame Witch](/printing/spiteflame-witch-shm.md) — Creature — Elemental Shaman

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Time Spiral (TSP) #139
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Greg Staples
- **Total Printings:** 30 across all historical editions

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