---
name: "Vicious Hunger"
mana_cost: "{B}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "NEM"
set_name: "Nemesis"
collector_number: "74"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Massimiliano Frezzato"
oracle_id: "38ea22cd-2c5d-4f66-a111-207aca4c67c3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/vicious-hunger-nem"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Vicious Hunger
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Vicious Hunger deals 2 damage to target creature and you gain 2 life.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Sorin's Thirst](/printing/sorins-thirst-m12.md) — Instant
2. [Vampiric Feast](/printing/vampiric-feast-por.md) — Sorcery
3. [Moment of Craving](/printing/moment-of-craving-plst.md) — Instant
4. [Vampiric Touch](/printing/vampiric-touch-por.md) — Sorcery
5. [Morbid Hunger](/printing/morbid-hunger-ody.md) — Sorcery
6. [Taste of Blood](/printing/taste-of-blood-m12.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Nemesis (NEM) #74
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Massimiliano Frezzato
- **Total Printings:** 20 across all historical editions

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