---
name: "Vile Consumption"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["B", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "INV-285"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Heather Hudson"
oracle_id: "b6a005db-e7e2-4b88-bc8a-c257bcc31cf5"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/vile-consumption-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Vile Consumption
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
All creatures have "At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this creature unless you pay 1 life."

> *The plague moved faster than an army and was far more deadly.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Pendrell Mists](/printing/pendrell-mists-wth.md) — Enchantment
2. [Magus of the Tabernacle](/printing/magus-of-the-tabernacle-plc.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
3. [Rite of Consumption](/printing/rite-of-consumption-plst.md) — Sorcery
4. [Pillar Tombs of Aku](/printing/pillar-tombs-of-aku-vis.md) — World Enchantment
5. [Season of the Witch](/printing/season-of-the-witch-drk.md) — Enchantment
6. [Anowon, the Ruin Sage](/printing/anowon-the-ruin-sage-wwk.md) — Legendary Creature — Vampire Shaman

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #INV-285
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Heather Hudson
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

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