---
name: "Virulent Swipe"
mana_cost: "{B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Rebound"]
set: "ROE"
set_name: "Rise of the Eldrazi"
collector_number: "131"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Raymond Swanland"
oracle_id: "77f53f6a-36ab-43d1-b547-4578fd724864"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/virulent-swipe-roe"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Virulent Swipe
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Rebound

## Oracle Text
Target creature gets +2/+0 and gains deathtouch until end of turn.
Rebound (If you cast this spell from your hand, exile it as it resolves. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may cast this card from exile without paying its mana cost.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Lash of Thorns](/printing/lash-of-thorns-eld.md) — Instant
2. [Infuse with Vitality](/printing/infuse-with-vitality-stx.md) — Instant
3. [Coat with Venom](/printing/coat-with-venom-plst.md) — Instant
4. [Prey's Vengeance](/printing/preys-vengeance-j21.md) — Instant
5. [Artful Maneuver](/printing/artful-maneuver-plst.md) — Instant
6. [Venom, Evil Unleashed](/printing/venom-evil-unleashed-msc.md) — Legendary Creature — Symbiote Villain

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Rise of the Eldrazi (ROE) #131
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Raymond Swanland
- **Total Printings:** 13 across all historical editions

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