---
name: "Vraska's Contempt"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "XLN"
set_name: "Ixalan"
collector_number: "129"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Clint Cearley"
oracle_id: "38ddbe0b-07ef-4cdf-ad6c-cd8b8ba6d206"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/vraskas-contempt-xln"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Vraska's Contempt
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Exile target creature or planeswalker. You gain 2 life.

> *No pasó mucho tiempo hasta que las tabernas de Zabordada se llenaron de rumores sobre la nueva capitana que podía convertir a alguien en piedra con una sola mirada.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Infernal Reckoning](/printing/infernal-reckoning-pm19.md) — Instant
2. [Feed the Serpent](/printing/feed-the-serpent-khm.md) — Instant
3. [Flay Essence](/printing/flay-essence-mh2.md) — Sorcery
4. [Swords to Plowshares](/printing/swords-to-plowshares-ptc.md) — Instant
5. [Final Death](/printing/final-death-thb.md) — Instant
6. [Final Reward](/printing/final-reward-akr.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ixalan (XLN) #129
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Clint Cearley
- **Total Printings:** 13 across all historical editions

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