---
name: "Welcome the Darkness"
mana_cost: "{X}{B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "YDSK"
set_name: "Alchemy: Duskmourn"
collector_number: "11"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Tiffany Turrill"
oracle_id: "c332e88d-5c18-4603-980b-d9b9649dec1c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/welcome-the-darkness-ydsk"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Welcome the Darkness
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{B}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
X can't be 0.
Draw X cards. Create an X/X black Demon creature token with flying. Your life total becomes X. You can't gain life for the rest of the game.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Promise of Power](/printing/promise-of-power-ddc.md) — Sorcery
2. [Indulgent Tormentor](/printing/indulgent-tormentor-m15.md) — Creature — Demon
3. [Bloodgift Demon](/printing/bloodgift-demon-j25.md) — Creature — Demon
4. [Damnable Pact](/printing/damnable-pact-c17.md) — Sorcery
5. [Demon of Dark Schemes](/printing/demon-of-dark-schemes-klr.md) — Creature — Demon
6. [Demonic Rising](/printing/demonic-rising-avr.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alchemy: Duskmourn (YDSK) #11
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Tiffany Turrill

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