---
name: "Yoke of the Damned"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Enchantment — Aura"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Enchant"]
set: "DDJ"
set_name: "Duel Decks: Izzet vs. Golgari"
collector_number: "68"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Paul Bonner"
oracle_id: "af08dae2-ba32-4a34-b8c1-b49d45ce0b6b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/yoke-of-the-damned-ddj"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Yoke of the Damned
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Aura
- **Keywords:** Enchant

## Oracle Text
Enchant creature
When a creature dies, destroy enchanted creature.

> *The demon's yoke is part leash, part noose.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Creature Bond](/printing/creature-bond-3ed.md) — Enchantment — Aura
2. [Dying Wail](/printing/dying-wail-uds.md) — Enchantment — Aura
3. [Lingering Death](/printing/lingering-death-scg.md) — Enchantment — Aura
4. [Mortal Wound](/printing/mortal-wound-vis.md) — Enchantment — Aura
5. [Dying Wish](/printing/dying-wish-gtc.md) — Enchantment — Aura
6. [Mire Blight](/printing/mire-blight-zen.md) — Enchantment — Aura

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duel Decks: Izzet vs. Golgari (DDJ) #68
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Paul Bonner
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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