Syphon Soul
Planechase 43 • common
- Set
- Planechase
- Collector number
- 43
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Ron Spears
- Market price
- $0.29
What it does
Syphon Soul deals 2 damage to each other player. You gain life equal to the damage dealt this way.
As Phage drank their energy, a vague memory of Jeska stirred. Then she lost herself again in the joy of her victims' suffering.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Syphon Soul was originally printed in the Legends expansion in 1994, designed to capture the flavor of dark magic rituals within the Magic: The Gathering multiverse. It belongs to a category of black-aligned spells that trade life points for group-wide attrition, reflecting the game's early focus on high-impact sorcery effects that altered the board state for every participant simultaneously.
The version released in the 2012 Planechase set features updated art that aligns with the set's thematic focus on shifting planar environments. As a staple for multiplayer formats, the card was curated for this release to provide players with a reliable tool for life-drain mechanics, maintaining the mechanical identity established during the game's formative years while updating the visual aesthetic to fit the contemporary art direction of Wizards of the Coast.
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