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Dark Nourishment
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
IxalanXLN · #97
- Card type
- Instant
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Indicative price
- 0.09 € · ★ 0.17 € · 0.12 $ · ★ 0.32 $
- Mana value
- 5
- Colour
- Black
Card text
Dark Nourishment deals 3 damage to any target. You gain 3 life.
Format legality
- BrawlLegal
- CommanderLegal
- CompetitivebrawlLegal
- DuelLegal
- GladiatorLegal
- HistoricLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PennyLegal
- PioneerLegal
- TimelessLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Josh Hass
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2017-09-29
Flavour text
Demons lurk in the shadows of ancient ruins, spreading plague and corruption across the land.
Rulings
If the target permanent or player is an illegal target by the time Dark Nourishment resolves, the entire spell doesn’t resolve. You won’t gain life.