should be instant

Maybe. There's some precedent for sorcery removal. And this is bigger than your average bolt.

One good reason for going instant is that a lot of players will just assume an effect like this must be.

agreed. This is a punishing card, and to add to the spikeyness it should be instant (tbh not really adding, a spikey card like thsi should've always been instant, so more like correcting the foundation :D)

the card is a lot like Grasp of Darkness. I didn't want to make another card like that, because they tend to warp standard. Like how Fatal Push has changed every format's deckbuilding and curving plans. As a sorcery with drawbacks, it is somewhat fine removal. I also need to fill out commons, so this seems like it works. Instant speed would improve the card greatly - as it does for all sorceries - But I will keep it slightly weak.Moment of craving acted as a sort of guideline, and that card is fine removal in standard, but isn't being played too much because fatal push exist. Seeing what could be done on that mediocre card, i made this one.

Costing the BB instead of 1B is really what makes this seem reasonable at common to me.

You're both right, this is much more balanced. I like it how it is.