Magic: The Gathering

Slaughter Cry

Magic 2012 155 • common

Set: Magic 2012
Collector number: 155
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: 2 generic mana red mana
Type: Instant
Colors: Red
Artist: Matt Cavotta
Market price: $0.06

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Lore

Why it matters

As an instant, this card provides the tactical flexibility to affect the board state at a moment's notice during play. Its status as a common makes it a foundational component of the set, offering reliable utility that is accessible to collectors and players alike.

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Card face

What it does

Target creature gets +3/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. (It deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)

It's rather embarrassing to end up with your head mounted over his hearth.

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Slaughter Cry was released in 2011 as part of the Magic 2012 core set, a collection designed by Wizards of the Coast to refresh the game's foundational pool of cards for both new and veteran players. The card functions as an instant, allowing a player to grant a creature a temporary boost in power along with the first strike keyword during combat, reinforcing the aggressive themes typically associated with the red color identity in the game.

The artwork was commissioned from Matt Cavotta, a long-time illustrator and creative director for the game whose style is known for its expressive, often visceral character depictions. In designing the visual accompaniment for this spell, Cavotta sought to capture the raw, kinetic intensity of a sudden, brutal combat strike, visually distilling the mechanical impact of the card into a singular moment of tactical aggression that fits the established aesthetic of the Magic: The Gathering multiverse.

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Other printings

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Slaughter CryZendikar · #149 · common · 2009$0.11

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