Slaughter Cry
Zendikar 149 • common
- Set
- Zendikar
- Collector number
- 149
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Matt Cavotta
- Market price
- $0.11
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.)
"Since when did 'AIIIEEEE!' become a negotiation tactic?"— Nikou, Joraga bard
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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Where it came from
Slaughter Cry was released in 2009 as part of the Zendikar expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set focused heavily on a high-adventure, exploration-themed environment, and this card was designed as a common-rarity instant intended to provide players with tactical combat utility in the limited play environment of the block.
The card’s artwork was rendered by Matt Cavotta, a long-time contributor to the game who often blended visceral action with the distinct fantasy aesthetics of the Magic multiverse. By utilizing an instant-speed effect that granted both power and the first strike ability, the design intended to facilitate 'combat tricks' that punished opponents for miscalculating their attacks against a player with open mana.
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