Slaughter Cry
~$0.01 low · ~$0.15 high
Red. Instant
Magic 2012 #155 · Illustrated by Matt Cavotta
Magic 2012 #155 · Illustrated by Matt CavottaWhat is Slaughter Cry worth?
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Oracle text
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
Format legality
All 2 printings of Slaughter Cry
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Magic 2012 m12 #155· 2011common· Cardmarket €0.03 · €0.15 foil | common | $0.01 | $0.07 | €0.03€0.15 foil | |
 Zendikar zen #149· 2009common· Cardmarket €0.03 · €0.13 foil | common | $0.14 | $0.15 | €0.03€0.13 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2009
- Printings
- 2
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #28,509 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Matt Cavotta
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Magic 2012 card (#155).
155
- 155Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Slaughter Cry, read from the Magic 2012 printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Slaughter Cry. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 3: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Instant is the card type.
- Text box
- What the card does. Italic text in brackets is reminder text: it explains a rule and has no effect on the game.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Illustration
- By Matt Cavotta. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Magic 2012. Black or white means common.
- Collector number
- 155 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- Matt Cavotta, after the paintbrush.
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Rulings (1)
2009-10-01
If a creature doesn’t have first strike, granting it first strike after combat damage has been dealt in the first combat damage step won’t prevent it from dealing combat damage. It will still assign and deal its combat damage in the second combat damage step.
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