---
name: "Artful Takedown"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "GRN"
set_name: "Guilds of Ravnica"
collector_number: "151"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Mike Bierek"
oracle_id: "edc193bf-2987-4c7b-9cf3-69089ff13764"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/artful-takedown-grn"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Artful Takedown
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Choose one or both —
• Tap target creature.
• Target creature gets -2/-4 until end of turn.

> *Os assassinatos dos Dimir são coreografados como números de dança. Cada desafio é previsto e superado com graciosa facilidade.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Stabbing Pain](/printing/stabbing-pain-m11.md) — Instant
2. [Subtle Strike](/printing/subtle-strike-znr.md) — Instant
3. [Hostile Takeover](/printing/hostile-takeover-psnc.md) — Sorcery
4. [Sick and Tired](/printing/sick-and-tired-ulg.md) — Instant
5. [Tyrant's Scorn](/printing/tyrants-scorn-war.md) — Instant
6. [Stab](/printing/stab-fdn.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Guilds of Ravnica (GRN) #151
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Mike Bierek
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `legal`