---
name: "Aspect of Manticore"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment — Aura"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Enchant", "Flash"]
set: "THB"
set_name: "Theros Beyond Death"
collector_number: "127"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Tomasz Jedruszek"
oracle_id: "899f3758-bb06-4f9c-81eb-7a9002f03245"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/aspect-of-manticore-thb"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Aspect of Manticore
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Aura
- **Keywords:** Enchant, Flash

## Oracle Text
Flash
Enchant creature
When this Aura enters, enchanted creature gains first strike until end of turn.
Enchanted creature gets +2/+0.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Fire-Rim Form](/printing/fire-rim-form-tdm.md) — Enchantment — Aura
2. [Captain's Tutelage](/printing/captains-tutelage-trk.md) — Enchantment — Aura
3. [Flaming Sword](/printing/flaming-sword-mmq.md) — Enchantment — Aura
4. [Spiteful Motives](/printing/spiteful-motives-soi.md) — Enchantment — Aura
5. [Super Speed](/printing/super-speed-msh.md) — Enchantment — Aura
6. [Flailing Manticore](/printing/flailing-manticore-mmq.md) — Creature — Manticore

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Theros Beyond Death (THB) #127
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Tomasz Jedruszek
- **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`