---
name: "Blur of Blades"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "AKR"
set_name: "Amonkhet Remastered"
collector_number: "141"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Anna Steinbauer"
oracle_id: "65410f7a-c749-4b23-ad61-8a7136efcad2"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/blur-of-blades-akr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Blur of Blades
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Put a -1/-1 counter on target creature. Blur of Blades deals 2 damage to that creature's controller.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Puncture Bolt](/printing/puncture-bolt-shm.md) — Instant
2. [Scar](/printing/scar-shm.md) — Instant
3. [Blight Rot](/printing/blight-rot-ecl.md) — Instant
4. [Blindblast](/printing/blindblast-war.md) — Instant
5. [Bring Low](/printing/bring-low-plst.md) — Instant
6. [Stabbing Pain](/printing/stabbing-pain-m11.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Amonkhet Remastered (AKR) #141
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Anna Steinbauer
- **Total Printings:** 13 across all historical editions

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