---
name: "Cackling Imp"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Imp"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "DVD"
set_name: "Duel Decks Anthology: Divine vs. Demonic"
collector_number: "41"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Matt Thompson"
oracle_id: "adc8c55c-8fbe-4e07-b1be-8cb796db3d8a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cackling-imp-dvd"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Cackling Imp
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Imp
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
{T}: Target player loses 1 life.

> *Its laughter drives needles through your mind.*

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1. [Spirit](/printing/spirit-tmm2.md) — Token Creature — Spirit
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4. [Battlewing Mystic](/printing/battlewing-mystic-dmu.md) — Creature — Bird Wizard
5. [Birds of Paradise](/printing/birds-of-paradise-sld.md) — Creature — Bird
6. [Bird](/printing/bird-totj.md) — Token Creature — Bird

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duel Decks Anthology: Divine vs. Demonic (DVD) #41
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Matt Thompson
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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