---
name: "Cackling Slasher"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Human Assassin"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Deathtouch"]
set: "DSK"
set_name: "Duskmourn: House of Horror"
collector_number: "85"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Johann Bodin"
oracle_id: "b9671f4b-72d2-48d7-a497-2ea0ab72cd0b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cackling-slasher-dsk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Cackling Slasher
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Assassin
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Deathtouch

## Oracle Text
Deathtouch
This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it if a creature died this turn.

> *次々と起こる死が前のものよりも面白かった。彼の大笑いが彼の犠牲者たちの悲鳴をかき消すまでは。*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Thrill-Kill Assassin](/printing/thrill-kill-assassin-ima.md) — Creature — Human Assassin
2. [Poison-Blade Mentor](/printing/poison-blade-mentor-acr.md) — Creature — Human Assassin
3. [Hired Poisoner](/printing/hired-poisoner-grn.md) — Creature — Human Assassin
4. [Unstoppable Slasher](/printing/unstoppable-slasher-dsk.md) — Creature — Zombie Assassin
5. [Ezio, Blade of Vengeance](/printing/ezio-blade-of-vengeance-acr.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Assassin
6. [White Widow, Yelena Belova](/printing/white-widow-yelena-belova-msc.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Assassin Villain

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duskmourn: House of Horror (DSK) #85
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Johann Bodin
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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