---
name: "Cateran Brute"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Horror Mercenary"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "MMQ"
set_name: "Mercadian Masques"
collector_number: "120"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Edward P. Beard, Jr."
oracle_id: "f60d03ae-f45f-45b2-a0f7-108acb0a45db"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cateran-brute-mmq"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Cateran Brute
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Horror Mercenary
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
{2}, {T}: Search your library for a Mercenary permanent card with mana value 2 or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Cateran Persuader](/printing/cateran-persuader-mmq.md) — Creature — Human Mercenary
2. [Cateran Kidnappers](/printing/cateran-kidnappers-mmq.md) — Creature — Human Mercenary
3. [Cateran Summons](/printing/cateran-summons-mmq.md) — Sorcery
4. [Cateran Enforcer](/printing/cateran-enforcer-mmq.md) — Creature — Horror Mercenary
5. [Cateran Overlord](/printing/cateran-overlord-mmq.md) — Creature — Horror Mercenary
6. [Cateran Slaver](/printing/cateran-slaver-mmq.md) — Creature — Horror Mercenary

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mercadian Masques (MMQ) #120
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Edward P. Beard, Jr.
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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