---
name: "Cateran Persuader"
mana_cost: "{B}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Human Mercenary"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "MMQ"
set_name: "Mercadian Masques"
collector_number: "124"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Carl Critchlow"
oracle_id: "415e9484-0788-4c00-bb1f-19308511114b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cateran-persuader-mmq"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Cateran Persuader
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Mercenary
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1

## Oracle Text
{1}, {T}: Search your library for a Mercenary permanent card with mana value 1 or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Cateran Brute](/printing/cateran-brute-mmq.md) — Creature — Horror Mercenary
2. [Cateran Kidnappers](/printing/cateran-kidnappers-mmq.md) — Creature — Human Mercenary
3. [Cateran Summons](/printing/cateran-summons-mmq.md) — Sorcery
4. [Strongarm Thug](/printing/strongarm-thug-mmq.md) — Creature — Human Mercenary
5. [Cateran Enforcer](/printing/cateran-enforcer-mmq.md) — Creature — Horror Mercenary
6. [Cateran Overlord](/printing/cateran-overlord-mmq.md) — Creature — Horror Mercenary

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mercadian Masques (MMQ) #124
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Carl Critchlow
- **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`