---
name: "Cindering Cutthroat"
mana_cost: "{2}{B/R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Lizard Assassin"
colors: ["B", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: []
set: "BLB"
set_name: "Bloomburrow"
collector_number: "208"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Wayne Reynolds"
oracle_id: "46e8bec0-1a09-4e6e-b78a-7ba161686ca9"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cindering-cutthroat-blb"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Cindering Cutthroat
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B/R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Lizard Assassin
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/2

## Oracle Text
This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it if an opponent lost life this turn.
{1}{B/R}: This creature gains menace until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)

> *"Noi non 'giochiamo' col fuoco. È un affare serio."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ravine Raider](/printing/ravine-raider-blb.md) — Creature — Lizard Rogue
2. [Frilled Sparkshooter](/printing/frilled-sparkshooter-blb.md) — Creature — Lizard Archer
3. [Labyrinth Raptor](/printing/labyrinth-raptor-piko.md) — Creature — Nightmare Dinosaur
4. [Sawblade Skinripper](/printing/sawblade-skinripper-dsk.md) — Creature — Human Assassin
5. [Agate-Blade Assassin](/printing/agate-blade-assassin-blb.md) — Creature — Lizard Assassin
6. [Blood Curdle](/printing/blood-curdle-iko.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Bloomburrow (BLB) #208
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Wayne Reynolds
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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