---
name: "Crooked Scales"
mana_cost: "{4}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "MMQ"
set_name: "Mercadian Masques"
collector_number: "291"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Ron Spears"
oracle_id: "49c47768-fcc7-4091-b06d-d8a2bd7d1cc9"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/crooked-scales-mmq"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Crooked Scales
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Artifact

## Oracle Text
{4}, {T}: Flip a coin. If you win the flip, destroy target creature an opponent controls. If you lose the flip, destroy target creature you control unless you pay {3} and repeat this process.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Krark's Thumb](/printing/krarks-thumb-mrd.md) — Legendary Artifact
2. [Goblin Lyre](/printing/goblin-lyre-ice.md) — Artifact
3. [Winter Sky](/printing/winter-sky-hml.md) — Sorcery
4. [Mana Screw](/printing/mana-screw-unh.md) — Artifact
5. [Goblin Archaeologist](/printing/goblin-archaeologist-plst.md) — Creature — Goblin Artificer
6. [Mana Crypt](/printing/mana-crypt-ema.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mercadian Masques (MMQ) #291
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Ron Spears
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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