---
name: "Cruel Cut"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "ANB"
set_name: "Arena Beginner Set"
collector_number: "47"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Caio Monteiro"
oracle_id: "39b7f3cc-e229-4cdf-9d85-db0b17203d7e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cruel-cut-anb"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Cruel Cut
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Destroy target creature with power 2 or less.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Cut Down](/printing/cut-down-slz.md) — Instant
2. [Defeat](/printing/defeat-dtk.md) — Sorcery
3. [Vanquish the Weak](/printing/vanquish-the-weak-mom.md) — Instant
4. [Killing Glare](/printing/killing-glare-j25.md) — Instant
5. [Reave Soul](/printing/reave-soul-ima.md) — Sorcery
6. [Eliminate](/printing/eliminate-m21.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Arena Beginner Set (ANB) #47
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Caio Monteiro
- **Total Printings:** 2 across all historical editions

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