---
name: "Cruel Finality"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Scry"]
set: "AER"
set_name: "Aether Revolt"
collector_number: "54"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Svetlin Velinov"
oracle_id: "1285a519-b3a8-4014-8f33-89f3beb0c00b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cruel-finality-aer"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Cruel Finality
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Scry

## Oracle Text
Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)

> *恶魔的钢刃滋味苦涩，划开的伤口犹如深渊。*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Lose Hope](/printing/lose-hope-5dn.md) — Instant
2. [Drown in Sorrow](/printing/drown-in-sorrow-prm.md) — Sorcery
3. [Get the Point](/printing/get-the-point-rna.md) — Instant
4. [Putrid Cyclops](/printing/putrid-cyclops-fut.md) — Creature — Zombie Cyclops
5. [Lost in a Labyrinth](/printing/lost-in-a-labyrinth-ths.md) — Instant
6. [Chain to Memory](/printing/chain-to-memory-thb.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Aether Revolt (AER) #54
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Svetlin Velinov
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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