---
name: "Cut Down"
mana_cost: "{B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "SLZ"
set_name: "The Zeta Set"
collector_number: "158"
rarity: "common"
artist: "MSCHF"
oracle_id: "1b30210d-10e9-4703-8967-032063bb4f26"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cut-down-slz"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Destroy target creature with total power and toughness 5 or less.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Cruel Cut](/printing/cruel-cut-anb.md) — Instant
2. [Vanquish the Weak](/printing/vanquish-the-weak-mom.md) — Instant
3. [Eliminate](/printing/eliminate-m21.md) — Instant
4. [Killing Glare](/printing/killing-glare-j25.md) — Instant
5. [Defeat](/printing/defeat-dtk.md) — Sorcery
6. [Cast Down](/printing/cast-down-prm.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The Zeta Set (SLZ) #158
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** MSCHF
- **Total Printings:** 20 across all historical editions

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