---
name: "Cutthroat Maneuver"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "THS"
set_name: "Theros"
collector_number: "82"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Brad Rigney"
oracle_id: "28a24aeb-1ede-4331-adae-6b2dfcd3e4da"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cutthroat-maneuver-ths"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Cutthroat Maneuver
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Up to two target creatures each get +1/+1 and gain lifelink until end of turn.

> *« C'est l'ambition qui nous pousse de l'avant. Ensemble, nous prendrons ce qui nous revient, peu importe qui le détient. »*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Give In to Violence](/printing/give-in-to-violence-dsk.md) — Instant
2. [Moment of Defiance](/printing/moment-of-defiance-bro.md) — Instant
3. [Unexpected Fangs](/printing/unexpected-fangs-plst.md) — Instant
4. [Leeching Bite](/printing/leeching-bite-nph.md) — Instant
5. [Essence Infusion](/printing/essence-infusion-stx.md) — Sorcery
6. [Grotesque Mutation](/printing/grotesque-mutation-plst.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Theros (THS) #82
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Brad Rigney
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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