---
name: "Dauthi Mercenary"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Dauthi Knight Mercenary"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Shadow"]
set: "TMP"
set_name: "Tempest"
collector_number: "124"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Matthew D. Wilson"
oracle_id: "1b57c480-e2c5-44cd-820f-e208041bfd18"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/dauthi-mercenary-tmp"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Dauthi Mercenary
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Dauthi Knight Mercenary
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **Keywords:** Shadow

## Oracle Text
Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)
{1}{B}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Dauthi Slayer](/printing/dauthi-slayer-prm.md) — Creature — Dauthi Soldier
2. [Dauthi Marauder](/printing/dauthi-marauder-tpr.md) — Creature — Dauthi Minion
3. [Dauthi Cutthroat](/printing/dauthi-cutthroat-exo.md) — Creature — Dauthi Minion
4. [Dauthi Trapper](/printing/dauthi-trapper-sth.md) — Creature — Dauthi Minion
5. [Dauthi Warlord](/printing/dauthi-warlord-exo.md) — Creature — Dauthi Soldier
6. [Dauthi Embrace](/printing/dauthi-embrace-tmp.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tempest (TMP) #124
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Matthew D. Wilson
- **Total Printings:** 10 across all historical editions

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