---
name: "Deadly Alliance"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "ZNR"
set_name: "Zendikar Rising"
collector_number: "96"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Kieran Yanner"
oracle_id: "0d2cdcc6-da65-4f66-ba38-111efad44919"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/deadly-alliance-znr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Deadly Alliance
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
This spell costs {1} less to cast for each creature in your party. (Your party consists of up to one each of Cleric, Rogue, Warrior, and Wizard.)
Destroy target creature or planeswalker.

> *"He could handle any one of us, but he's no match for all of us!"*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Thwart the Grave](/printing/thwart-the-grave-znr.md) — Sorcery
2. [Allies at Last](/printing/allies-at-last-tla.md) — Instant
3. [Allied Assault](/printing/allied-assault-znr.md) — Instant
4. [Journey to Oblivion](/printing/journey-to-oblivion-znr.md) — Enchantment
5. [Coveted Prize](/printing/coveted-prize-znr.md) — Sorcery
6. [Ultimate Alliance](/printing/ultimate-alliance-msc.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Zendikar Rising (ZNR) #96
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Kieran Yanner
- **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`