---
name: "Deadly Designs"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "CN2"
set_name: "Conspiracy: Take the Crown"
collector_number: "42"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Jama Jurabaev"
oracle_id: "293c6f8f-9e6b-4267-a15d-1d5ce95fb5b4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/deadly-designs-cn2"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Deadly Designs
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
{2}: Put a plot counter on this enchantment. Any player may activate this ability.
When there are five or more plot counters on this enchantment, sacrifice it. If you do, destroy up to two target creatures.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Deadly Plot](/printing/deadly-plot-j22.md) — Instant
2. [Deadly Embrace](/printing/deadly-embrace-fin.md) — Sorcery
3. [Underhanded Designs](/printing/underhanded-designs-klr.md) — Enchantment
4. [Pitiless Carnage](/printing/pitiless-carnage-otj.md) — Sorcery
5. [Spectacle of Destruction](/printing/spectacle-of-destruction-ydft.md) — Enchantment
6. [Lethal Vapors](/printing/lethal-vapors-scg.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Conspiracy: Take the Crown (CN2) #42
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Jama Jurabaev
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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