---
name: "Dire Tactics"
mana_cost: "{W}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B", "W"]
color_identity: ["B", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "IKO"
set_name: "Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths"
collector_number: "183"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Daarken"
oracle_id: "0c8cb2ec-5b58-497c-a6e7-2d25512d5a44"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/dire-tactics-iko"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Dire Tactics
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Exile target creature. If you don't control a Human, you lose life equal to that creature's toughness.

> *"나는 어떤 값을 치르더라도 인류를 보호하겠다. 내 한 몸을 밟고 지나가지 않고서는 거대괴수들이 내 도시를 건드릴 수 없다. 나는 방벽을 수호하겠다."
—구리 코트의 서약*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Death's Caress](/printing/deaths-caress-dka.md) — Sorcery
2. [Geth's Verdict](/printing/geths-verdict-nph.md) — Instant
3. [Human Frailty](/printing/human-frailty-avr.md) — Instant
4. [Swords to Plowshares](/printing/swords-to-plowshares-ptc.md) — Instant
5. [Anguished Unmaking](/printing/anguished-unmaking-otp.md) — Instant
6. [Vraska's Contempt](/printing/vraskas-contempt-pxln.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (IKO) #183
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Daarken
- **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`