---
name: "Executioner's Swing"
mana_cost: "{W}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B", "W"]
color_identity: ["B", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "GTC"
set_name: "Gatecrash"
collector_number: "161"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Karl Kopinski"
oracle_id: "bd9ab645-d8ed-4cdd-8d8e-53383b5501ba"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/executioners-swing-gtc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Executioner's Swing
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target creature that dealt damage this turn gets -5/-5 until end of turn.

> *「契約には未払いが発生した場合の付随担保が明記されています。細則にはこうあります。『付随担保は頭部とする。』」*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Lash of the Whip](/printing/lash-of-the-whip-ths.md) — Instant
2. [Ob Nixilis's Cruelty](/printing/ob-nixiliss-cruelty-war.md) — Instant
3. [Bloodline Culling](/printing/bloodline-culling-mid.md) — Instant
4. [Stabbing Pain](/printing/stabbing-pain-m11.md) — Instant
5. [Death Wind](/printing/death-wind-avr.md) — Instant
6. [Public Execution](/printing/public-execution-cn2.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Gatecrash (GTC) #161
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Karl Kopinski
- **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: `legal`