---
name: "Finishing Blow"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "M21"
set_name: "Core Set 2021"
collector_number: "99"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Wylie Beckert"
oracle_id: "3c8a6c58-f4af-4809-af86-a931313fa71e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/finishing-blow-m21"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Destroy target creature or planeswalker.

> *"Nesse mundo, é matar ou morrer. Eu prefiro evitar o segundo."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Hero's Downfall](/printing/heros-downfall-fdn.md) — Instant
2. [Murder](/printing/murder-znc.md) — Instant
3. [Eviscerate](/printing/eviscerate-dom.md) — Sorcery
4. [Bilbo's Deadly Slice](/printing/bilbos-deadly-slice-hob.md) — Instant
5. [Impale](/printing/impale-rix.md) — Sorcery
6. [Ultimate Price](/printing/ultimate-price-rvr.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Core Set 2021 (M21) #99
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Wylie Beckert
- **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`