---
name: "Flailing Manticore"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Manticore"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Flying", "First strike"]
set: "MMQ"
set_name: "Mercadian Masques"
collector_number: "187"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Roger Raupp"
oracle_id: "044a169e-32ae-464a-a642-8d3409e82d9f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/flailing-manticore-mmq"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Flailing Manticore
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Manticore
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Flying, First strike

## Oracle Text
Flying, first strike
{1}: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn. Any player may activate this ability.
{1}: This creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn. Any player may activate this ability.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Sawback Manticore](/printing/sawback-manticore-mir.md) — Creature — Manticore
2. [Crimson Manticore](/printing/crimson-manticore-5ed.md) — Creature — Manticore
3. [Mantis Engine](/printing/mantis-engine-10e.md) — Artifact Creature — Insect
4. [A-Manticore](/printing/a-manticore-hbg.md) — Creature — Manticore
5. [Manticore](/printing/manticore-afr.md) — Creature — Manticore
6. [Conquering Manticore](/printing/conquering-manticore-ddl.md) — Creature — Manticore

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mercadian Masques (MMQ) #187
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Roger Raupp
- **Total Printings:** 8 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: `not_legal`