---
name: "Hangman"
mana_cost: "{B}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Human Villain"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "UST"
set_name: "Unstable"
collector_number: "56"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Alex Konstad"
oracle_id: "8e8479e2-c073-46bd-ad58-f19f7cfa1f49"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/hangman-ust"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Hangman
- **Mana Cost:** `{B}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Villain
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
As this creature enters, secretly note a word with six to eight letters.
{1}: Target player who doesn't control this creature guesses the noted word or an unguessed letter in that word. If they guess wrong, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. Any player may activate this ability.
When a player guesses the noted word or all of its letters, sacrifice this creature.

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3. [Keeper of the Sacred Word](/printing/keeper-of-the-sacred-word-unh.md) — Creature — Human Druid
4. [The Actualizer](/printing/the-actualizer-unk.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
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6. [Gray Merchant of Alphabet](/printing/gray-merchant-of-alphabet-unf.md) — Creature — Zombie Performer

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Unstable (UST) #56
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Alex Konstad

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