---
name: "Ill-Tempered Cyclops"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Cyclops"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Trample", "Monstrosity"]
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "CN2-166"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Peter Mohrbacher"
oracle_id: "07f62413-92cc-4f44-a827-a7c3a7318602"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ill-tempered-cyclops-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Ill-Tempered Cyclops
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Cyclops
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Trample, Monstrosity

## Oracle Text
Trample
{5}{R}: Monstrosity 3. (If this creature isn't monstrous, put three +1/+1 counters on it and it becomes monstrous.)

> *A cyclops has two moods: angry and asleep.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Gluttonous Cyclops](/printing/gluttonous-cyclops-jou.md) — Creature — Cyclops
2. [Erratic Cyclops](/printing/erratic-cyclops-c21.md) — Creature — Cyclops Shaman
3. [Domesticated Hydra](/printing/domesticated-hydra-cn2.md) — Creature — Hydra
4. [Polis Crusher](/printing/polis-crusher-ths.md) — Creature — Cyclops
5. [Ember Swallower](/printing/ember-swallower-pths.md) — Creature — Elemental
6. [Molten Monstrosity](/printing/molten-monstrosity-dmu.md) — Creature — Hellion

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #CN2-166
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Peter Mohrbacher
- **Total Printings:** 15 across all historical editions

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