---
name: "Invading Manticore"
mana_cost: "{5}{R}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Zombie Manticore"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Amass"]
set: "WAR"
set_name: "War of the Spark"
collector_number: "134"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Jehan Choo"
oracle_id: "6e4bf4ee-317e-4c31-b121-6efbc6ae4fcf"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/invading-manticore-war"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Invading Manticore
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{R}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Zombie Manticore
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/5
- **Keywords:** Amass

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, amass Zombies 2. (Put two +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also a Zombie. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Zombie Army creature token first.)

> *「退后！你们不是这东西的对手。」
～撒姆特*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Dreadhorde Twins](/printing/dreadhorde-twins-war.md) — Creature — Zombie Jackal Warrior
2. [Lazotep Reaver](/printing/lazotep-reaver-war.md) — Creature — Zombie Beast
3. [Gleaming Overseer](/printing/gleaming-overseer-war.md) — Creature — Zombie Wizard
4. [Vizier of the Scorpion](/printing/vizier-of-the-scorpion-war.md) — Creature — Zombie Wizard
5. [Invade the City](/printing/invade-the-city-plst.md) — Sorcery
6. [Relentless Advance](/printing/relentless-advance-war.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** War of the Spark (WAR) #134
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Jehan Choo
- **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`