---
name: "Last-Minute Chopping"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "HHO"
set_name: "Happy Holidays"
collector_number: "21"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Marta Nael"
oracle_id: "10796bc8-f268-4485-bde9-48121559e770"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/last-minute-chopping-hho"
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"
---

# Last-Minute Chopping
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Ask target opponent if they remembered to get you a present. If they say yes, they put a card they own from outside the game into your hand. Otherwise, you gain control of target permanent they control.

> *"Dear brother, I couldn't forget you if I tried, and I *have* tried."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Fateful Handoff](/printing/fateful-handoff-bro.md) — Sorcery
2. [Donate](/printing/donate-uds.md) — Sorcery
3. [Long River's Pull](/printing/long-rivers-pull-blb.md) — Instant
4. [Cruelclaw's Heist](/printing/cruelclaws-heist-pblb.md) — Sorcery
5. [Evil Presents](/printing/evil-presents-hho.md) — Sorcery
6. [Intellectual Offering](/printing/intellectual-offering-c14.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Happy Holidays (HHO) #21
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Marta Nael

## 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`