---
name: "Master of Cruelties"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Demon"
colors: ["B", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: ["First strike", "Deathtouch"]
set: "RVR"
set_name: "Ravnica Remastered"
collector_number: "373"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Chase Stone"
oracle_id: "d135c457-9be5-4a6e-a6fb-5b35cfb70cb0"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/master-of-cruelties-rvr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Master of Cruelties
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{R}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Demon
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/4
- **Keywords:** First strike, Deathtouch

## Oracle Text
First strike, deathtouch
This creature can only attack alone.
Whenever this creature attacks a player and isn't blocked, that player's life total becomes 1. This creature assigns no combat damage this combat.

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ravnica Remastered (RVR) #373
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Chase Stone
- **Total Printings:** 46 across all historical editions

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