---
name: "Meathook Massacre II"
mana_cost: "{X}{X}{B}{B}{B}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Enchantment"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "DSK"
set_name: "Duskmourn: House of Horror"
collector_number: "293"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Tiffany Turrill"
oracle_id: "68957dca-df5c-4051-af22-407cb7e47200"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/meathook-massacre-ii-dsk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Meathook Massacre II
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{X}{B}{B}{B}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Enchantment

## Oracle Text
When Meathook Massacre II enters, each player sacrifices X creatures of their choice.
Whenever a creature you control dies, you may pay 3 life. If you do, return that card under your control with a finality counter on it.
Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, they may pay 3 life. If they don't, return that card under your control with a finality counter on it.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [The Meathook Massacre](/printing/the-meathook-massacre-pmid.md) — Legendary Enchantment
2. [Death Pit Offering](/printing/death-pit-offering-8ed.md) — Enchantment
3. [Abyssal Gatekeeper](/printing/abyssal-gatekeeper-wth.md) — Creature — Horror
4. [Grave Pact](/printing/grave-pact-cmd.md) — Enchantment
5. [Urborg Justice](/printing/urborg-justice-wth.md) — Instant
6. [Massacre Wurm](/printing/massacre-wurm-pm21.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Wurm

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duskmourn: House of Horror (DSK) #293
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Tiffany Turrill
- **Total Printings:** 20 across all historical editions

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