---
name: "Merciless Javelineer"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Minotaur Warrior"
colors: ["B", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: []
set: "AKR"
set_name: "Amonkhet Remastered"
collector_number: "245"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Nils Hamm"
oracle_id: "dd2b59b4-281e-4b51-8998-9b20a846ddbf"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/merciless-javelineer-akr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Merciless Javelineer
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Minotaur Warrior
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/2

## Oracle Text
{2}, Discard a card: Put a -1/-1 counter on target creature. That creature can't block this turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Bola Warrior](/printing/bola-warrior-nem.md) — Creature — Human Spellshaper Warrior
2. [Brambleback Brute](/printing/brambleback-brute-ecl.md) — Creature — Giant Warrior
3. [Elite Javelineer](/printing/elite-javelineer-8ed.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
4. [Felhide Brawler](/printing/felhide-brawler-bng.md) — Creature — Minotaur
5. [Smelt-Ward Minotaur](/printing/smelt-ward-minotaur-grn.md) — Creature — Minotaur Warrior
6. [Bloodrage Brawler](/printing/bloodrage-brawler-jmp.md) — Creature — Minotaur Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Amonkhet Remastered (AKR) #245
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Nils Hamm
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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