---
name: "Most Valuable Slayer"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Human Warrior"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "DSK"
set_name: "Duskmourn: House of Horror"
collector_number: "144"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Patrik Hell"
oracle_id: "f5bece93-afb3-4fa4-83a8-d7eaac032522"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/most-valuable-slayer-dsk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Most Valuable Slayer
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Warrior
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/4

## Oracle Text
Whenever you attack, target attacking creature gets +1/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn.

> *Torain n'avait jamais perdu un match de sa vie, et il n'avait pas l'intention de commencer maintenant.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Renegade Warlord](/printing/renegade-warlord-plst.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
2. [Spartan Veteran](/printing/spartan-veteran-acr.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
3. [Slaughter Cry](/printing/slaughter-cry-m12.md) — Instant
4. [Sure Strike](/printing/sure-strike-m21.md) — Instant
5. [Voldaren Stinger](/printing/voldaren-stinger-dbl.md) — Creature — Vampire Warrior
6. [Rally the Forces](/printing/rally-the-forces-mbs.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duskmourn: House of Horror (DSK) #144
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Patrik Hell
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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