---
name: "Neutralize the Guards"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Surveil"]
set: "OTJ"
set_name: "Outlaws of Thunder Junction"
collector_number: "95"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Nereida"
oracle_id: "b793141d-581c-4cc7-b09f-1fe8bd5536c5"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/neutralize-the-guards-otj"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Neutralize the Guards
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Surveil

## Oracle Text
Creatures target opponent controls get -1/-1 until end of turn. Surveil 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.)

> *"Non serve che vi alziate, conosco la strada."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Mephitic Vapors](/printing/mephitic-vapors-rvr.md) — Sorcery
2. [Dazzling Lights](/printing/dazzling-lights-grn.md) — Instant
3. [House Guildmage](/printing/house-guildmage-grn.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Hour of Defeat](/printing/hour-of-defeat-msh.md) — Instant
5. [Umbral Collar Zealot](/printing/umbral-collar-zealot-soc.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
6. [Grim Bauble](/printing/grim-bauble-dft.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Outlaws of Thunder Junction (OTJ) #95
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Nereida
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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