---
name: "Orcish Catapult"
mana_cost: "{X}{R}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "PAST"
set_name: "Astral Cards"
collector_number: "6"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Melissa A. Benson"
oracle_id: "a2f3a8c4-0eca-47ae-b463-20f831b11486"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/orcish-catapult-past"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Orcish Catapult
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{R}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Randomly distribute X -0/-1 counters among a random number of random target creatures.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Dwarven Catapult](/printing/dwarven-catapult-ptc.md) — Instant
2. [Spoils of War](/printing/spoils-of-war-ice.md) — Sorcery
3. [Splendid Agony](/printing/splendid-agony-akr.md) — Instant
4. [Haphazard Bombardment](/printing/haphazard-bombardment-pdom.md) — Enchantment
5. [Capricious Efreet](/printing/capricious-efreet-m10.md) — Creature — Efreet
6. [Meteor Swarm](/printing/meteor-swarm-pafr.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Astral Cards (PAST) #6
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Melissa A. Benson

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