---
name: "Outmaneuver"
mana_cost: "{X}{R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "USG-205"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Greg Staples"
oracle_id: "42b44108-4a03-4333-bf5a-e42493f4d5e4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/outmaneuver-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Outmaneuver
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{R}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
X target blocked creatures assign their combat damage this turn as though they weren't blocked.

> *"Push one goblin into sight, an' run a lot. That's tactics."
—Jula, goblin raider*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Predatory Focus](/printing/predatory-focus-gpt.md) — Sorcery
2. [Feint](/printing/feint-leg.md) — Instant
3. [Melee](/printing/melee-ice.md) — Instant
4. [False Orders](/printing/false-orders-ced.md) — Instant
5. [Balduvian Warlord](/printing/balduvian-warlord-csp.md) — Creature — Human Barbarian
6. [Math is for Blockers](/printing/math-is-for-blockers-unk.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #USG-205
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Greg Staples
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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