---
name: "Path of Peril"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B", "W"]
keywords: ["Cleave"]
set: "VOW"
set_name: "Innistrad: Crimson Vow"
collector_number: "373"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Kasia 'Kafis' Zielińska"
oracle_id: "d41987b0-2ea0-4cc7-8608-70c486db76eb"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/path-of-peril-vow"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Path of Peril
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Cleave

## Oracle Text
Cleave {4}{W}{B} (You may cast this spell for its cleave cost. If you do, remove the words in square brackets.)
Destroy all creatures [with mana value 2 or less].

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Culling Sun](/printing/culling-sun-gpt.md) — Sorcery
2. [Ritual of Soot](/printing/ritual-of-soot-pgrn.md) — Sorcery
3. [Culling Ritual](/printing/culling-ritual-cmm.md) — Sorcery
4. [Cruel Cut](/printing/cruel-cut-anb.md) — Instant
5. [Forced March](/printing/forced-march-mmq.md) — Sorcery
6. [Consume the Meek](/printing/consume-the-meek-roe.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Innistrad: Crimson Vow (VOW) #373
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Kasia 'Kafis' Zielińska
- **Total Printings:** 19 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`