---
name: "Rathi Intimidator"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Phyrexian Horror Mercenary"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Fear"]
set: "NEM"
set_name: "Nemesis"
collector_number: "69"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Mike Ploog"
oracle_id: "a24f4198-2412-4b73-8e20-4ced3a826301"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/rathi-intimidator-nem"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Rathi Intimidator
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Phyrexian Horror Mercenary
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **Keywords:** Fear

## Oracle Text
Fear (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)
{2}, {T}: Search your library for a Mercenary permanent card with mana value 2 or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Cateran Enforcer](/printing/cateran-enforcer-mmq.md) — Creature — Horror Mercenary
2. [Rathi Fiend](/printing/rathi-fiend-nem.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Horror Mercenary
3. [Face of Fear](/printing/face-of-fear-ody.md) — Creature — Horror
4. [Intimidation](/printing/intimidation-mmq.md) — Enchantment
5. [Squirming Mass](/printing/squirming-mass-uds.md) — Creature — Horror
6. [Fear of Fear Itself](/printing/fear-of-fear-itself-unk.md) — Enchantment Creature — Nightmare

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Nemesis (NEM) #69
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Mike Ploog
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

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